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Telangana health minister warns businesses against selling contaminated food
Hyderabad: Health minister C Damodar Raja Narasimha has warned the Food Business Operators (FBO) that stringent action would be initiated against those selling contaminated and adulterated foods. He...
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Food safety dept inspects tomato sauce making units in Telangana
Hyderabad: The Task Force team of the food safety department has found serious violations in storage and handling of tomato sauce manufacturing units at Nacharam and Jeedimetla areas on June 10. Also...
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Seethakka inaugurates 2 ‘Mahila Shakthi’ canteens in Telanagana Secretariat
Hyderabad: Women and child welfare minister Danasari Anasuya (Seethakka) has said that the State government was considering certain business models to be operated through the women’s self-help groups...
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Zomato relaunches ‘Intercity Legends’ service
New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Zomato has relaunched its ‘Intercity Legends’ service with a minimum order value of Rs 5,000. The service, which allowed users to order food from popular...
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Norovirus cases being reported in Old City of Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Many cases of the Norovirus are being reported in the Old City of Hyderabad. The virus, which is the most common cause of gastroenteritis, has been causing “complicated gastroenteritis with...
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Hyderabad: GHMC dismantles illegal sheds on Moosarambagh-Dilsukhnagar road
Hyderabad: GHMC officials from the Malakpet circle under Charminar zone dismantled sheds and stalls that were illegally erected by street vendors and absentee street vendors on the service road from...
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Hyderabad: With limited testing for Norovirus, no cases says top health official
Hyderabad: With no Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) testing kits available to detect any cases, Dr Anil Kumar, Professor General, Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Tropical...
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48 students ill in 4th food poisoning case at Telangana govt schools this week
Hyderabad: Several boy students studying in the Telangana minority welfare residential educational institution at Nagasala in Jadcherla of Mahabubnagar district suffered stomach pain and vomiting due...
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All Indian salt and sugar brands have microplastics: Study
New Delhi: All Indian salt and sugar brands, whether big or small, packaged or unpackaged, contain microplastics, according to a study published on Tuesday. The study, titled “Microplastics in Salt...
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Food safety officials raid restaurants in Secunderabad
Hyderabad: The task force team of the food safety department of Telangana inspected more restaurants in Secunderabad to ensure hygiene and quality standards on Tuesday, August 20. Secret Kitchen,...
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Telangana govt to supply fine grain rice via ration shops from Jan: Uttam
Hyderabad: Telangana civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy announced that the state government will distribute fine rice to ration card holders across Telangana through fair price shops from...
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Insect found in masala dosa served at restaurant in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: In another incident raising concerns regarding food safety in Hyderabad, a customer found an insect from a masala dosa served by a pure vegetarian restaurant, Sri Raghavendra Udupi Veg...
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Hyderabad: Policy expert slams Centre for co-hosting awareness session with...
Hyderabad: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV&FRA) has been slammed for ignoring farmers, farmers’ organizations and organizations working to protect farmers’...
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Hyderabad: Doctors from various streams offer solutions to prevent viral fevers
Hyderabad: Doctors from all streams of medicine have collectively stated that viral fevers affecting a large populace during the monsoons had a cure in every stream, whether it was Allopathy, Unani,...
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Telangana govt to give families single ‘digital’ card for ration, other schemes
Hyderabad: The Telangana government is planning to issue digital cards to every family in the state. The single card will provide medical care services, that will also help in availing ration and...
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Telangana: Maggot-infested eggs fed to children in Karimnagar Anganwadi centre
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, maggots were found crawling on the eggs provided to children by an Anganwadi centre at Vellampally village of Medipalli mandal in Karimnagar district on Tuesday,...
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Hyderabad: GHMC commissioner issues food safety guidelines for establishments
Hyderabad: In view of the increasing incidents of food and service establishments being found to have not been following proper kitchen hygiene and sanitation procedures as mandated by the FSSAI (Food...
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Telangana food safety dept raids eateries in Karimnagar, violations found
Hyderabad: Telangana food safety department officials extended their raids to Karimnagar and found multiple violations at various eateries across the town on October 10 and 12. At Maitri Hotel in...
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Cafe Bahar in Hyderabad shuts down temporarily
Hyderabad: One of Hyderabad’s oldest and most famous eateries, Cafe Bahar has shut down temporarily, reportedly amid family disputes over the property. In a disappointment to patrons at the hotel, a...
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Hyderabad: ‘Indian thali’ is the perfect balanced diet, says celebrity...
Hyderabad: Celebrity Nutritionist, Author, and Entrepreneur Pooja Makhija praised the traditional Indian Thali as the most balanced and nutritious meal globally. Speaking at the “Nourish to Flourish”...
