"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 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."
Santosh Chore, President of the Chemist Association, expressed strong disagreement with the administration's decision to seal chemist shops, saying that responsibility should instead be fixed on the medicine manufacturers and the laboratories that approved the drugs.
The death toll in Tuesday's bus accident in Bilaspur, caused by a sudden landslide, has gone up to 16 with the body of the missing child found on Wednesday.
He said, "An unfortunate incident occurred today at Kommaripalem village in Rayavaram mandal, Konaseema district. The business has been operating in compliance with government guidelines for the past 75 years. We have taken up this issue with the government, and discussions are underway t
In a post on X, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) wrote, "The loss of lives due to a mishap in Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh, is deeply saddening. My thoughts are with the affected people and their families during this difficult time. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured."<
After nearly eleven days, shops around Veluswamypuram in Karur reopened on Wednesday, following the tragic stampede during Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's (TVK) campaign rally on September 27, which claimed 41 lives.
"The tragic bus accident caused by a landslide in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, in which several people have reportedly lost their lives, is extremely painful and unfortunate. The state government is conducting rescue operations on a war footing. The Chief Minister is persona