10,000 litres of vanaspati ghee seized in Jaipur in anti-adulteration drive
Jaipur (PTI): Nearly 10,000 litres of vanaspati ghee was seized in Jaipur on Wednesday under the state's anti-adulteration campaign, officials of the Medical and Health Department said.
Food Safety Commissioner T Shubhamangala said a team led by Chief Medical and Health Officer (Jaipur I) Dr Ravi Shekhawat conducted a raid at a factory in Kukarkheda Mandi on suspicion of adulteration and seized 9,853 litres of vanaspati ghee.
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The Food Safety Commissioner said that during the drive, a sample of chilli powder was taken from a provision store in Vikas Nagar Industrial Area (VKIA), where 150 kg of chilli powder was also seized.
Further action will be taken after the laboratory test reports of the samples are received, the official said.
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Robbery on Sahyadri Express in Satara district; mobiles, jewellery looted
Mumbai (PTI): A gang of robbers stopped the Kolhapur-Mumbai Sahyadri Express in Maharashtra's Satara district by tampering with a signal and looted valuables from passengers, police said.
The incident occurred around Friday midnight near Shenoli station in Karad taluka, close to the Satara-Sangli border, an official said.
The train came to a halt after the suspects apparently caused the signaling system to malfunction, he said.
They then boarded the train and robbed passengers of valuables including mobile phones and gold ornaments, the official said.
On being alerted, a team of Miraj Railway Police reached the spot and initiated a probe.
Efforts are on to identify and trace the accused, police said.