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Cigarette butt found in biryani at restaurant in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Customers were astonished to allegedly find a cigarette butt inside a biryani plate, served at Hyderabad’s most popular biryani restaurant Bawarchi, located at RTC X roads. The incident has...
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Scores of Telangana residential school students suffer food poisoning again
Hyderabad: Hardly a week after around 50 students from ZPHS Maganur in Narayanpet district fell ill after consuming their mid-day meal on November 20 and 21, a similar incident occurred on Tuesday,...
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Telangana: Surekha suspects RS Praveen’s hand in food poisoning cases in...
Hyderabad: Forests and endowments minister Konda Surekha has expressed suspicion on the handiwork of former secretary of Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society...
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Telangana HC sets 6 week deadline for report on food poisoning in schools
Hyderabad: The division bench of the Telangana High Court hearing the public interest litigation (PIL) on the recent incidents of food poisoning in government schools has ordered the state government...
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Telangana CM to visit hostels in Hyderabad, dine with students
Hyderabad: Amid the rising incidents of food poisoning, Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy, ministers and higher officials will go on a “surprise inspection” of various gurukul and residential...
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Food raid at restaurant in Hyderabad reveals multiple violations
Hyderabad: The food safety commissioner’s task force team identified multiple safety violations by ‘Daily Rituals’ restaurant located at Road No 45 in Jubilee Hills during their inspection on...
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Process to issue new ration cards in Telangana to begin post Sankranthi
Hyderabad: Telangana civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy announced that the process for issuing new ration cards will begin after the Sankranthi festival on January 14. Speaking at the...
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BRS gave Rs 22,606 cr ‘Rythu Bandhu’ for uncultivated lands, claims Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy has disclosed that Rs 22,606 crore out of the Rs 72,816 crore was disbursed into the accounts of ineligible persons through Rythu Bandhu scheme for lands not...
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The Internet of Things to be the future of horticulture, say experts
Hyderabad: Vice-chancellor of Sri Konda Laxman Telangana Horticultural University Dr D Raji Reddy has said that the Internet of Things (IoT) is going to be the future of horticulture, where...
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Fire erupts at Hyderabad’s Minerva Grand Hotel in Himayathnagar
Hyderabad: There could be innumerous causes for a fire accident to happen, especially when it involves a food and beverage establishment. One such fire accident happened on Sunday night at the Hotel...
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Those who can’t find name in new ration cards list can apply again: Telangana...
Hyderabad: Making it clear that those who may not find their names in the beneficiaries list of new ration card beneficiaries can still apply for the same during the gram sabhas that will be held in...
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Telangana: Complaint raises questions on alleged ration card misuse in the past
Hyderabad: Even as the state government plans to issue new ration cards to beneficiaries from January 26, the cases of ineligible beneficiaries falling through the cracks and enjoying government...
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Gram sabhas conducted in 4,098 GPs across Telangana on new schemes: Dy CM
Hyderabad: Gram sabhas were held in 4,098 gram panchayats across the state on Tuesday, January 21, the first day of the disclosure of beneficiaries of Rythu Bharosa, Indiramma Aatmeeya Bharosa,...
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40 students fall ill after consuming meal in 2 Telangana govt schools
Hyderabad: Several children allegedly fell sick after consuming their mid-day meal in two separate government schools in Telangana on Wednesday, January 29. Fourteen children fell ill after consuming...
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Telangana veterinary officials alert on Avian Influenza, taking preventive steps
Hyderabad: In view of Avian Influenza cases being reported in other states, the Veterinary and Animal Husbandry (V&AH) department is initiating preventive measures. The V&AH department has...
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600 kg rotten chicken seized from shops in Secunderabad
Hyderabad: In a joint operation, the Food Safety department officials, along with the Task Force officials seized 600 kg chicken in a rotten condition which was stored for 2-3 months by chicken...
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No threat to Telangana poultry industry amid bird flu concerns: Scientists
Hyderabad: As rumours spread across Telangana over bird flu, veterinary scientists assured the public there is no need to panic. Bird flu or Avian Influenza A- H5N1 is a viral disease prominently...
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Plant-rich, low saturated-fat diet may help reduce psoriasis severity: Study
New Delhi: A diet rich in fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy foods, and lean meats, low in salt and sugar can help reduce the severity of psoriasis — a skin disease –, according to new...
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Telangana farmers to get heat and pest-resistant tomatoes
Hyderabad: Scientists have discovered genes that could help withstand viruses and pests, as well as high heat, and inserted them into tomato varieties. These varieties will soon be made available to...
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Adivasis in Telangana hit by low-yield maize seeds
Hyderabad: Adivasi maize seed producing farmers in Mulugu district have lost heavily after getting low yield on the maize seeds given to them by seed companies. Many of the farmers and farm workers...
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