US regulator clears Sun Pharma's Gujarat plant
Mumbai, June 12: The United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) cleared Sun Pharma Industries Ltd of the issues it raised in December 2015 after inspecting its Halol facility in Gujarat, said the Indian drug maker on Tuesday.
"The agency (USFDA) concluded that the inspection is closed and the issues contained in the December 2015 warning letter have been addressed," said the city-based drug firm in a regulatory filing on the BSE.
The US regulator inspected the Halol plant on February 12-23 and sent its Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) to the leading company.
"This is an important development for us, as we remain committed to following the highest level of quality and 24x7 cGMP compliance at all our manufacturing facilities globally," said Sun Pharma Managing Director Dilip Shanghvi in the filing.
As the world's fifth largest generic drug maker, Sun Pharma has a global presence with 41 production units, research and development centres and multi-cultural workforce across six continents.
The company's blue-chip scrip of Re 1 face value gained Rs 5.50 to close at Rs 540.50 per share on the BSE at the end of Tuesday's trading as against the Monday's closing price of Rs 535 and opening rate of Rs 535.90.
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Yadgir: Six people burnt alive in private bus-car collision on Bidar-Bengaluru Highway in Surapura
Surapura: In a tragic road accident reported from the taluk, six people were burnt alive in a collision between a private bus and a car on the Bidar-Bengaluru Highway near the Shanthapura Cross close to the Thinthani Bridge on Friday morning.
A fire broke out due to the force of the collision, and both vehicles were gutted in the flames.
The bus is learned to have been traveling from Lingasugur to Kalaburagi, and the car was going towards Lingasugur. While none of the passengers in the bus was reportedly endangered in the accident, all six people traveling the car died in the accident and are learned to have burnt in the fire.
The local fire brigade has successfully doused the flames.
Inspector Umesh M and team of the Surapura Police Station is learned to have arrived at the accident spot and conducted an inspection.
The skulls of four people are said to have been found among the debris.
