Udhagamandalam: United Planters Association of South India (Upasi) has sought the central government’s intervention to reduce the import of tea from Kenya, Nepal and Vietnam as it has been detrimental to the domestic tea sector.
In a press release issued in the town on Tuesday, Upasi said during the first quarter (Jan-Mar) of 2020, the amount of tea imported stood at 2.49 million kg while it rose to 5.96 million kg for the same period in 2021, showing a significant jump of 139.36%.
The import of tea during 2020 was estimated at 23.40 million kg as against 15.85 million kg in the previous year, an increase of 47.63%.
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Two Singapore permanent residents (PRs) are facing charges under the Infectious Diseases Act after one left his Stay-Home Notice (SHN) room to visit the other in her room.
Suresh Naidu Bojanki, 37, and Bharati Tulshiram Choudhari, 47, will be charged in court on Friday (Jul. 2) for breaching their SHN requirements.
Met on flight to Singapore
According to an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority press release on Jul. 2, Suresh and Bharati met when they were on the same flight to Singapore on Mar. 14, 2021.
Upon arriving in Singapore, they were each given a 14-day SHN and informed by ICA officers that they were not allowed to leave their individual rooms in the dedicated facility for the duration of their SHN, nor were they allowed to have visitors.
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SINGAPORE: Two Singapore permanent residents will be charged in court on Friday (Jul 2) for breaching their COVID-19 stay-home notice requirements.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said Suresh Naidu Bojanki and Bharati Tulshiram Choudhari were acquainted on the same flight to Singapore on Mar 14 this year.
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“They were each served with a 14-day stay-home notice upon their arrival and informed by ICA officers that they were not allowed to leave their individual rooms in the dedicated facility nor were they allowed to have visitors for the duration of their stay-home notice,” said ICA.