Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Union Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday said that India’s sugar sector has, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, grown into a Rs 1.3 lakh crore industry, driving rural prosperity, energy security and green power through reforms like … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Ranchi, June 23 (IANS) Ruby, alias Bhabhi Ji, the alleged kingpin of a brown sugar supply network operating across several cities in Jharkhand, including Ranchi, has surrendered and made startling revelations to the police, officials said on Monday. A resident of Mochi Tola in Sasaram, Bihar, Ruby was taken into … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kasargod, June 5 (IANS) In a disturbing case of mistaken identity and prolonged detention in Kerala, two lorry drivers — Biju and Manikantan — spent 151 days in jail after sugar candy was wrongly identified as MDMA. Following media reports and growing public concern, Kerala State Police Chief (SPC) has … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) India’s 2024–25 sugar season is projected to conclude with a net sugar production of approximately 261 to 262 lakh tonnes which will leave a comfortable buffer stock of 52 lakh tonnes to meet domestic demand, the Indian Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) said on … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) Former Union Minister Sharad Pawar on Monday appealed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to appoint a commission to study the present status of sugar cooperatives in the state and the problems faced by them. Speaking at a symposium on the occasion of International Cooperative Day … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The government on Friday reiterated that there is no shortage of essential commodities in the country, and citizens are advised not to panic or rush to the markets to purchase food grains. Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Pralhad Joshi, emphasised that there are adequate stocks … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Sugar production in the current sugar season touched 254.97 lakh tons, as on April 15, with 38 factories operating across the country, according to a statement issued by the Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) on Thursday. Around 35 lakh tons of sugar is … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, April 9 (IANS) The Special Crime Unit of Commissionerate police have seized 515 grams of brown sugar worth around Rs 50 lakh during a raid in Khandagiri police station area in Bhubaneswar, Commissioner S. Dev Datta Singh said on Wednesday. The Police also arrested Two Drug Peddler Siblings — … Read more
Baramulla, April 08: In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, Jammu and Kashmir Police apprehended a drug peddler and recovered a substantial quantity of contraband during routine patrolling and naka checking within the jurisdiction of Police Station Boniyar, officials said. According to a press note issued by Baramulla Police, during the intervening night of April … Read more
