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
Eid festivities are all about mouth-watering delicacies and CNN-IBN visited the streets of Mumbai to get you the true spirit of the festival. ...
10:53 AM, Aug 20, 2012
CNN-IBN brings you all the goodies and festivities of Eid from the narrow bylanes of Jama Masjid. ...
09:23 AM, Aug 20, 2012
Foods like chips, ice cream, cola, etc are playing havoc with food habit of children and their health. ...
08:55 PM, Aug 19, 2012
Chef Saby talks about interesting food facts and how to keep 'cool' in summer. ...
06:02 PM, Aug 16, 2012
Chef Saby talks about interesting food facts and how to keep 'cool' in summer. ...
06:02 PM, Aug 16, 2012
On Living it Up's 'Fat ya Fit' Chef Saby Gorai tells us how all cholesterol is not bad for health. ...
05:41 PM, Aug 16, 2012
On Living it Up's 'Fat ya Fit' Chef Saby Gorai shares his idea of a healthy fulfilling breakfast. ...
05:34 PM, Aug 16, 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
