An FIR has been lodged against several individuals for consuming alcohol at a Katra hotel, despite strict rules prohibiting alcohol and non-vegetarian food in the Mata Vaishnodevi pilgrimage area. SSP Reasi orders strict action.
India's merchandise trade deficit will be under pressure in the fiscal year 2026, as domestic private consumption is expected to remain strong, maintaining imports up, the rating agency Crisil said in its recent report.
The court has scheduled a hearing on April 8 for a case filed against the organizers of the Gulmarg Fashion Show. The complaint alleges obscenity and inappropriate content, alongside public alcohol consumption, which hurt local religious sentiments.
The Anti Narcotics Squad of City Crime Brach (CCB) raided a godown near the Kalasipalya Police Station and arrested a person who was storing tobacco products without warning the customers about the ill effects of tobacco consumption and recovered Rs 45,00,000 from him.
Indian consumers are increasingly opting for healthy, nutritious food, with a reported 60 per cent year-on-year surge in e-commerce order volumes and a significant rise in the consumption of organic food, according to a report by Unicommerce.
The Prime Minister addressed the rising concern of lifestyle diseases, particularly obesity, which has become a significant health threat and referred to a recent report predicting that by 2050, over 440 million Indians will suffer from obesity.
Shimla Police has ramped up its efforts to tackle the growing drug menace in Himachal Pradesh. Over the past two years, the district police arrested more than 1,800 individuals involved in drug trafficking and consumption.
The quick commerce sector will be a key beneficiary of the income tax cut announced in the Union Budget 2025, as it will trigger strong consumption growth among middle-class consumers, an ICICI Securities report anticipated.
Court-ordered community service punishment includes two days of cleaning a public place, such as a hospital. One day dedicated to raising awareness about the harmful effects of alcohol consumption. One day of planting 20 trees on public/state land, facilitated by the concerned Tehsildar.
Following a pan-masala spitting incident in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Speaker Satish Mahana on Wednesday announced a ban on the consumption of pan-masala and gutka within the Vidhan Sabha premises.