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PIL in SC seeks CBI probe into children's death due to cough syrup
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a CBI investigation into the death of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after the consumption of toxic cough syrup.
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Punjab govt bans Coldrif cough syrup after 14 deaths in MP
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Punjab's Food and Drugs Administration (Drugs Wing) issued an official order, declaring that the cough syrup is "not of standard quality" as declared by the Government Analyst, Drugs Testing Laboratory, Food & Drugs Administration, Madhya Pradesh.
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Madhya Pradesh FDA bans two more cough syrups after finding increased leve
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
ReLife and Respifresh TR were found to have DEG more than the prescribed standard. While the standard only allows for 0.1 per cent in the medicine, ReLife contained 0.616 per cent and Respifresh TR contained 1.342 per cent, according to officials.
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Kerala govt constitutes committee to submit report on pediatric cough syru
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Kerala government constituted a committee to submit a report on the management of pediatric cough syrups following the death of at least 14 children after consumption of Coldrif syrup in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Tuesday.
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MP: CM Yadav orders suspension of 3 officials in Chhindwara cough syrup tr
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"The state government is vigilant and sensitive, and no negligence will be tolerated in matters concerning human life. Accordingly, Drug Inspector of Chhindwara Gaurav Sharma, Drug Inspector of Jabalpur Sharad Kumar Jain, and Deputy Director, Food & Drug Administration Shobhit Koshta
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"Classical example of legal illiteracy": IMA on arrest of doctor in child
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Indian Medical Association has defended the arrest of a paediatrician amid child deaths from contaminated cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh and called the arrest "a classical example of legal illiteracy" of the police officials. The IMA further requested immediate action against the perpe
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MP CM Mohan Yadav meets families of Cough Syrup tragedy victims in Chhindw
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Addressing the reporters, CM Yadav said, "Today, I have come to meet the families who lost their loved ones in a tragic cough syrup incident in Chhindwara district. As soon as we received information about the incident, we took required action into the matter. Today also, I have given ord
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Congress demands MP health minister's removal over 14 children's death in
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari on Monday demanded the removal of Health Minister Rajendra Shukla following the death of 14 children in Chhindwara.
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Cough syrup deaths: MP LoP demands Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia for victims' famil
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Umang Singhar, on Monday slammed Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Health Minister Rajendra Shukla over the deaths of children in Chhindwara after allegedly consuming a contaminated cough syrup.
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"Have banned cough syrup in state": UP Dy CM Brajesh Pathak
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The UP government banned the sale of Coldrif Cough Syrup to prevent further harm, and an advisory has been issued urging people not to consume this type of cough syrup.
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"Deadly failure of healthcare system": Kamal Nath demands SIT probe into c
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Monday slammed the State government over the deaths of children allegedly linked to contaminated cough syrup and demanded a Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigation under the monitoring of the Supreme Court.
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Uttar Pradesh govt bans coldrif cough syrup after 14 deaths in MP
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The state's Assistant Commissioner of Drug Administration has issued instructions to all drug inspectors to collect samples of the cough syrup from both government and private institutions across Uttar Pradesh.
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