FSSAI in process of collecting pan-India samples of Nestle’s Cerelac baby cereals: CEO
New Delhi: Food safety regulator FSSAI on Thursday said it is in the process of collecting pan-India samples of Nestle’s Cerelac baby cereals, amid a global report that claimed the company was adding higher sugar content in the product. “We are collecting samples (of Nestle’s Cerelac baby cereals) from across the country. It will take […]
LS polls: NC’s Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi files nomination from Srinagar
Srinagar: National Conference leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday filed nomination papers for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency which is going to polls in the fourth phase of elections next month. Accompanied by NC president Farooq Abdullah, vice president Omar Abdullah and Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Vikar Rasool, Mehdi filed the nomination papers […]
Remotely piloted IAF aircraft crashes in Jaisalmer
JAISALMER: A remotely piloted aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Pithala village in Jaisalmer district, the IAF said on Thursday. No damage to any personnel or property has been reported, the IAF said. “One Remotely Piloted Aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with an accident near Jaisalmer today during a routine training […]
Campaigning ends for Jammu Lok Sabha seat; polling on April 26
Jammu: Campaigning for the election to the Jammu Lok Sabha seat ended Wednesday evening, setting the stage for over 17.81 lakh eligible voters to exercise their franchise on April 26 to decide the fate of 22 candidates in the fray. This is the second Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir to go to polls […]
LS polls: Sajad Lone seeks support of Muzaffar Hussain Baig
Srinagar: People’s Conference chief and party’s candidate from the Baramulla parliamentary constituency, Sajad Gani Lone has sought the support of former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig for his candidature. Lone called on Muzaffar Hussain Baig and his wife Safina Baig, who is the District Development Council (DDC) chairperson, Baramulla, at their […]
Over 4.40 lakh people visited Srinagar’s tulip garden, highest since 2007
Srinagar: A record 4.46 lakh visitors visited Asia’s largest tulip garden, ensconced between the Dal Lake and the Zabarwan Hills here, which was closed to the public on Wednesday after remaining open for over a month, officials said. “This year the garden remained open for 33 days and saw a footfall of 4.46,154 visitors,” the […]
Leh-Manali National Highway reopens for traffic after 5 months
Leh: The Border Roads Organisation has reopened the 428-km Leh-Manali National Highway for vehicular traffic after the arterial road remained closed for nearly five months due to heavy snowfall during winter, officials said on Wednesday. The highway, an alternate route connecting the Union Territory of Ladakh with the rest of the country through Himachal Pradesh, […]
Rampant Sunrisers Hyderabad eye another run-fest against bottom-placed RCB
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to unleash their brute batting power on struggling Royal Challengers Bengaluru when the two teams face off in their return-leg fixture of the IPL here on Thursday. Having breached the 250-run mark thrice in this IPL edition itself, Sunrisers Hyderabad are pushing the boundaries of T20 batting with their no […]
RBI bars Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding customers online, issuing credit cards
Mumbai: Cracking down on repeated non-compliance of IT norms, the RBI on Wednesday barred Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding new customers through its online and mobile banking channels and issuing fresh credit cards with immediate effect after the regulator found “serious deficiencies” in the lender’s IT risk management. These actions, the RBI said, are necessitated […]
Govt extends deadline for accreditation of halal certification bodies till July 4
New Delhi: The government has extended the deadline for accreditation of halal certification bodies and registration of export units by three months till July 4 this year. Last year, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) had notified the policy conditions for halal certification process for meat and meat products and had directed the existing […]
