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Latest News: Licences no shield in NDPS cases: HC refuses bail in 1.37 crore tablets seizureNo cough syrups without a doctor’s prescription – New rules announcedCSIR-IIIM launches two-month certificate course On cGMP-compliant herbal drug manufacturingTwo nurses at AIIMS Bhopal booked for giving wrong injection to child cancer patient that caused his deathTelangana DCA unearths Rs 70.56-lakh excipient label-tampering scam‘Did patients come dancing?’ – Rajasthan minister’s remarks about kidney failure case spark rowPrice cap on 2 key cancer drugs increased by 50%Hospitals can’t force patients to buy medicines from their pharmacies: Maha FDAIIT Bhubaneswar researchers develop portable device for accurate arsenic detectionBribe of Rs 3 crore: Delhi Police inspector held, senior public servant under CBI scannerNo raids till further orders: Maharashtra tells Bombay HC in Patanjali labelling caseCrackdown on Illegal Sale of Mephentermine Sulphate Injections in Warangal GymsAjanta Pharma Promoter Sell 3% Stake Worth ₹1,024 Crore; Shares Trade HigherFDA cracks down on illegal drug trade, stock worth about ₹25 lakh seized from Pune and KolhapurICMR-NIN study links micronutrient deficiencies to higher dementia riskPvt nursing home sealed in Chatra after woman, unborn baby die30 docs from 9 states guilty of taking pharma company junket, no action yet by 6 state medical councilsScheme to build bulk drugs’ R&D, capacity in works, says Pharma secyDrug companies directed to step up vigil on adverse reactionsMaharashtra FDA seizes medical devices, gloves worth ₹2.17 cr in crackdown on irregularitiesAI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine passes first human trialKGMU prof suspended for forcing patients to buy meds from pvt storeWorld Record in Robotic Tele-Surgery takes Intercontinental Leap of 20,000 KmCDSCO receives 1,387 adverse drug reaction reports in nine months of 2025NGT issues notice to Himachal pharma unit over pollution, water diversion allegationsZydus Semaglutide approval: Delhi HC directs CDSCO to decide on patient safety concernsDGFT Fixes Six New Standard Input Output Norms (SIONs) for Pharmaceutical and Chemical ExportsNurse, another arrested in ASHA worker’s death at illegal hospital; main accused at largeKGMU to file FIR against 4 employees over Rs 2.5 crore medicine procurement irregularitiesHaryana Launches ‘Make in Haryana Industrial Policy’A new pancreatic cancer pill may be a game changer for patientsNPPA fixes prices of 30 drugs including Vitamin D3, calcium supplementsMaharashtra FDA seizes ₹73 lakh worth of medicines in crackdown on misleading health claims in adsIndustry asks NPPA to implement SOTS Scheme to resolve pending litigationsA Non- Smoker Smoking Hot Spouse needed for Actress Neetu ChandraGene Therapy for Cholesterol: Initial Test Results CheerUS Biotech Regeneron to launch Global Capability Centre in HyderabadPopped the Pill, Paid the Price to Potentially Fatal Skin SyndromeFormer Advisor to India’s Union Health Ministry gets Quite a Feather in his CapAlembic Pharma Secures USFDA Approval for Generic Synthroid TabletsSTF busts fake meds racket spread across 6 statesAll the Way from Teeth to Tee: Hole in OneZydus Lifesciences Q4FY26 net profit rises 9%Chemists strike on May 20: Reasons behind today’s all-India strikeAbbVie loses patent plea for Hep C drugGSK’s Calpol a well-known trademark: High Court3 arrested for allegedly posing as doctors using forged MBBS degreesCommissioner FDA reviews enforcement measuresKarnataka High Court stays FSSAI advisory banning use of Ashwagandha leaves in health supplementsRoche Pharma launches Tecentriq® SC, India’s first subcutaneous immunotherapy for lung cancerCDSCO tighten drug quality oversight as substandard and spurious medicine cases rise in five yearsPiramal Pharma Gets 3 USFDA Observations at US FacilityEli Lilly pauses Indian obesity awareness campaign after regulatory noticesKota: Uproar After 4 Women Die in Government Hospital; Relatives Refuse to Take BodiesICMR transfers three Indigenous Medical Technologies to Industry at National Technology Day 2026Will ‘Epidemic’ of Bridge Collapse