The probe was initiated after Madhya Pradesh State Food and Drug Controller Dinesh Kumar Maurya requested the Tamil Nadu State Drug Control Department to inspect and take action against the Srisan Pharmaceutical Factory located in Kancheepuram.
The death toll of children in the suspected cough syrup consumption case in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district has risen to nine, said Dr Pawan Nandurkar, Associate Professor and Head of Paediatrics at Nagpur Medical College.
Samples of a cough syrup linked to the deaths of several children have been collected from a pharmaceutical unit in Jabalpur on Friday and are sent for laboratory testing, said Drug Inspector Sharad Kumar Jain.
Eleven people lost their lives after a trolley carrying devotees overturned during a Durga idol immersion in Jamli village of Khandwa district. The bodies of all eleven people have been recovered and are sent for post-mortem, Khandwa Collector Rishav Gupta said.
"People were warned that they should not go forward. But the young people were excited and went ahead, and due to the trolley being disbalanced, it got overturned."
"The accidents that occurred during the immersion of Durga in the villages of Jamli in Khargone and the Ingoria police station area near Ujjain are extremely tragic. I express my condolences to the bereaved families", the Chief Minister posted on X.
This year's Dussehra celebrations took a historic turn when BSF Academy Director Shamsher Singh, along with BSF personnel, performed weapon worship of drones, marking their inclusion in India's evolving security arsenal.
According to the officials, the incident occurred during the immersion of an idol in the river. A tractor-trolley carrying 12 devotees fell into the river while crossing a bridge.
Around 150-year-old temple of the Scindia royal family is situated at Deoghar in Maharaj Bada area of the district. Following the tradition, the Scindia family performed the puja rituals in royal tradition here every year on Vijayadashami.
CM Yadav also extended greetings to the people of the state and the country on the occasion of Vijayadashmi, also known as Dussehra and urged the public to make a resolution to do only good things in life.
The visitors and tourists will be permitted to visit inside the park with golf carts and e-vehicles operated by the management. While walking and cycles will continue to be permitted as before.