Skip to main content

UNHYGIENIC LOCAL EATERIES SEALED

By himalayanreview

ANGTOK, May 27: Two popular eateries located at MG Marg here today had to down their shutters after Government officials carried out a raid in their premises.

Officials from the Department of Food and Civil Supplies accompanied by the District Collector (East), Vishal Chauhan, inspected the two establishments-Quick Bite Fast Food and Rasoi Restaurant, above Tourist Information Center today afternoon following several complaints lodged by their customers.

The surprise raids were the outcome of many complaints received by the DC’s Office over the use of domestic LPG cylinders by these two eateries, against standard norms for commercial establishments. Along with this, the DC’s Office had also been receiving complaints of unhygienic conditions of these two eateries located in the heart of the Capital. Several customers had made complaints over the lack of hygiene in the kitchens of the two restaurants.

Talking to SIKKIM EXPRESS, the DC said that acting on these complaints, the raids had been carried out. During the raids, it was found that the kitchens of both the outlets were in a very unhygienic condition. The eateries were directed to shut down immediately by the inspection group and sealed for further investigations under CrPC 133(1) D.

The raid also led to a recovery of five domestic cylinders from Quiz Bite premises. General Manager of STCS, Menla Ethenpa told SIKKIM EXPRESS that as per the norms of Indian Oil Corporation, no commercial establishments like hotels or restaurants are authorized to use domestic LPG cylinders. Cylinders for domestic use come with a special subsidy from the Government of India. 19 kg commercialized cylinders cost Rs 900 whereas a domestic cylinder weighing 14 kg comes for Rs 300.

A case has also been registered against the two establishments at Sadar Police Station under 7 of Essential Commodities Act, 1957.

The DC said that a detailed report of both cases would be prepared by the Prevention of Food Adulteration Cell under Food and Civil Supply Department and only after that further action will be initiated.

Comments

  1. ChandanMay 29, 2007 3:59 PM

    Sikkim always was a beautifully clean place, its because the ppl there take pride in keeping their place clean, culture alive and are proud of their heritage.
    If this kind of drive starts in Patna( there have been some raids),many of the road side joints would have to be shut down..and thats where the masses eat..cant imagine Patna without Egg roll thelas, or kababs at bakerganj or sattu and litti-chokha stalls near construction sites.Its a way of life.

    And u look fab in that picture :) I NEED to visit sikkim..been postponing it too long:)
    Be well,

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

History on Easter Sunday and Padari Ganga Prasad Pradhan

By himalayanreview
By Seira Tamang As noted by various scholars, Hinduism, the Nepali language, the monarchy and a rastriya itihas (a chronicle of progress in which the dark era of Rana rule is contrasted with the enlightened, progressive and modern period of Panchayat rule) formed the core of the Panchayat regime’s national culture. The formation and consolidation of this national culture have required the expunging of uncomfortable facts and stories that might raise ambiguities and questions. While the selection of what and who is and is not acknowledged to exist (or at least exist in historically important ways) in official Nepali history is complex, social scientists have begun to provide more comprehensive historical accounts of the past through oral histories and re-readings of historical documents. Such accounts reveal how ordinary people lived in the past, and offer ways to think through how ‘history’ is crafted, shaped and managed in order to reflect ‘the reality’ best suited to the status quo, ...
Post a Comment
Read more

The Gorkhas - Sons of the Soil, Pride of the Nation

By himalayanreview
 Nanda Kirati Dewan, a journalist from Assam traces the origin of the Gorkhas in India. Many people have misconceptions about the Gorkhas in India - that they are foreigners and have migrated from Nepal. There could not be a greater mistake than this. The Gorkhas are in fact the aborigines of India and they can trace their history back to ancient times. The Gorkha community is the product of Indo-Aryan and Mongoloid assimilation from ages past. As a linguistic group, they can trace their origin back to Indo-Aryan and Tibeto-Burman beginnings. In fact, the Gorkhas consist of both Indo-Aryan and Mongoloid racial groups. In the Mahabharata and Manusmriti names of Khasa are mentioned. They are in fact the Gorkhas. The Gorkhas spoke the language then known as Khaskura Khasas as a community existed in Nepal which it later changed to another ethnic name. The Lichchhavis, one of the aboriginal tribes of India originally lived in the plains of present Nepal. During the early centu...
9 comments
Read more

Laxman Shrimal wins academi awards in Nepali

By himalayanreview
Sahitya Academi, New Delhi declares literary award, New Delhi, December 27: The prominent Nepali playwright Shri Laxman Shrimal was selected for the Sahitya Academi award for Nepali literature. This year, novelists and poets were the winners of the Sahitya Akademi Awards which was announced here on December 26. Every year, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi gives 24 awards prizes to the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the major Indian languages recognized by it. The award carries a monetary component of Rs. Fifty thousand and a plaque. Other prominent winners of the awards include the Hindi novelist and freedom fighter Amar Kant for his novel 'Inhin Hathiyaron Se',Bengali poet Samarendra Sengupta...
Post a Comment
Read more