New Delhi: The Food Corporation of India (FCI) Assistant Grade-III Recruitment 2013 process is in full swing after the SSC received tremendous response to its notification that announced the requirement of 6545 Assistant Grade III positions for its five zones. The SSC website is currently down due to exceptional traffic. Candidates are requested to be patient while trying to apply online. This FCI Recruitment Notification has come out through advertisement...
12:56 PM, Sep 11, 2012
New Delhi: Taking a break from its tradition, fast food chain McDonald's on Tuesday said it will launch all-vegetarian restaurants in various pilgrimage sites across India with the first outlet opening in Amritsar by middle of next year. "Opening all-vegetarian restaurant is in our plans and the first outlet is on the pipeline. The first outlet will be opened in Amritsar by middle of next year," a McDonald's India North...
08:40 PM, Sep 04, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The Emerging Kerala meet will present before the potential investors and entrepreneurs a slew of projects in the primary sector. The upcoming investment summit in Kochi will display the State Governments prospective ventures aimed at making better use of its natural resources such as foodgrains, fruits, vegetables and herbs. Among the facilities that the government is planning to set up is a Food Park in Thiruvananthpuram district. It is...
01:39 PM, Sep 01, 2012
New Delhi: The Food Corporation of India (FCI) Assistant Grade-III Recruitment 2013 process is in full swing after the SSC issued a notification for a huge requirement of 6545 Assistant Grade III positions for its five zones. This FCI Recruitment Notification has come out through advertisement FNo1/19/2012 P&PII in major national dailies as well as in Employment News dated August 25, 2012. As per the notification, online submission of form...
10:34 AM, Aug 31, 2012
Lucknow: Six orphan siblings on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the district magistrate of Kannauj, 125 km from Lucknow, seeking permission to kill themselves as they had no food. The petition was submitted to District Magistrate Selva Kumari J by the eldest of the six, three brothers and three sisters, at her collectorate office. "Other than a reference to euthanasia, the petition spoke of a long-overdue insurance amount and a...
06:42 PM, Aug 30, 2012
Lucknow: Warning the Uttar Pradesh government of another food grains scam, the BSP on Thursday claimed massive irregularities have come to light in wheat purchases in five districts of the state. "There is every possibility of another food grains scam like the one in 2003-2004 and 2005-2006 worth Rs 50,000 crores which is being investigated by the CBI with reports of the wheat purchased till June 30, 2012 in Gorakhpur,...
04:58 PM, Aug 30, 2012
New Delhi: Food Corporation of India (FCI) Assistant Grade-III Recruitment 2013 notification has been recently issued by SSC for a huge requirement of 6545 Assistant Grade III positions for its five zones. This FCI Recruitment Notification has come out through advertisement FNo1/19/2012 P&PII in major national dailies as well as in Employment News dated August 25, 2012. As per the notification, online submission of form has began from yesterday and...
11:29 AM, Aug 28, 2012
New Delhi: Food Corporation of India (FCI) Assistant Grade-III Recruitment 2013 notification has been recently issued by SSC for a huge requirement of 6545 Assistant Grade III positions for its five zones. This FCI Recruitment Notification has come out through advertisement FNo1/19/2012 P&PII in major national dailies as well as in Employment News dated August 25, 2012. As per the notification, online submission of form has began from yesterday and...
03:40 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Mumbai: Last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had filed 67 complaints at police stations across the state under various sections of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable advertisements) Act, 1955. These include complaints against advertisements of products such as 'Sandhi Sudha plus', 'Step up herbal oil' and 'Power Prash', which are promoted by leading Bollywood stars. The FDA had lodged complaints, demanding action against the drug manufacturers, scriptwriters...
10:58 AM, Aug 23, 2012
New Delhi: Amid reports that the government is mulling over allowing FDI in retail, BJP on Thursday announced it will organise a protest demonstration by traders from across the country in the national capital on August 23 to oppose any such move. National Convenor of Traders Cell, BJP, Shyam Bihari Mishra, told reporters that the day-long protest will be held at Jantar Mantar and around 10,000 traders from different parts...
