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"Immediate action should be taken": Congress' Ashok Gehlot on cough syrup
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday demanded immediate action over the deaths of children linked to cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh.
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Congress Chief Kharge expresses deep concern over floods in Bengal, Sikkim
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Heavy rainfall in Darjeeling and surrounding areas caused landslides, resulting in the collapse of a bridge, seven deaths, two missing, and the closure of several roads.
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Two killed amid surge in Israeli-Arab violence
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Early Sunday morning, a 50-year-old man from the northern Israeli village of Deir al-Assad was shot and killed while sitting in his car, Israeli police reported. The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to the Galilee Medical Center in critical condition but was pronounced dea
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Congress workers in MP, Rajasthan protest cough syrup deaths
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress workers held protests on Sunday in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and Jaipur, Rajasthan, over the death of 11 children in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, after allegedly consuming Coldrif Cough syrup.
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Death toll rises to 40 in two days of rain-induced disaster in Nepal
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Additionally, 11 people have been reported missing in disaster-related incidents, confirmed APF Joint Spokesperson Shailendra Thapa.
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Not ordinary deaths, but "murder": Congress MLA after 11 children die in M
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Sharma criticised the Health department for delaying the investigation, further stating that the entire matter seemed suspicious and appealed for an FIR against all involved.
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Cough syrup row: Paediatrician suspended on MP Chief Minister's orders aft
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
An official statement from the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said, "On the instructions of Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav, Dr Praveen Soni, a paediatrician posted in Parasia, Chhindwara district, has been suspended with immediate effect. He has been suspended for negligence
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Union Health Secy to hold video conference on rational use of cough syrups
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Several children have died after consuming Coldrif cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, prompting other states like Kerala and Telangana to issue public alerts banning the syrup.
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"If this company is not shut down, then we will take to roads and protest"
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers held protests in Jaipur outside the Kaysons Pharma over the deaths of two children who allegedly consumed the company's cough syrup. Several other children are in serious condition, admitted to hospitals and ICUs, after consuming the same syrup.
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MP CM Mohan Yadav orders statewide ban on 'Coldrif' cough syrup after chil
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The deaths of children in Chhindwara due to 'Coldrif syrup' are extremely tragic. The sale of this syrup has been banned across Madhya Pradesh. The sale of other products manufactured by the same company is also being banned," the CM said in a post on X.
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Rajasthan bans distribution of all 19 medicines produced by Kaysons Pharma
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Following multiple child deaths and illnesses linked to its cough syrup, the Rajasthan government has banned the distribution of all 19 medicines produced by Jaipur-based Kaysons Pharma. Additionally, the state has suspended its Drug Controller, Rajaram Sharma, for allegedly influencing d
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DGHS issues advisory against giving cough syrup to children under 2 years
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Cough syrups are also "generally not recommended" to children below 5 years of age, while the rest of the paediatric population should have "careful clinical evaluation with close supervision and strict adherence to appropriate dosing", also ensuring shortest effective duration and avoidi
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