Pune, May 30 (IANS) A major breakthrough has emerged in the investigation into the toxic liquor tragedy that claimed 18 lives in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, with the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identifying adulterated methanol as the primary cause of the deaths. Acting on information provided by the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad police, the FDA conducted raids on premises linked to a company named Shri Rex International, which operates an office in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, and a warehou…
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Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Calling the death of 12 people after consuming spurious liquor in Pune’s Hadapsar and Pimpri-Chinchwad’s Dapodi-Phugewadi areas as “extremely unfortunate”, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar said on Friday that those responsible for the incident will not be spared. The Deputy Chief Minister has directed the administration to conduct a thorough, deep-rooted investigation into the incident.Taking serious note of the tragedy, Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar co…
Pune, May 29 (IANS) At least 13 people have died and several others are reported to be in critical condition after allegedly consuming toxic liquor in Maharashtra’s Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad areas. An FIR has been registered at Dapodi Police Station under Crime No. 114/2026. The case has been filed under Sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 123 (causing hurt by means of harmful substances with intent to commit a crime), along with other relevant sections of the Bharatiya N…
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Representatives of different state and central agencies faced the ire of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, at a crucial meeting between the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) full bench and the nodal officers of different state and central agencies on the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal scheduled later this year.The ECI’s full bench, headed by the CEC, is currently on a two-day visit to West Bengal to review the progress of the judici…