sanitiser
- Crime and Accident
Two Kerala men found dead, suspected to have drunk sanitiser
Thiruvananthapuram: Two daily wage earners, around 50 years of age, were found dead in their adjacent homes in Kerala’s Alappuzha district on Monday, having allegedly drunk sanitiser, police said. According to the Kuthiathodu…
- Crime and Accident
Maha: With liquor shops shut, 6 die after gulping sanitiser
Yavatmal: In a bizarre incident, at least six persons died after consuming hand sanitiser as liquor was unavailable owing to the statewide lockdown in Maharashtra to check the raging Covid-19 pandemic, a top…
- Health
Toxic methanol found in some sanitisers can cause blindness
Mumbai: Nearly 50 per cent of the 122 sanitizer samples tested are adulterated, a scientific study by the Consumer Guidance Society of India—the country’s oldest consumer body— found. Out of them, at least…
- India
Bus services resume in Bihar
Patna: Bus services in the state resumed from Tuesday following a State Transport Department directive. “It is good the government has resumed bus services. Social distancing measures are hard to follow but we are…
- News
Hyderabad startup creates touch less sanitiser dispensers
Hyderabad: Coronavirus is spurring the demand for touchless technology. In order to cater to the growing needs, Hyderabad’s start-up, Emfact Embedded Systems introduced the Shodhan-L, sensor-based automatic, touch Free, hand sanitizing dispenser. It has been developed…
- Delhi
Delhi drugs, cosmetics firms allowed to make sanitisers
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Wednesday allowed all drugs and cosmetics producers to manufacture ethanol-based hand sanitisers till June 30 without any separate licence. “Permission has been granted to all manufacturers of…
- Crime and Accident
Maharashtra: Fake sanitiser factory busted by FDA
Mumbai: A factory allegedly making fake hand sanitisers was raided by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday in the Vakola area of Mumbai. “Due to the coronavirus outbreak, people are scared…