Himachal to open four restaurants with railways
January 16th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 16 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Monday entered into an agreement with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) for opening four restaurants in the state, an official ... Read more...
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China to track kitchen wastes
December 14th, 2011 - 6:59 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 14 (IANS) Chinese authorities plan to track kitchen waste from restaurants to stop the illegal supply of gutter oil -- old cooking oil collected from the gutters.Gutter oil ... Read more...
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MPs criticise railways’ catering services
November 21st, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Expressing concern over catering services of the Indian Railways, many parliament members Monday demanded new lines, trains, extension of routes, increase in frequency of ... Read more...
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Outrage over ‘halal meat’ served in British parliament
November 18th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 18(ANI): British parliamentarians are furious after they discovered that halal meat was served to them in the House of Commons canteens, restaurants and bars without being told.According to the Daily ... Read more...
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Finally, CWG catering service contracts finalised
August 20th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) After months of delay, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) Thursday finalised the catering services for the Oct 31-4 Games.
The CGOC in a statement said that ... Read more...
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IRCTC divested of catering service in trains
July 23rd, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Railway ministry Friday divested the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation of managing base kitchens and on-board catering under a new a new policy intitiative ... Read more...
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Will beef be on Games menu?
July 7th, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Will beef be on the menu of Commonwealth Games in Delhi? The organisers do not know.
In a reply to Right to Information (RTI) activist Subhash Chandra ... Read more...
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Times Square plot: US embassy caterer, five others arrested in Pakistan (Lead)
May 22nd, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 22 (DPA) Pakistani authorities have nabbed at least six collaborators of New York bombing suspect Faisal Shehzad, including the co-owner of a catering company that organised events for the ... Read more...
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US warns of Pakistani catering company’s terror links
May 22nd, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 22 (IANS) The US has warned that terror groups could have "established links" with an upmarket Pakistani catering firm that security officials said was owned by a suspect arrested after ... Read more...
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Pak caterer, others held for ties to Times Square bomb plot
May 22nd, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May 22 (ANI): Pakistani authorities have detained the co-owner of an upscale catering company in the capital and at least four other men in connection with the Times Square bomb plot, ... Read more...
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Another Pakistani arrested in Times Square bombing case
May 22nd, 2010 - 8:19 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 22 (IANS) Authorities in Pakistan have arrested the son of a prominent catering company owner in connection with the failed Times Square bombing case, US and Pakistani officials said.
Salman ... Read more...
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No beef on menu at Commonwealth Games: organisers
April 30th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Laying all controversy to rest, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee has clarified that beef will not be served during the Games scheduled to take place in ... Read more...
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Chelsea Clinton Wedding Rumors On The Rise
August 23rd, 2009 - 10:58 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
This summer has seen the rampant rumors regarding the supposed wedding of former first daughter Chelsea Clinton, on the rise. There was a strong surge in the rumors around the ... Read more...
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Evidence found for world’s first ‘catering service’
July 29th, 2009 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 29 (ANI): A new research has found evidence for what may be the world's first catering service, on a southwestern Colorado mountain ridge a thousand years ago.New findings from the ... Read more...
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Railways has over 1.7 lakh vacancies: Mamata Banerjee
July 10th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 10(ANI): Indian Railways has over 1.7 lakh vacancies for various grades, which will be filled in after reviving the existing recruitment process, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee informed the ... Read more...
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Will to power: underdogs who emerged top dogs (Images)
June 7th, 2009 - 10:03 am ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) They are underdogs who emerged top dogs. The road to success was however not smooth and all they had was determination.One of the success ... Read more...
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Kerala group to invest Rs.7.5 bn in new hotel ventures
May 22nd, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (IANS) The Kochi-based Muthoot Pappachan group, that has interests in financial services, hospitality, infrastructure and wind power, is investing Rs.750 crore (Rs.7.5 billion/$159 million) in seven hotel properties in ... Read more...
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Hotel Marriott to open from Dec 31
September 24th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 24 (ANI): The Marriott Hotel, which was reduced to ashes in Saturday''s massive suicide attack detonated by around 600 kg RDX, will be opened from December 31.
Around 1500 workers ... Read more...
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Gourmet now Britain’s largest Indian restaurant group
July 18th, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) The Gourmet Restaurant Group has become the largest Indian restaurant group in Britain after acquiring two takeaway and eat-in chains, it announced Friday. The group said it had ... Read more...
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Woof! A special tiffin service for dogs
February 26th, 2008 - 10:06 am ICT by admin
By Sanjay Sharma
Bhopal, Feb 26 (IANS) Pet dogs in vegetarian families never had it so good. Biryani, mutton with rice and chicken soup are among the items on the menu of a ... Read more...
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Haryana governor’s security personnel booked for rape
February 21st, 2008 - 10:48 am ICT by admin
Chandigarh, Feb 21 (IANS) The Chandigarh police Thursday booked two Haryana police personnel, part of the Hayanan governor's security team, and another person on charges of raping a 40-year-old woman. The two ... Read more...
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