Food Manifest 
Report The train from Bathinda to Bikaner has earned the nickname “cancer train” because numerous cancer patients from Punjab use it to seek treatment in Rajasthan. Every night at 9:30 PM, the train departs from Bathinda and arrives in Bikaner at 6:00 AM, covering around 325 kilometres. Sixty per cent of the riders are cancer
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Punjab’s Health and Family Welfare Minister, Balbir Singh, announced on Thursday that the state will soon ban energy drinks in schools and colleges. The ban will also extend to a 500-meter radius around these institutions. “This move aims to promote healthy eating habits and reduce lifestyle disorders among youngsters,” Singh stated. Eat Right Mela Highlights
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Key Development The Punjab government has expanded its Food Safety on Wheels initiative across all districts to tackle food adulteration and promote safe food practices. These mobile food testing vans are now actively screening food samples for adulteration, especially in commonly consumed items like milk, paneer, ghee, spices, fruits, vegetables, sweets, and water. Punjab Health
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Key Update The Centre has introduced new guidelines for Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK) units, requiring them to produce and stock fortified rice before inspection teams arrive. Officials will collect samples on-site and test them in accredited labs. FCI will procure the rice for the public distribution system only if it passes the standards. Punjab’s rice
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Key Development Punjab is facing a serious paneer adulteration problem, the Centre revealed during the ongoing winter session of Parliament. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare told the Rajya Sabha that 47% of paneer and milk product samples in the state failed quality tests. Out of 531 samples tested in 2024–25, authorities found
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