Udupi city Municipality seizes 12 tonnes garlic for inspection
Complaints of Chinese garlic sale at Udupi APMC Market
Udupi: The Udupi City Municipality officials raided the APMC Market at Adi Udupi on Monday, after receiving complaints of the banned Chinese garlic being sold at the markets, and seized 12 tonnes of garlic whose quality was suspected by the officers.
The City Municipality team led by Commissioner Rayappa and including APMC officers conducted the raid to inspect the market for stocks of Chinese garlic, whose sale has been prohibited by the Indian government as it contains excessive pesticide. The officers also spoke to the vendors at the market before confiscating bags of garlic weighing about 12 tonnes, as the quality of the garlic was found to be suspicious.
The Municipality Commissioner said that the team has confiscated the entire stock of garlic supplied to the APMC Market in Udupi and has sent samples to the laboratory in Mangaluru to inspect if they are Chinese garlic. The next step in the matter will be taken after the Municipality receives the test reports, Rayappa added.
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He warned that vendors at the markets and the APMC within the administration limits of the Udupi Municipality are not permitted to sell vegetable and fruit, including garlic, containing chemicals. Staff have been appointed by the Municipality to keep a watch on the supply and sale of such products and officers would take strict legal action against violators, the senior officers has added.
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PM Modi arrives in Ethiopia on second leg of three-nation tour
Addis Ababa (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ethiopia on Tuesday on the second leg of his three-nation tour, aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries.
Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed Ali received PM Modi at the Addis Ababa International Airport. In a unique gesture, he also drove Modi to the hotel.
On the way, he took a special initiative of taking PM Modi to the Science Museum and Friendship Park, which was not in the itinerary.
PM Ali informed his Indian counterpart about the varieties of Ethiopian coffee during informal talks.
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning Ethiopian PM’s special gestures show remarkable respect for Modi, sources said.
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"Celebrating age-old India-Ethiopia ties! Prime Minister @narendramodi arrives in Addis Ababa on his maiden bilateral visit to Ethiopia. In a special gesture, PM @AbiyAhmedAli came to personally receive him at the airport. Prime Minister was accorded a warm and colourful welcome," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on social media.
"Ethiopia is a key partner for India in the Global South and a fellow BRICS Member," he added.
Modi will be holding wide-ranging discussions with his counterpart on all aspects of India–Ethiopia bilateral ties.
“As partners in the Global South, the visit will be a reiteration of the shared commitment of the two nations to advance close ties of friendship and bilateral cooperation,” a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs said before his departure from India.
In his first visit to Ethiopia, Modi will address the Joint Session of Parliament and share his thoughts on India's journey as the "Mother of Democracy" and the value that the India-Ethiopia partnership can bring to the Global South.
He will also meet the Indian diaspora during the two-day visit.
Addis Ababa is also the headquarters of the African Union.
In 2023, during India’s G20 Presidency, the African Union was admitted as a permanent member of the G20.
PM Modi arrived in Ethiopia from Jordan, where he held a one-on-one meeting with King Abdullah II at the Husseiniya Palace on Monday before the delegation-level talks.
India and Jordan also inked MoUs in the fields of culture, renewable energy, water management, digital public infrastructure and twinning arrangement between Petra and Ellora, aimed at giving a major boost to bilateral ties and friendship.
From Ethiopia, Modi will visit Oman on the final leg of this three-nation tour.
