The raids were conducted under the supervision of Director General of Lokayuta, Yogesh Deshmukh at various locations which include Manipuram Colony, Bittan Market in Bhopal, Opal Regency in Bhopal, KT Industries, Industry Area, Govindpura Bhopal and Saini village, Sohagpur tehsil in Narma
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami criticised the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government for its "negligence" after 20 deaths of 20 children in Madhya Pradesh due to taking Coldrif cough syrup, manufactured by Sresan Pharmaceuticals, a Kanchipuram-based company.
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.
BJP leader K. Annamalai on Thursday strongly condemned the operation of Sresan Pharmaceuticals, the Kanchipuram-based company which manufactured the Coldrif cough syrup and is linked to the death of several children in Madhya Pradesh.
Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Tighra police station, Gautam Sen told ANI, "Yesterday, a few unknown people came here in Gurja village under the Tighra police station limits, opened aerial firing and took a pregnant woman along with them. According to locals, there were around 20 people
"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
"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
District president of the Association, Santosh Chaure told ANI, "Our strike is indefinite and it will continue until the administration accepts our demands. If our demands are accepted now, we will reopen our shops immediately. We had met the SDM last night; he had assured us of a discuss
It sought direction from the Centre to set up a National Judicial Commission or Expert Committee to investigate the regulatory failures that allowed the circulation of substandard cough syrups, and to suggest robust measures to prevent such tragedies.
Speaking to reporters in Bhopal on Thursday, CM Yadav said, "In the Chhindwara cough syrup deaths incident, we had constituted an SIT which had nabbed the medicine manufacturing company owner. Our government will not spare the accused, be it anyone, and stringent action will be taken."
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is closely monitoring the health situation in India amid clusters of pediatric illnesses and deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, a statement said.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 9: At Apollo Rajshree Hospitals, a 36-year-old man with severe heart failure has been successfully treated using advanced heart support technology. The patient's heart was functioning at only 10% of its normal capacity, and tests revealed multiple blo