09:44 AM, Aug 23, 2012
Americans throw away nearly half their food every year, waste worth roughly $165 billion annually, according to a study released on Tuesday. "As a country, we're essentially tossing every other piece of food that crosses our path. That's money and precious resources down the drain," said Dana Gunders, a scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council's food and agriculture program. The NRDC report said Americans discard 40 per cent of...
05:01 PM, Aug 22, 2012
Ujjain: Eid celebrations in Ujjain on Monday were marred by a case of food poisoning in which almost 200 people fell ill after eating from a food stall at a fair. The victims were admitted to nearby hospitals and clinics. A case has been registered against the stall vendor who was selling the food at Kedi gate under Jiwajiganj police station area. Ujjain MP Prem Chand Guddu visited the hospitals...
10:55 AM, Aug 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday gave its nod to implementing a project to provide food security to two lakh vulnerable households in the current year not covered under other schemes. Dilli Annashree Yojana was earlier announced in city's budget 2012-13. "We have approved the scheme and it will be implemented from Nov 19," said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Under the scheme, a monthly food subsidy of Rs 600...
10:24 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Cuttack: Absolute, ravaging hunger has driven slum dwellers in Odisha to dig up wasted food grain by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and eat it for their survival. The 1,206 bags of PDS rice belonging to the FCI were supposed to feed empty stomachs. Instead, they lay rotting in Cuttack's railway goods shed for the last nine months, stuck in a red-tape tussle between the railways and the FCI...
06:28 AM, Aug 12, 2012
Hyderabad: Municipal health officials conducted surprise raids on 12 commercial establishments - hotels and restaurants, sweet shops and other food joints - in Circle No. 10 in the city on Thursday and found several irregularities. The raids were conducted by GHMC chief medical officer-health Shalini Devi and assistant medical officer health (Circle 10) Balaji Raju, along with a battery of food inspectors, under the supervision of GHMC additional commissioner (health...
02:13 PM, Aug 10, 2012
Mumbai: If this was the fast food joints idea of introducing some iron into its junk fare, then it at least managed to rivet the attention of Ruchika Pandey, though not in a favourable way. The 41-year-old NRI discovered a half-inch nail while chomping on a burger at a McDonalds outlet in Malad (W). The Dubai resident has filed a police complaint. Ruchika was at the Infiniti mall eatery around...
05:03 PM, Aug 08, 2012
Tirupati: More than 500 girl students of Sri Chaitanya residential junior college at the Tanaballi Cross near here fell ill following food poisoning. The college is an exclusive girls campus. Students started vomiting and had loose motions after eating dinner on Saturday, but the incident came to light only now. Though more than 500 girls had taken ill, the college management did not admit any of them to hospital and...
12:15 PM, Aug 07, 2012
New Delhi: Finance Minister P Chidambaram held his first press briefing after taking over the post saying the aim of the Ministry was to remove procedural burdens in making investments in India. "The key to restart the growth engine is to attract investment, both home and foreign. Our aim is to remove the procedural burdens in making investments in India." He added, "The food inflation is high. It can be...
03:58 PM, Aug 06, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: With food adulteration being reported from various parts of the state, Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) has decided to purchase meat and fish from government agencies for all its hotels. The purchase will be made from the Livestock Development Board, Meat Products of India, Kerala State Coastal Area Development Corporation and other agencies. This will ensure that quality food is being served in all the KTDC hotels. KTDC managing...
02:18 PM, Aug 02, 2012
Mumbai: The Maharashtra unit of CPI on Tuesday sought amendments to the Food Security Bill introduced in Parliament last year. "Since there are some loopholes in the proposed bill, with the possibility that the legislation will infringe upon the rights of state governments, amendments should be made to it," CPI member Prakash Reddy said. He said the Left parties; including the CPI, CPM and Forward Bloc (FB) have been staging...
02:37 AM, Aug 01, 2012
