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Centre To Soon Amend Bill In Parliament To Revamp Food Safety Authority
The government will soon introduce in Parliament an amendment bill that aims to revamp the functioning and jurisdiction of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Health Secretary Sudhansh Pant said today.
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Parliament Canteens Add Millet Dishes To Menu After PM's 'Mann ki Baat'
From jowar vegetable upma to ragi dosa, bajre ki tikki to bajra khichdi, these food items made of millets will now be part of the menu of Parliament House canteens.
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Cockroaches Found In Food, 2 Cafeterias Sealed In Pak Parliament: Report
Authorities have sealed two cafeterias situated in Pakistan's Parliament House after lawmakers complained that cockroaches were found in the food served to them, a media report has said.
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Centre's Obstinacy Reason: Congress On Adjournments In Parliament
The Congress on Wednesday alleged the Parliament's functioning is being affected because of the government's obstinacy to not allow the Opposition's demand for a discussion on hike in GST on food items.
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AAP's Sanjay Singh Gives Adjournment Notice In Upper House On GST Hike
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjay Singh on Tuesday gave an adjournment motion notice under Rule 267 to discuss the increased Goods and Services Tax (GST) on food items and rising inflation.
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Opposition Leaders Protest Against Issue Of Rising Prices In Parliament Complex
The Congress and other Opposition leaders on Tuesday held a protest over the issue of price rise in Parliament complex here, a day after the Goods and Services Tax on packaged food items such as milk and curd came into force.
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Lanka Parliament Reconvenes As New PM Warns Of Fuel Shortages
Sri Lanka's parliament reconvened on Tuesday for the first time since violence flared last week and the PM quit, as his replacement warned that the country was in a precarious economic situation and down to its last day of petrol supplies.
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Roti At Rs 3, Non-Veg Buffet At Rs 700: Parliament Canteen Sheds Subsidy
After years of hiccups in efforts to end the subsidy at the parliament canteen which offered dishes like Hyderabad Mutton Biryani at Rs 65 and boiled vegetables at Rs 12, those entrusted with the unappetising task have prevailed.
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Subsidy To MPs For Food Served In Parliament Canteens Ends: Lok Sabha Speaker
Food served in Parliament canteens for MPs and others will become more expensive as a subsidy given for it has been stopped, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said today.
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Northern Railways To End 52-Year-Old Legacy Of Serving Food In Parliament
The Northern Railways will hand over the reins of the Parliament canteen to India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) on November 15, bringing an end to its 52-year-old legacy of serving food to parliamentarians.
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Only Packed Food In Parliament Canteen Dring Monsoon Session Amid Covid
Members of Parliament (MPs) will be given packed food in the canteen during the Monsoon session. This is among the several measures that are being taken in this session in the wake of the coronavirus.
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Uptick In Retail Prices In FY20, Mainly On Veggies, Pulses: Economic Survey
The Economic Survey 2019-20, presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that inflation has been witnessing moderation since 2014; however, recently there has been an "uptick". It pointed out that the major driver of consumer price or retail inflation was articles under the 'miscellaneous group' in 2018-19, and for the cur...
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MPs Agree To End Parliament Canteen Subsidy (For Second Time Since 2016)
Lawmakers have unanimously agreed to give up the decades-old subsidy on food sold at the parliament canteen, BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy announced on Thursday. The decision, however, seemed exactly similar to one announced in 2016.
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"Frooti, Samosa" In Hema Malini's Parliament Discussion On Monkeys
BJP MP Hema Malini on Thursday raised in parliament the problems people of her constituency Mathura face because of stray monkeys, saying tourists feed them "Frooti (Mango drink)" and fried food like "Samosa and Kachori", which not only adversely affects the health of the simians but also of local people. She has demanded a "safari" be created for ...
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Parliament Gets Rs 16.4 Crore Bill For Canteens Run By Railways
Northern Railway has demanded Rs 16.43 crore from the Lok Sabha secretariat for running four canteens in Parliament -- where food prices are significantly low -- during 2017-18, an RTI query has revealed.
