Centre warns pharma companies against promoting weight-loss drugs among public through ads

NEW DELHI: The Centre has warned pharmaceutical companies against promoting prescription weight-loss GLP-1 drugs – popularly sold under brand names Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro – through advertisements or “disease awareness” campaigns that indirectly encourage their use among the public.In an advisory, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation said it had come to its notice that some…

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Protest against demolition drive turns violent in Kolkata’s Park Circus, 3 police personnel injured

Violent protest in Kolkata’s Park Circus area (Courtesy: x.com/SudhanidhiB) NEW DELHI: A clash erupted between demonstrators and police in Kolkata’s minority-dominated Park Circus area on Sunday, injuring at least three police personnel.The demonstrators were protesting the recent bulldozer action in the city’s Tiljala area, where alleged illegal constructions were demolished on the state government’s orders…

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Ganjam admn seizes 13 tractors in drive against illegal sand mining | Bhubaneswar News

Berhampur: In a late-night crackdown on illegal sand mining from prohibited areas, Ganjam district administration seized at least 13 sand-laden tractors at Mahachhai under Kabisurya Nagar police station limits late on Saturday night. The district administration has promulgated Section 163 of BNSS in the area since March 27, prohibiting mining activities at the Rushikulya riverbed.Acting…

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