Govt bans 14 fixed dose combination drugs, cites they may involve risk to people

New Delhi:The government has banned 14 fixed dose combination drugs including Nimesulide and Paracetamol dispersible tablets and Chlopheniramine Maleate and Codeine syrup citing there is “no therapeutic justification” for these medicines and that they may involve “risk” to people. The Union Health Ministry issued a notification on Friday in this regard. The banned drugs included…

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Worst-ever trains collision at Balasore claims 261 lives, injuries to to 900, high-level probe ordered

Balasore/Bhubaneswar: The death toll in the tragic triple-train collision near Bahanaga Bazar railway station in Odisha’s Balasore district climbed up to 288 on Saturday as rescue teams recovered more bodies that were trapped inside the ill-fated trains. The Indian army has also been pressed into service as several passengers are still feared trapped. The casualty figures…

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PM inspects train accident site, takes stock of situation

Balasore” Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inspected the triple train accident site at Bahanaga in Odisha’s Balasore district to take stock of relief and restoration operations. He was accompanied by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and was briefed on the situation by both Vaishnaw as well as officers of the…

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CM Patnaik declares one-day state mourning in wake of deadly triple train crash in Odisha

Balasore: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik declared one-day state mourning on Saturday in view of the horrific train crash that killed more than 200 people and injured around 900. The crash, one of the deadliest in India in the recent times, involved the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train. Citing…

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