in Bihar halt with new Minister in?Patient dies after oxygen supply stops in ambulanceIndiaAI, ICMR sign MoU to advance AI in healthcareIllegal drug manufacturing racket busted in Baddi areaUS FDA and Telangana DCA bolster global pharma safety at second regulatory forumNishant as Health Minister, Bihar is all set to witness a New Dawn of HealthcareSix Women Develop Serious Complications After C-SectionCracks Down on Pharma Biological Firm in Bagru; Labeling Violations, Unapproved Claims and Quality Lapses DetectedIndian Pharma Majors Plan to Invest in USEmcure Pharmaceuticals Q4 net profit rises 24% to ₹243.74 crFake Cancer Drug Racket: Delhi HC Grants Bail, Flags Gaps in ED ProbeA SSi Mantra fame Robotic Telesurgery Champion pulls off another Spectacular IntercontinentalNational Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority notifies retail price of 42 new drugsWorld’s First Malaria Treatment for Newborns and Young Infants Receives WHO PrequalificationFIR Lodged Against Pharmacist in Chandauli for Working Nearly 10 Years on Forged DocumentsLaughing all the Way to Health with Sir Ganga Ram HospitalSemaglutide generics ‘stimulating’ Obesity market growth, says Eli Lilly’s Patrik JonssonPak-made illegal cosmetics recovered from Itwari shopLicences of 20 medical stores suspended after inspectionsBain Capital sells nearly 1 pc stake in Emcure Pharma for Rs 289 croreSun Pharma to acquire U.S. firm Organon in $11.75 billion dealHP accounts for 47 inferior drugs in March alertCivil society group SAM calls for greater transparency involving clinical trialsDifferent packaging, typos expose fake Mounjaro racketTo Eat or not to Eat, if this Dilemma is ‘Eating’ you, ‘Eat’ this BookNCB Hyderabad raids illegal lab, seizes 69 kg of Alprazolam worth Rs 17.4 croreRajasthan Bans 7 Sub-Standard MedicinesONESOURCE’s partner receives USFDA tentative approval for Semaglutide InjectionAjanta Pharma gets USFDA Form 483 with five observations at Paithan plantObesity drug market to gain as Indians pop the pill and Chinese bring moreAurobindo Pharma Rs 800 Cr Buyback Opens Apr 23Boehringer Ingelheim launches AI centre for pharma research in LondonPharma exports rose 2% to over $31 billion in FY26 despite sharp decline in MarchCentre Urges States To Enforce Clinical Establishments Act & Standardise Hospital RatesPiramal, Ajinomoto team on ADC development and manufacturingAurobindo Pharma Gets USFDA Nod for Glycerol LiquidCancer cure must not be hostage to Big PharmaGLP-1 drugs emerge as a new option for Indian women bat­tling PCOSAurobindo Pharma gains after receving USFDA nod for Glycerol Phenylbutyrate Oral LiquidLegal Loopholes Stall Crackdown On Interstate Fake Drug Rackets In IndiaPatna HC Rules Phenothiazine & Promethazine Not Narcotic Or Psychotropic Substances Under NDPS ActCOMT Inhibitors May Fuel Gut Bacteria That Degrade Levodopa In Parkinson’s PatientsDelhi Crime Branch Seizes Huge Stock Of Expired Baby Food, Cosmetics; One ArrestedFDA Releases Draft Guidance To Validate Non-Animal Testing Methods (NAMs) In Drug DevelopmentIPC releases draft NFI-2026 to promote rational use of medicines
June 16, 2026

Director of Himachal Health Services arrested in ‘corruption case’

Dr Ajay Gupta, The Director of Himachal Pradesh Health Services, was arrested by the state Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau allegedly in a corruption case on the basis of audio recording.

The matter was referred to the additional Chief Secretary (Health) of state Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau soon after the audio recording went viral and Dr. Ajay Gupta was summoned on the basis of audio recording in which he was allegedly demanding Rs 5 lakh from some unknown persosn.

According to sources in he vigilance bureau, Gupta was not able to give any convincing reply in interrogation and he was arrested.

Gupta was arrested on Wednesday night after 4-5 hours of interrogation as he gave misleading replies. After the arrest, Gupta was admitted at IGMC being a patient of diabetes and BP according to Anurag Garg, ADGP, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau.

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