Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJP in Odisha on Friday demanded resignation of state finance minister Prasanna Acharya in the wake of a Commission finding fault with the drugs administration for spurious liquor tragedy of February 2012 that claimed 41 lives. "Acharya, who was then the state's health minister should resign from the ministry on moral grounds," BJP state president KV Singhdeo demanded at a media conference Bhubaneswar.
Though the then excise minister AU Singhdeo resigned from the ministry after the hooch tragedy in Khurda and Cuttack district, Acharya refused to quit the post. "As Acharya had then told to wait for the report of the inquiry commission, now he should step down," the BJP president said.
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01:30 AM, May 11, 2013
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered separate probes by the Crime Branch and the Vigilance Department into the purchase and supply of spurious drugs in the state. These spurious drugs were being administered to patients over the last three years according to reports. A shutdown was observed in the Valley on Saturday in protest. "A detailed probe into the spurious drug 'Amoxicillin Trihydrate', IP batch No PBT-1583, supplied...
09:36 AM, Apr 21, 2013
At least 12 more men have died after drinking adulterated cough syrup in Pakistan's Punjab province, taking the death toll since November to 40, officials said on Saturday. The total number of deaths this week has risen to 20, health officials said. ...
06:15 PM, Dec 29, 2012
Five more persons have died after drinking spurious liquor taking the toll to 13 on Saturday in Anaith village and adjoining areas under Nawada police station area in Bihar's Bhojpur district, a police official said. ...
02:10 PM, Dec 08, 2012
At least seven people, including a woman, died after they consumed spurious liquor in a village in Bihar's Bhojpur district, police said on Friday. The incident happened late Thursday in Anitha village in Bhojpur district. ...
11:54 AM, Dec 07, 2012
Hooghly: Seven persons have died after drinking illicit liquor at Payradanga village in this district, police said on Tuesday. About 20 villagers drank liquor on Sunday night and fell sick, following which they were brought to Panduah rural hospital. After their condition deteriorated, they were shifted to the Imambara Sadar Hospital at Chinsurah. While one person died on way to Chinsurah, two others died during treatment there, officials said. As...
09:27 PM, Nov 13, 2012
Sub divisional police officer Narendra Kumar was run over while trying to stop a tractor carrying stones mined illegally. ...
09:50 PM, Mar 08, 2012
Hyderabad: CNN-IBN has accessed documents that expose the full extent of the liquor scam in Andhra Pradesh. Reportedly, not only have excise and police officials taken bribes to allow the illegal liquor business to flourish, they also loaned money to the tune of Rs 2 crore to the mafia to carry on the trade. The documents reveal that in Srikakulam district, between September 2010-December 2011, excise officials received bribes worth...
07:25 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Contaminated heart medicine handed out to Pakistan's poorest leaves hundreds severely ill. ...
08:29 AM, Jan 30, 2012
Lahore: The number of people who died after taking spurious drugs supplied by a state-run hospital in Pakistan's Punjab province has touched 100 even as scores more continue to be treated in hospitals across the province, officials said on Thursday. Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, who also holds the health portfolio, on Wednesday acknowledged that drugs supplied by the Punjab Institute of Cardiology had caused the deaths of 100 patients. Earlier,...
08:19 AM, Jan 27, 2012
Hyderabad: What could have been New Year's Eve celebrations turned into mourning and tragedy in a village in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district on Saturday as eight people died and at least 10 others were battling for their lives after consuming spurious liquor, police said. According to police, among the eight dead were two women, and the condition of 10 others is critical. All belonged to Poratanagar village of Mylavaram mandal...
11:38 PM, Dec 31, 2011
Diamond Harbour At least 63 people, mostly rickshaw pullers and labourers, died and 80 others were hospitalised on Wednesday after consuming spurious liquor in a West Bengal village. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the government was contemplating demolition of illegal liquor dens. Four people have been arrested for supplying the moonshine in Sangrampur village in the South 24-Parganas district. Magrahat is 52 km from Kolkata. A district health official said...
03:31 AM, Dec 15, 2011
Canning (West Bengal): In one of the worst hooch tragedies in West Bengal, at least 40 people died and over 100 were admitted to hospitals on Wednesday after drinking toxic liquor at Mograhat in South 24-Parganas district. "Thirty-four people died and over 100 were admitted to hospitals at Diamond Harbour and Sangrampur complaining of severe stomach ache, vomiting and loose motion after consuming the liquor", SP Lakshmi Narayan Meena said....
07:53 PM, Dec 14, 2011
New Delhi: With the sale of thousands of kilograms of sweets being sold this Diwali, adulteration is on the rise and is making news. Agencies are carrying out raids across the country in order to avoid the sale of spurious sweets. Lucknow Additional City Magistrate Arun Kumar said, "We have found around two quintals of sweets that had been made in unhygienic conditions. We have destroyed this lot." Agencies in...
07:07 AM, Oct 25, 2011
This is the first arrest of cops in hooch tragedy which has claimed many lives. ...
03:20 PM, Aug 02, 2009
Gujarat Opposition wants Chief Minister Narendra Modi's resignation. ...
03:59 PM, Jul 09, 2009
Drug Control Department confiscated more than 2 lakh fake tablets. ...
12:45 PM, Jul 26, 2008
The racket is worth $34.9 billion and it is taking lives. ...
03:04 AM, Jul 25, 2008
Superb batting by Chris Gayle and disciplined bowling gave the Royal Challengers Bangalore a 35-run victory over the Pune Warriors India in their Indian Premier League match at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Friday. Chasing 174 to win, Pune's pursuit was effectively doomed from the start. Zaheer Khan struck twice in one over, first ge got better off Mohnish Mishra (4) and, two balls later, the left-armer showed his...
02:39 AM, May 22, 2008
AB de Villiers smashed an unbeaten 47 off just 17 balls to help Royal Challengers Bangalore to a sensational five-wicket win over Deccan Chargers in match No. 50 of the Indian Premier League season five at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here on Sunday. Chasing 182 TO win, Tillakaratne Dilshan stroked a classy 71 and was ably supported by Chris Gayle as the duo stitched a 91-run partnership for the first...
12:06 PM, May 20, 2008
