Mangaluru: Woman alleges she found alive worm in food package of "ChicKing" restaurant
Police complaint filed
Mangaluru: In an incident reported in the city on Saturday, a woman has alleged that she found an alive worm in a food package ordered online from noted fast food restaurant chain of the city "Chicking, it's my choice".
The woman, identified as Simran Kola, has filed a complaint in this regard at the Lady Hill Police Station in the city.
According to the complaint, the woman ordered food from the City Centre Mall's outlet of the restaurant and consumed half of the items that they ordered. It further adds, they soon found a alive worm that was crawling out of one of the burgers in the package.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati, Simran also alleged that when they brought the issue to the notice of the restaurant, they were unable to get a appropriate response from the staff, prompting them to file a police complaint in this regard.
She further questioned as to who was to be held responsible if such irresponsible acts of restaurants compromise with the health of consumers.
She has also urged authorities to take action against the food outlet in this regard.
The manager of the outlet Keshav Das, also spoke to Vartha Bharati and added that they cook chicken at 163 degree heat and it was impossible for the worm to survive it. He further stated that there were no complaints of such mishaps against the company and outlet.
Keshav also said the company was ready to replace the food items to the consumers and also refund the bill. He then said they will speak to the complainant on Sunday and will resolve the issue.
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Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar appointed as deputy prime minister
Islamabad, Apr 28: In a surprise move, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar was on Sunday appointed as the country's deputy prime minister.
Dar, 73, a chartered accountant and a veteran politician, belongs to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party.
According to a notification issued by the Cabinet Division, the appointment was made by Prime Minister Sharif "with immediate effect and until further orders".
The announcement was made when both Prime Minister Sharif and Foreign Minister Dar were away in Saudi Arabia to attend a World Economic Forum's moot.
It was clear what specific responsibilities Dar would perform as deputy prime minister as traditionally, all powers are concentrated in the prime minister, who is the head of the government.
Dar is considered close to former premier Nawaz Sharif due to matrimonial links between the two families, as his son is the son-in-law of the elder Sharif.
He has served as finance minister in two previous governments. He was considered the party's answer to all economic problems, serving as finance minister for the fourth and last time in the previous Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) coalition government.
Despite being the party's go-to finance expert for decades, he was surprisingly made the foreign minister when Prime Minister Sharif shaped his cabinet in March.
Dar was tipped to be made chairman of the Senate, the upper House of the Parliament, but lost the race last month after the PML-N made a deal with the former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari-led Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to win its support for the coalition government.
The party agreed to give the president and chairman senate slot to the PPP, leaving Dar with no option but to settle for some other role in the government.
The PML-N and the PPP agreed on a power-sharing deal to form the coalition government even though the former prime minister Imran Khan-backed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed independents won majority seats at the 266-member National Assembly.
It is not the first time a deputy prime minister has been appointed. Chaudhry Parvez Elahi served as Deputy Prime Minister during the tenure of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from June 25, 2012, to June 29, 2013. His role at that time was mostly symbolic as he was rewarded by then-President Asif Ali Zardari for supporting the PPP government.
Elahi is currently president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and is in jail due to allegations of corruption.