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Centre To Soon Amend Bill In Parliament To Revamp Food Safety Authority
The government will soon introduce in Parliament an amendment bill that aims to revamp the functioning and jurisdiction of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Health Secretary Sudhansh Pant said today.
-
Parliament Canteens Add Millet Dishes To Menu After PM's 'Mann ki Baat'
From jowar vegetable upma to ragi dosa, bajre ki tikki to bajra khichdi, these food items made of millets will now be part of the menu of Parliament House canteens.
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Cockroaches Found In Food, 2 Cafeterias Sealed In Pak Parliament: Report
Authorities have sealed two cafeterias situated in Pakistan's Parliament House after lawmakers complained that cockroaches were found in the food served to them, a media report has said.
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Centre's Obstinacy Reason: Congress On Adjournments In Parliament
The Congress on Wednesday alleged the Parliament's functioning is being affected because of the government's obstinacy to not allow the Opposition's demand for a discussion on hike in GST on food items.
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AAP's Sanjay Singh Gives Adjournment Notice In Upper House On GST Hike
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjay Singh on Tuesday gave an adjournment motion notice under Rule 267 to discuss the increased Goods and Services Tax (GST) on food items and rising inflation.
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Opposition Leaders Protest Against Issue Of Rising Prices In Parliament Complex
The Congress and other Opposition leaders on Tuesday held a protest over the issue of price rise in Parliament complex here, a day after the Goods and Services Tax on packaged food items such as milk and curd came into force.
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Lanka Parliament Reconvenes As New PM Warns Of Fuel Shortages
Sri Lanka's parliament reconvened on Tuesday for the first time since violence flared last week and the PM quit, as his replacement warned that the country was in a precarious economic situation and down to its last day of petrol supplies.
-
Roti At Rs 3, Non-Veg Buffet At Rs 700: Parliament Canteen Sheds Subsidy
After years of hiccups in efforts to end the subsidy at the parliament canteen which offered dishes like Hyderabad Mutton Biryani at Rs 65 and boiled vegetables at Rs 12, those entrusted with the unappetising task have prevailed.
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Subsidy To MPs For Food Served In Parliament Canteens Ends: Lok Sabha Speaker
Food served in Parliament canteens for MPs and others will become more expensive as a subsidy given for it has been stopped, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said today.
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Northern Railways To End 52-Year-Old Legacy Of Serving Food In Parliament
The Northern Railways will hand over the reins of the Parliament canteen to India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) on November 15, bringing an end to its 52-year-old legacy of serving food to parliamentarians.
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Only Packed Food In Parliament Canteen Dring Monsoon Session Amid Covid
Members of Parliament (MPs) will be given packed food in the canteen during the Monsoon session. This is among the several measures that are being taken in this session in the wake of the coronavirus.
-
Uptick In Retail Prices In FY20, Mainly On Veggies, Pulses: Economic Survey
The Economic Survey 2019-20, presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that inflation has been witnessing moderation since 2014; however, recently there has been an "uptick". It pointed out that the major driver of consumer price or retail inflation was articles under the 'miscellaneous group' in 2018-19, and for the cur...
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MPs Agree To End Parliament Canteen Subsidy (For Second Time Since 2016)
Lawmakers have unanimously agreed to give up the decades-old subsidy on food sold at the parliament canteen, BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy announced on Thursday. The decision, however, seemed exactly similar to one announced in 2016.
-
"Frooti, Samosa" In Hema Malini's Parliament Discussion On Monkeys
BJP MP Hema Malini on Thursday raised in parliament the problems people of her constituency Mathura face because of stray monkeys, saying tourists feed them "Frooti (Mango drink)" and fried food like "Samosa and Kachori", which not only adversely affects the health of the simians but also of local people. She has demanded a "safari" be created for ...
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Parliament Gets Rs 16.4 Crore Bill For Canteens Run By Railways
Northern Railway has demanded Rs 16.43 crore from the Lok Sabha secretariat for running four canteens in Parliament -- where food prices are significantly low -- during 2017-18, an RTI query has revealed.
