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Amritsar Rural Police, BSF recover 3 kg methamphetamine; one held with gre
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
An FIR has been registered at Police Station Gharinda, and a technical investigation is underway to identify the smugglers and uncover their network.
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Assam Police seizes 21,600 bottles of illegal cough syrup worth Rs 2.16 Cr
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Assam Police have recovered and seized 21,600 bottles of illegal cough syrup worth Rs 2.16 crore in Assam's Cachar district, officials said.
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FDA Seizes Rednex Pharma stock in Pune After 20 Deaths linked to cough syr
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pune seized stock from Rednex Pharma worth Rs 13 lakhs, following the deaths of 20 children due to cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh.
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CDSCO to come up with robust system to keep check on cough syrup manufactu
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) sought a list of all cough manufacturing companies from all States. According to the sources, the CDSCO will conduct inspections, testing, and audits of all companies manufacturing cough syrup.
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"Tamil Nadu govt is not cooperating as it should," says MP CM Mohan Yadav
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"In Madhya Pradesh, children's kidneys were damaged, and some died after consuming cough syrup made in Tamil Nadu. Our police went to the location where the medicine was produced and arrested the pharma owner, but the Tamil Nadu government is not cooperating as it should. The drug control
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Telangana: Narcotic Enforcement Wing deports Nigerian for involvement in D
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a significant operation, the Narcotic Enforcement Wing (NEW) apprehended and subsequently deported a Nigerian national, identified as Onjorah Solomon Chibueze.
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MP: Congress Chief Patwari holds state govt responsible for children's dea
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"It is the responsibility of the drug controller for sampling of each medicine every year and there is a rule of sampling of medicines. But in Madhya Pradesh, instead of sampling of medicines, signatures (referring to approval certificates without testing) are done. The drug controllers t
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Punjab: Arvind Kejriwal lays foundation stone for playgrounds in 3100 vill
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kejriwal also mentioned the fight against drug abuse in Punjab, promising strict action against drug peddlers and support for rehabilitation.
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Maharashtra FDA raids Pune-based pharma unit after child deaths linked to
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Joint Commissioner (Drugs), FDA Pune, Girish Hukare, told ANI, "Following instructions from the State and Central governments, we have begun collecting cough syrup samples from across Pune. These samples are being sent to government laboratories for testing. So far, no stock of Coldrif co
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More than a digital archive, DRAVYA is living embodiment of India's knowle
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Notably, DRAVYA is AI-ready and will eventually interlink with the Ayush Grid and other Ministry initiatives on medicinal substances and drug policy. The platform also features QR code integration, enabling standardised information display in medicinal plant gardens and drug repositories
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DCGI issues directive to states, UTs on strict compliance with drug testin
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a letter dated October 7, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi emphasised the "critical importance of testing new materials, including the excipients, before their use in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical formulations."
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NCB, Rashtriya Raksha University sign MoU to strengthen research, training
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU), an Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Home Affairs, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the areas of research, training, technology development, and capacit
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