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Cough syrup smuggling case: Accused Shubham Jaiswal moves High Court to av
Updated : 6 months ago IST
In the high-profile codeine-based cough syrup trafficking case, absconding accused Shubham Jaiswal has approached the Allahabad High Court seeking protection from arrest. However, the petition could not be heard today, as the matter was deferred to next week.
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"Centre lacks policy, direction": SP MPs accuse govt of wasting Parliament
Updated : 6 months ago IST
SP MP Rajeev Rai, while criticising the Centre for earlier trying to deny a discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR), he told ANI, "Who is responsible for wasting the Parliament's time? This government used to deny discussion on SIR and now they have conveniently agreed. It lacks po
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Coldrif cough syrup case: ED attaches over Rs 2 crore properties in Chenna
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached immovable properties worth Rs 2.04 crore belonging to G Ranganathan, proprietor of Sresan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, under charges of money laundering linked to the selling of Coldrif adulterated cough syrup, which caused deaths of more than
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BSF Meghalaya Frontier reports major seizures, stronger border vigilance a
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Covering 444.857 km of the international border, BSF personnel seized contraband worth Rs 29.43 crore between January and November 2025, dealing a significant blow to cross-border smuggling networks. The haul included sizable consignments of Yaba tablets, ganja, and Phensedyl cough syrup,
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Misuse of Cocrex cough syrup for drug use: ED attaches industrial land in
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
The ED has attached industrial land in Haryana belonging to a Himachal Pradesh-based company accused of diverting the Codeine-based cough syrup "Cocrex" for illicit drug use.
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AIOCD condemns illegal trade of narcotic cough syrups, reaffirms commitmen
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), representing over 12.4 lakh chemists across India, has strongly condemned recent incidents reported in a few states involving illegal trade and misuse of narcotic cough syrups and other psychotropic medicines.
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"Because Madhya Pradesh CM is from... ": V Hanumanth Rao backs Digvijaya S
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"No action was taken; this is the culture of the BJP. Why haven't they taken action against the companies? Whatever their people are doing, they are not taking this issue seriously. This is a serious allegation. Because the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister is from the BJP, they are keeping q
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Tripura: Assam Rifles, Customs and GRP seize massive quantity of codeine-b
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a major success against drug trafficking, Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with Customs Department and Government Railway Police (GRP), seized a huge consignment of illegal pharmaceutical drugs at Jirania Railway Station, West Tripura on October 16, a press release said.
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'Black particles' allegedly found in children's antibiotic syrup in Gwalio
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The matter was reported by a patient at the government medical store of Civil Surgeon Hospital situated in Morar locality in the district. The complainant had verbally addressed the matter to the Civil Surgeon, following which the Drug Department initiated an immediate probe into the matt
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Centre to bring new drug law following Madhya Pradesh cough syrup tragedy
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A new law is being proposed to grant statutory powers to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics.
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WHO issues alert over 3 adultrated cough syrups manufactured in India, cau
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a medical product alert after three contaminated oral liquid medicines (cough syrups) were identified in India. The medicines, commonly used to treat cold, flu, and cough symptoms, have been linked to cases of severe illness and child fatalities
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"Incumbent upon Tamil Nadu govt to explain approval of cough syrup batches
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As this happened, Tamil Nadu Drugs Control Department on Monday announced the cancellation of the manufacturing license of Sresan Pharmaceutical company, the manufacturer of Coldrif cough syrup, linked with deaths of at least 22 people in Madhya Pradesh.
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