The Chinese dried chili shipments were all found to contain chlormequat -- a pesticide that can be used as a plant growth regulator -- at concentrations ranging from 0.13 to 5.27 parts per million (ppm), exceeding the non-detectable limit, TFDA Deputy Director-General Lin Chin-fu said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Tuesday, alleged that despite the BJP government's efforts to help the people of West Bengal through an array of schemes, its benefits were being seized by the Trinamool Congress and distributed by the party among its goons.
It accused China of "dangerous maneuvers and obstruction" and reinstalling a barrier at the disputed Scarborough Shoal, which Beijing blockaded and seized from Manila in 2012.
Acting on the specific inputs, Assam Rifles and Special Narcotics Police Station, CID (Crime) launched the operation, targeting illicit drug activities in the region.
Border Security Force (BSF) Meghalaya and local police in a joint operation seized a huge quantity of sugar at the International Border, stated a press release from HQs Meghalaya Frontier BSF Shillong on Monday.
In a major joint operation spanning over two days, the Indian Coast Guard seized a fishing boat in the Arabian Sea which was allegedly involved in the smuggling of around 173 kg narcotics on Sunday.
The stringent enforcement of the model code of conduct in the state aims to ensure a fair, inclusive, and secure electoral process free from inducements. From March 1 to April 28, a concerted effort by various enforcement agencies--including Excise, Income Tax, Police, and Narcotics Departme
In a well-coordinated sea operation, the Indian Coast Guard carried out an intelligence-based anti-narcotics operation and seized narcotics worth Rs 600 crore from a Pakistani boat named 'Al-Raza' and apprehended 14 crew members who belonged to Balochistan.
In a significant move to counter terrorism, The Jammu-Kashmir police on Sunday seized a property worth lacs under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, Jammu and Kashmir police said.
Since the Taliban has seized power in Afghanistan, China has kept its aim sharp at the country's mining sector through its investment initiatives, thus ensuring an influence on it, reported Khaama Ptress.