Udupi district administration bans sale of paracetamol without doctor's prescription
Udupi: The Udupi District Administration has issued a strict directive to pharmacies, instructing them not to sell paracetamol and other antibiotic medicines without a doctor's prescription.
This comes amid rising cases of dengue and other infectious diseases in the district. Self-medication by patients has led to concerns about misdiagnosis and inadequate treatment, which could result in serious health risks, including death.
As a precautionary measure, the Assistant Drug Controller of Udupi stated in a release that all drug dealers in the district are prohibited from selling paracetamol and antibiotic drugs without a doctor's prescription.
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Additionally, the Assistant Drug Controller emphasized that all blood cell centers in the district should take measures to prevent shortages of blood and blood products. Centers are instructed to prepare a list of blood donors and maintain an adequate stock of blood as per the requirement.
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ED seeks time to file reply on Jacqueline Fernandez's plea to turn approver in money laundering case
New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Monday sought time to file its reply on a plea by actor Jacqueline Fernandez seeking to turn approver in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar.
Special Judge Prashant Sharma posted the matter for further proceedings on May 8.
The court had earlier on April 17 issued notice to the agency after the actor's counsel filed the application.
Fernandez, who was summoned by the ED several times in connection with the investigation, was named as an accused for the first time in a supplementary charge sheet filed by the agency.
On July 3, last year, the Delhi High Court dismissed her petition for quashing the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) in the money laundering case.
Two months later, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the high court's order.
Delhi Police had booked Chandrasekhar for allegedly duping the spouses of former promoters of Ranbaxy, Shivinder Singh and Malvinder Singh, of Rs 200 crore.
There are other ongoing investigations against him in several cases across the country.
Chandrasekhar and his wife, Leena Paulose, facing proceedings in a money laundering case, were arrested by Delhi Police along with others.
The police invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the case.
Paulose and Chandrasekhar were alleged to have used 'hawala' routes and created shell companies along with other accused persons to park the money earned as proceeds of crime.
