Alive worm found in chicken dish: Food Safety Officers raid ‘ChicKing’ store
Poor quality items, expired chicken seized
Mangaluru: Food safety and quality department officials have raided ‘ChicKing Its My Choice’ brand in a city’s mall in the aftermath of a complaint raised by a female customer, who found a live worm in the chicken dish delivered to her after she placed an online order.
During the raid, officers seized food items such as chicken items and buns which were of poor quality. The raid was carried out by a team of six officers associated with the Food safety and quality department. It is learned, there was information that various edible items, including expired food, were packed, sealed in meal boxes, and being delivered.
On Saturday, Salma Simran, a resident of Ladyhill had placed an online food order for a Chicken dish and burger from the ‘ChicKing’ franchise. The food order had been delivered to her residence around 8 pm that day. Thereafter, Salma, her mother, and children were eating the delivered meal, when the family spotted a live worm in the food. Alarmed by this, Salma registered a complaint at the Urwa police station.
Reportedly, the affected customer is also preparing to file a complaint with the Consumer court. So far, the authorities have not confirmed any details about the raid.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
