KATHMANDU, Sept. 30 -- With the onset of the festive season, Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has intensified its market monitoring campaign. A team led by KMC Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol has been conducting market monitoring every day for the past few days.

According to KMC, non-edible items were confiscated from Salt Trading, Burger House, KFC Fast Food and other places, on Thursday. KMC has banned the sale of six sacks of rice weighing 20 kg each, two sacks of rice weighing 25 kg each and 17 packets of corn husks weighing 1 kg each of Akhand brand from the herb sales center of Salt Trading Corporation. Dr Awadhesh Jha, head of the Food Quality Regulation and Livestock Division, said that the sale of these products was prohibited due t...