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BSF Meghalaya Frontier reports major seizures, stronger border vigilance a
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Covering 444.857 km of the international border, BSF personnel seized contraband worth Rs 29.43 crore between January and November 2025, dealing a significant blow to cross-border smuggling networks. The haul included sizable consignments of Yaba tablets, ganja, and Phensedyl cough syrup,
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Misuse of Cocrex cough syrup for drug use: ED attaches industrial land in
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The ED has attached industrial land in Haryana belonging to a Himachal Pradesh-based company accused of diverting the Codeine-based cough syrup "Cocrex" for illicit drug use.
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AIOCD condemns illegal trade of narcotic cough syrups, reaffirms commitmen
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), representing over 12.4 lakh chemists across India, has strongly condemned recent incidents reported in a few states involving illegal trade and misuse of narcotic cough syrups and other psychotropic medicines.
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"Because Madhya Pradesh CM is from... ": V Hanumanth Rao backs Digvijaya S
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"No action was taken; this is the culture of the BJP. Why haven't they taken action against the companies? Whatever their people are doing, they are not taking this issue seriously. This is a serious allegation. Because the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister is from the BJP, they are keeping q
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Centre to bring new drug law following Madhya Pradesh cough syrup tragedy
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A new law is being proposed to grant statutory powers to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics.
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WHO issues alert over 3 adultrated cough syrups manufactured in India, cau
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a medical product alert after three contaminated oral liquid medicines (cough syrups) were identified in India. The medicines, commonly used to treat cold, flu, and cough symptoms, have been linked to cases of severe illness and child fatalities
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"Incumbent upon Tamil Nadu govt to explain approval of cough syrup batches
Updated : 5 months ago IST
As this happened, Tamil Nadu Drugs Control Department on Monday announced the cancellation of the manufacturing license of Sresan Pharmaceutical company, the manufacturer of Coldrif cough syrup, linked with deaths of at least 22 people in Madhya Pradesh.
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Cough Syrup deaths: Sresan Pharmaceuticals' license cancelled, company shu
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Drugs Control Department on Monday announced the cancellation of the manufacturing license of Sresan Pharmaceutical company, the manufacturer of Coldrif cough syrup, linked with deaths of at least 22 people in Madhya Pradesh.
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Sreesan Pharma toxic cough syrup case: ED raids seven places in Chennai li
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday carried out searches at seven locations in Chennai linked to Sreesan Pharma under money laundering in the case of 'Coldrif' cough syrup, which caused the death of several children, officials said.
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"TN govt has suspended only 2 drug inspectors, is trying to create illusio
Updated : 5 months ago IST
BJP leader K. Annamalai has criticised the Tamil Nadu government for its handling of a case involving a private pharmaceutical company in Kanchipuram, allegedly linked to the deaths of 23 people in Madhya Pradesh and three children in Rajasthan due to a faulty drug.
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"This is very tragic": Kamal Nath slams state govt amid Coldriff cough syr
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath expressed grief over the 22 deaths caused by the consumption of Coldrif cough syrup and held the state government responsible for the tragedy.
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Cough syrup deaths case: MP Congress demands resignation of State health m
Updated : 5 months ago IST
He cited government records and said over "150 bottles of cough syrup have been sold in one month" and demanded the death penalty for the owner of the drug company.
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