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Two civic bodies in Haryana order slaughter ban
India | Sep 12, 2015, 11:17 PM ISTChandigarh: Joining their counterparts of Maharashtra and Gujarat, two civic bodies in Haryana have ordered ban on slaughter of animals for nine days in view of Jain festival even as the state government insisted that
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Fish dies when out of water, no death due to slaughter: Government
India | Sep 11, 2015, 08:15 PM ISTMumbai: “Fish dies the moment it is taken out of water. Hence, there is no death due to slaughter.”This was how the Maharashtra government responded today to a searching query by the Bombay High Court
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Now, Chhattisgarh bans meat sale during Jain, Ganesh festivals
India | Sep 11, 2015, 07:28 PM ISTRaipur: Amid the raging row over meat sale ban in Mumbai and some parts of Maharashtra and Rajasthan during 'Paryushan' festival of Jain community, the Chhattisgarh government has also ordered suspension of sale of meat
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BMC withdraws ban on sale of meat;restrictions to stay only on Sept 17
India | Sep 11, 2015, 06:53 PM ISTMumbai: Under fire for its decision to ban slaughter and sale of meat in the city for two days during Jain festival ‘Paryushan', the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) today told the Bombay High
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Meat, beef ban fever spreads to Rajasthan, J&K, Ahmedabad
India | Sep 10, 2015, 11:23 PM ISTJaipur/Mumbai/Ahmedabad/Jammu: The fever of banning meat and beef spread today with such directives being issued in Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and Ahmedabad even as controversy continued to rage in Mumbai where the High Court ruled
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Meat ban: Shiv Sena, MNS hit streets, High Court sounds critical note
National | Sep 10, 2015, 07:08 PM ISTMumbai: The wrangling over the ban on sale of meat during the Jain fasting period ‘Paryushan' escalated today with Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) hitting the streets against it even as the Bombay
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Nestle to use social media for 'Maggi relaunch'
India | Sep 09, 2015, 10:16 PM ISTMumbai: Nestle India, whose flagship brand ‘Maggi' had faced countrywide ban over alleged excessive lead content, will be using consumer engagement and digital marketing platforms to re-establish consumer trust in the product before bringing the
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UP food regulator finds lead in Yippee noodles; to file case
India | Aug 23, 2015, 09:28 PM ISTAligarh (UP): After Maggi, the Uttar Pradesh Food and Drug Authority (FDA) has found excess lead in Yippee noodles of domestic giant ITC Ltd and will soon file a case.The FDA said that the samples
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IAAF: 28 athletes with positive tests for doping in 2005, 2007 world meets
Other Sports | Aug 11, 2015, 11:27 PM ISTLondon: Facing a barrage of criticism over its handling of drug-test results, the IAAF announced Tuesday that 28 athletes had been caught in retests of their doping samples from the 2005 and 2007 world championships.The
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New order on porn ban vague, unimplementable: Internet Service Providers
India | Aug 06, 2015, 06:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: Even as the government has said Internet Service Providers were free not to block any of the 857 websites suspected for pornographic content unless they were abusive of children, the industry body of
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FSSAI denies all-clear reports to Maggi from Goa, Mysore labs
India | Aug 06, 2015, 06:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: Food safety watchdog FSSAI today said it has not given any clean chit to Nestle's banned Maggi noodles as it rubbished all-clear reports from two of its own empanelled labs, saying there were
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How are you operating despite ban? Delhi High Court asks Ola
India | Jul 28, 2015, 07:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi high court on Wednesday questioned how app-based taxi service, Ola, was operating in the national capital when the city government's order banning them ahas not been stayed and warned that it
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Ban Indian doctors from wearing white coats, says new study
India | Jul 22, 2015, 03:55 PM ISTBengaluru: Banning Indian doctors and medical students from wearing long-sleeved white coats could reduce the spread of infections in hospitals, says a new study."Long sleeved coats spread infection and lead to avoidable harm and cost
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Tripura bans plastic bags
India | Jul 14, 2015, 02:50 PM ISTAgartala: Tripura has imposed a total ban on the use, manufacture,import, storage and sale of plastic bags in the state in view of its harmful effect on the environment, official said here on Tuesday. The decision
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UK school bans skirts to prevent male teachers getting distracted
World | Jul 03, 2015, 09:01 PM ISTLondon: A school headmistress has banned skirts at a secondary school in the UK's West Midlands region to prevent male teachers and pupils getting “distracted”.Rowena Blencowe of Trentham High School in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire took the
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After Maggi and Knorr, Top Ramen noodles withdrawn from market
India | Jun 29, 2015, 10:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: A brand of instant noodles 'Top Ramen' on Monday was withdrawn from the Indian market on orders from central food safety regualtor FSSAI. The withdrawl with announced by Indo Nissin, the company that
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Goa to ban plastic items from government offices
India | Jun 24, 2015, 10:53 AM ISTPanaji: Plastic cups and other plastic cutlery will soon be banned from Goa government offices and functions conducted by the state government.A circular to the effect will be issued later this week, a senior government
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IIT-Madras revokes ban on Ambedkar Periyar Students' Group
India | Jun 08, 2015, 06:28 AM ISTChennai: IIT Madras on Sunday reinstated recognition to Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (APSC), a students group and appointed Professor Miland Brahme as its faculty advisor. The decision was taken after a meeting between the Dean
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Maggi banned but what about Oil, Eggs, Vegetables, Pulses?
India | Jun 06, 2015, 04:50 PM IST64% of the loose edible oil sold in Mumbai is adulterated, according to a study conducted last year by the Consumer Guidance Society of India. The study tested 291 samples of sesame oil, coconut oil,
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FSSAI to test other noodle brands; pasta, macaroni on radar
India | Jun 06, 2015, 06:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: A day after banning Maggi noodles, food safety regulator FSSAI today said it will test samples of instant noodles across brands to ensure food safety.Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said