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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Shivaji statue collapse: Fabricator arrested in UP; used substandard material, say police
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a fabricator of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj that recently collapsed at a fort in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district, triggering a huge political row, an official said on Friday.
Fabricator Parmeshwar Ramnaresh Yadav, who was arrested from Uttar Pradesh, had used substandard material while shaping the 35-foot-tall statue of the Maratha warrior king, he said.
A resident of Mirzapur in UP, Yadav was taken into custody on Thursday after his role in the statue collapse came to light, the official said.
Yadav had been tasked with creating the Shivaji statue by welding separate parts, he said.
Police said the fabricator used inferior material to form the structure and did not join the parts properly through welding.
During a technical analysis, it was found that the collapsed steel statue had rusted in some places, indicating the use of low-quality material, he said.
After his role in the case was established, Yadav was also made an accused and was subsequently placed under arrest on Thursday. He was produced in a court which remanded him in police custody for three days, the official said.
The statue of the 17th-century Maratha empire founder, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rajkot fort in Malvan tehsil of Sindhudurg district on December 4 (Navy Day) last year, collapsed on August 26 amid strong winds.
The statue’s sculptor-contractor Jaydeep Apte and consultant Chetan Patil were later arrested.
