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New Delhi: After Singapore, now Hong Kong has taken action by banning the sale of popular Indian spice brands MDH Pvt. and Everest Food Products Pvt. after the alleged detection of the carcinogenic pesticide ethylene oxide in several spice mixes. The Centre For Food Safety of The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region announced on April 5 that routine surveillance programs had uncovered the presence of ethylene oxide in three spice mixes from MDH Group – Madras Curry Powder, Sambhar Masala Powder, and Curry Powder. “The CFS collected the above-mentioned samples from three retail outlets in Tsim Sha…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Collem police located the body of Bengaluru-born tourist Abdul Rafique, 62, who had gone missing on Thursday. His wife had reported him missing, so the Collem police and Mollem Foresters worked together over the course of the last four days to locate him. They had stopped at around 1.30 pm while travelling in a jeep to the Dudhsagar waterfall. Rafique was reported missing by the police while his spouse was using the loo. The Collem police ruled out the notion that Rafique had been attacked by a wild animal, stating that there were no signs of such…

Goemkarponn desk TIRACOL: Remanded to five days in police detention is police inspector Vidyesh Pilgaonkar, who was in charge of the Tiracol coastal police station at the time and was arrested by the Directorate of Vigilance’s Anti-Corrupt-tion Branch (ACB) in connection with a bribery case. Pilgaonkar is the third police officer detained in connection with the corruption case, in which a paragliding operator in North Goa was legally required to pay a monthly bribe of Rs 8,000 in order for the business to run successfully. According to sources, Pilgaonkar oversaw the Tiracol coastal police station during the time that the…

MALE: Maldives’ main ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) party has won a clear majority in Parliament, results showed on Sunday. President Mohamed Muizzu’s PNC won 66 of the first 86 seats declared, according to the Elections Commission of Maldives results, which is enough for a super-majority in the 93-member majlis, or parliament. The vote was key for Muizzu’s aim to strengthen economic ties with China. With the PNC and its allies holding just eight seats in the previous parliament, Muizzu’s plans were hampered after his presidential win in September due to the lack of a majority. Muizzu’s election as president…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: HCG, one of India’s largest cancer care networks, has launched OPD consultations in Goa, extending its expert oncology services to the region. A dedicated team of oncologists from HCG Cancer Hospital Bangalore, will conduct consultations twice a month at two locations: the Campal Clinic in Panjim and the Royal Hospital in Margao. This initiative aims to provide world-class cancer care to patients in Goa, offering access to specialized treatments and expert oncologists. In conducting these OPD sessions, HCG strives to advance early cancer diagnosis, raise cancer awareness, enhance medical accessibility, and present diverse treatment options in Goa.…

HUBALLI: In a scathing rebuke of his own party, Congress Councillor Niranjan Hiremath said on Sunday that he openly named eight people, whom he believes are involved in his daughter’s murder. However, the Karnataka government has failed to apprehend them. Neha Hiremath, daughter of Congress Councillor from Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) and a first-year Master of Computer Applications (MCA) student at KLE Technological University in Hubballi, was killed by her former classmate Fayaz at her college earlier this month. Neha’s murder on the campus of her college here sparked widespread condemnation and protests across the state. ‘I AM LOSING FAITH…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: In a tragic incident, a 70-year-old lady Gayatri Marathe was found dead in her room in a pool of blood on Sunday evening at Pixem Dongri in Kharewado at Vasco Sources said that the deceased lad was living alone in the house and was murdered by slitting her throat using a sharp knife Upon being informed, Vasco police rushed to the site and began a primary investigation into the incident The incident came to light after a girl visiting her house saw the lady lying in the pool of blood and informed the neighbours who later alerted…