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Serve only filtered water: FDA tells restaurants

The Goa Food and Drugs Administration has made it mandatory for restaurants in the state to serve only filtered water to customers. rnFDA in a circular has asked all the restaurants to fit RO filters in their premises within 30 days or face action.



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“It is made compulsory for restaurants to have RO filters. Only filtered water should be provided to the customers,” health minister Vishwajit Rane told reporters today.   
He said that the team of FDA officials will be inspecting the restaurants, and those who fail to install the filters will have to face action.   
“We are giving a time of 30 days for the restaurant owners to fix the filters, failing which they will face action,” Rane said.   
The minister has also asked FDA teams to inspect roadside eateries and close down those which are unhygienic and posing threat to the health of customers.
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Babush or not, Cong in fray, says Chellakumar

All India Congress Committee secretary in-charge of Goa desk Dr A Chellakumar on Wednesday declared that the Congress will contest the upcoming Panaji by-poll irrespective of the much-awaited decision of Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate.

The Goan Network
Published May 18, 2017, 7:07 PM IST
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Insiders say party already working on plan B the goan I networkPANAJISpeaking to The Goan, Dr Chellakumar stated, “There is no doubt that we will contest the Panaji by-poll as a party. We are in the process of formulating a list of strong candidates just to ensure that we have a serious face at the polls whether or not Babush decides in our favour.”   Interestingly, sources from the party have confirmed​ that the Congress big-wigs are debating over two…

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