Shutdown gets partial response in Himachal (Lead)
September 20th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 20 (IANS) The shutdown called by the opposition against the central government's economic measures Thursday got a partial response in the BJP-ruled Himachal Pradesh with buses and trains ... Read more...
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Commercial establishments shut in Himachal
September 20th, 2012 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 20 (IANS) Commercial establishments were closed in parts of Himachal Pradesh Thursday following the opposition sponsored nationwide shutdown.State-run transport and private buses and trains were plying but trucks ... Read more...
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Odisha hooch toll is 32, excise minister resigns (Second Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) The deaths caused by a spurious drink Thursday climbed to 32 in Odisha, while state Excise Minister Ananga Udaya Singh Deo submitted his resignation to Chief ... Read more...
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Odisha moonshine toll is 30 (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) The death toll caused by a spurious drink has touched 30 in Odisha, a senior official said Wednesday.The victims, mostly poor men from Cuttack and Khordha ... Read more...
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Odisha hooch toll 30, government blames medicines
February 9th, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) The death toll due to alleged consumption of spurious liquor has risen to 30 in Odisha, but the authorities have held two medicines responsible for the ... Read more...
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Hooch kills 29 in Odisha, 10 held (Night Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 (IANS) At least 29 people died and about 40 others were battling for their lives in hospitals in Odisha after consuming spurious liquor laced with drugs, officials ... Read more...
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Hooch kills 29 in Odisha, 10 held (Fourth Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 (IANS) At least 29 people died in Odisha after consuming spurious liquor laced with drugs, officials said Wednesday. A total of 10 people have been arrested.The victims ... Read more...
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Youth held for raping teen
September 6th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) A 20-year-old youth was arrested for confining and raping a teenager here, police said Monday.Lalit Kumar, who hails from Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad city, fled with ... Read more...
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Doping mess: Punjab suspends drug controller
July 7th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh July 7 (IANS) The Punjab government Thursday suspended Drug Controller Bhag Singh following the controversy over Indian athletes at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) Patiala testing positive for ... Read more...
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Crackdown on chemist shops near NIS, Patiala
July 6th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Patiala (Punjab), July 6 (IANS) In the aftermath of the doping scandal and reports of steroids and anabolic drugs being sold here, sleuths of the state drugs authority Wednesday conducted ... Read more...
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85 shops found selling prohibited drugs
June 17th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Eighty-five chemist shops in Delhi and Rajasthan, some of them based in hospitals, have been found selling prohibited drugs, the government said Friday.According to the ... Read more...
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Punjab bandh call: Radical Sikh leaders arrested
November 3rd, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 3 (IANS) Punjab Police Wednesday arrested radical Sikh leaders as a preventive measure after many groups called a state wide shutdown to highlight the delay in justice to victims ... Read more...
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Swine flu vaccine shortage in Delhi
July 14th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The recently launched indigenous swine flu vaccine seems to be in short supply at chemist shops in Delhi at a time when the deadly disease has claimed ... Read more...
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Punjab does a reality check as a ‘drugged’ state
July 1st, 2010 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, July 1 (IANS) With Punjab emerging as a major transit and destination point for drugs coming from Afghanistan and Pakistan, the state government has begun a new campaign against ... Read more...
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Apex court questions Kerala on licensing of clinic
June 8th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to Kerala on a petition challenging a law that requires private clinics that dispense medicines to patients to obtain licences.
The court ... Read more...
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Swine flu vaccine yet to hit Delhi markets
June 6th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The indigenous swine flu vaccine launched this week is yet to hit the markets in Delhi as against claims by Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad that it ... Read more...
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Spanish Police arrest Viagra robber
April 2nd, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Madrid, Apr 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Spanish police said that they had arrested a suspect in the Viagra robbery case. In a very interesting series of burglaries, a man had robbed 10 chemist ... Read more...
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Manipur businessmen protest militants extortion demands
January 31st, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Jan 31 (ANI): Manipur businessman staged a sit-in protest recently against frequent extortion demands made by militants.They said that militant activities have severely affected trade and business in the state.Businessmen of ... Read more...
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Life in time of swine flu - India gets back to work
October 12th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The markets are crowded with Diwali shoppers, cinema halls wear houseful signs and children are headed for school. People in India who were once panic-stricken ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad lawyers strike over separate bench of HC enters third day
September 17th, 2009 - 8:31 pm ICT by ANI
Ghaziabad/ Muradabad, Sep 17 (ANI): District court lawyers at Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh continued their agitation on the third day on Thursday with a fresh call for chakka jam (roadblock), demanding separate ... Read more...
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Tamiflu to be available in chemist shops in a week
September 16th, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Tamiflu, the drug used in the treatment of swine flu, will be available in the open market within a week, a health ministry official said Wednesday. ... Read more...
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India allows ‘restricted sale’ of Tamiflu
September 14th, 2009 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) India Monday decided to allow "restricted sale" of Tamiflu in open market to combat the spread of swine flu that has claimed more than 190 lives, health ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad clinics, chemists plan shutdown over doctor’s kidnapping
August 10th, 2009 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 10 (IANS) All private hospitals, clinics and chemist shops in this town will remain closed Tuesday to protest the kidnapping of a doctor a few days ago, the Ghaziabad wing ... Read more...
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Manipur pharmacies face militant threats for extortion money
May 13th, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, May 13 (ANI): People in Imphal have been hit hard due to militants targeting pharmacies with extortion demands.Pharmacies that have become the latest target for militants in Manipur downed shutters ... Read more...
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Maoists paste posters in Ranchi to support shutdown
October 21st, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 21 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas Tuesday pasted posters in this Jharkhand city to support the shutdown call given by them, the police said.The posters were seized by the police from Birsa ... Read more...
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Operation Kidman Cruise to battle illegal drug making
June 18th, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 18 (ANI): Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise may not be together but at least their names are, thanks to a Gold Coast police operation that looks into chemist robberies ... Read more...
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