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probe racial bias faced by deceased Indian-origin cop

the workplace by his superiors and racially abused by his team members, and claimed that he had sought help but did not receive any.

"The police were aware of the challenges at work which had been raised by the officer in his Facebook post, and we had extended various assistance to him," the SPF said in a post shared on Facebook.

Indian expat in Dubai flies home with 10kg tomatoes in suitcase

Twitter with many asking the user questions on storage and customs rules.

Singapore, July 22 (IANS)

Following the death of an Indian-origin cop in Singapore, Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam has asked police to investigate claims of racial discrimination, workplace bullying and other allegations.

Uvaraja Gopal, 36, died in hospital on Friday after he was found lying motionless at the foot of a residential block in Yishun, The Straits Times reported, citing Singapore police.

“I have asked SPF to investigate the matter thoroughly. We will get to the bottom of it. And be accountable. We have a clear policy of non-discrimination. All officers are entitled to be treated fairly. SPF as an organisation is committed to that principle. We will investigate the facts,” Shanmugam wrote.

In a Facebook post, which has since been made unavailable, Gopal had said he was bullied at

They further said that they did not suspect foul play, and that investigations are ongoing into the unnatural death.

"We will be looking thoroughly and will investigate into all the issues he has raised in his post," police said.

"We are all deeply saddened by the passing of a colleague. We extend our deepest condolences to the family of the officer and are assisting the family in their time of grief."

Critical north Brisbane road project could be bust within a week without Federal Labor decision

“Brisbane is the fastest growing capital city in Australia right now,” Cr Wines said.

“Interstate and international migration rates indicate that’s not going to change any time soon.

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) To fulfil her mother's wish, a Dubai expat has flown back to India with 10 kg of tomatoes in her suitcase packed in kitchen storage containers. The woman who was coming home to India for holidays asked her mother what she wanted from Dubai, who said tomatoes in response, considered highly valuable these days in the country amid their surging prices.

Sharing the anecdote, the expat's sister, who goes by the name Revs on Twitter, wrote: “My sister is coming to India from Dubai for her children's summer holidays, and she asked my mum if she wanted anything from Dubai and my mother said bring 10 kilos of tomatoes. And so now she has packed 10 kg tomatoes in a suitcase and sent it.

On being asked by another user about the shelf life of tomatoes, usually a week, Revs said the 10 kg package would be made into pickles and chutneys, among other things, adding that as a family, they use a “ridiculous amount” of tomatoes for consumption.

Twitter user Nayantara Bagla said: “Best daughter award might be going in that direction for these times of inflation,"

Another user pointed out that her sister was a “saint of a daughter”. Tomato prices have risen in recent weeks, rising from an average of Rs 20 per kg to as much as Rs 250 per kg in parts of the country.

Customs officials recently released three tonnes of tomatoes that were being smuggled into India from Nepal.

Tomatoes cost around Rs 100 to Rs 110 in Nepali currency, which is Rs 62-69 in India.

A congestion-busting road project could be scrapped within seven days, Brisbane Civic Cabinet Chair for Infrastructure Andrew Wines has warned.

The $92 million Beams Road upgrade is one of dozens of Brisbane projects left in limbo by the Federal Labor Government’s 90-day review of infrastructure funding.

Cr Wines said the future of the jointly-funded project is now at a critical stage after Labor’s review forced Council to pause awarding the tender.

“I’m advised the tenders submitted for the Beams Road project will expire on August 7, in just a weeks’ time,” he said.

“If the Federal Government can’t make up its mind by then it will mean one of two things.

“Either this much-needed upgrade to Beams Road is scrapped entirely, which is bad news for Brisbane motorists.

“Or new tenders will be required at a later stage which will result in the project cost increasing by tens of millions of dollars, which is bad news for taxpayers.

“Council has already spent over $17 million on early works for Beams Road and invested in a significant stockpile of concrete pipes for this and other projects,” he said.

“It shouldn’t take a Canberra bureaucrat 90 days to figure out that this project stacks up.

“All they need to do is go down there one morning or afternoon during peak times to see how congested Beams Road is.”

The upgrade, addressing more than 2km of the beams road corridor will reduce congestion by widening Beams Road to four lanes and improving intersections between Lacey and Handford roads while also incorporating significant public and active transport solutions.

Cr Wines said the Federal Government should be investing in Brisbane roads, not cutting projects.

“Now is the time to be investing more in our transport and infrastructure network, not stripping money from important projects that will help Brisbane motorists get home sooner and safer.

“Our Council is playing its part by investing in important road upgrades, like the Moggill Road Corridor Upgrade Project, and public and active transport solutions, like the Brisbane Metro and green bridges.

“By ripping money from our road projects, Federal Labor is condemning motorists to gridlock and demonstrating they’re more interested in Sydney and Melbourne.

“Short-sighted decisions to ditch investment in our transport and infrastructure network now will only make the cost of tackling congestion far more in the future.”

By Cr Andrew Wines, Chair of the Infrastructure Department, Brisbane City Council

Brisbane projects impacted by Federal Labor’s 90-day review include:

• Beams Road level crossing removal (QLD State Government project)

• Lindum level crossing (QLD State Gov project, delivered by Council)

• $11.7M worth of Council road projects funded by the 2023-24 Roads to Recovery program

• $11.7M worth of Council road and infrastructure projects funded by the 2023-24 Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program

• Approximately $3M worth of Council road safety upgrades through the Black Spot program annually

• Boundary Road (Coopers Plains), level crossing removal (QLD State Government project)

“Apparently she put it in big Pearlpet dabbas (boxes) and put the dabbas in a suitcase and brought them.”

With 53.2k views at present, the amusing story has gone viral on

According to reports, delayed monsoons, high temperatures, and low production might be behind the increase in prices of tomatoes recently.

Heavy rains have also contributed to the significant spike in prices.