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Polish woman in India stunned after chemist keeps forgotten medicines for 4 days

A Polish woman said she “loved India” after finding medicines she had left at a chemist four days earlier.
Published on Jun 27, 2026 11:09 pm IST

Nearly 8 lakh chemists in India observe 24-hour strike: What are their demands?

The impact of the strike was witnessed majorly in states like Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana ,Karnataka and parts of Gujarat.
Updated on May 20, 2026 09:15 pm IST

Nationwide chemists' strike against online pharmacies begins with mixed response

Chemists across the country are clsoed today.
Updated on May 20, 2026 12:12 pm IST

Non-prescription drugs to be sold at neighbourhood grocery stores soon

Several drugs can be bought in India without a signed prescription from a doctor, such as painkillers, cough syrups.
Updated on May 05, 2025 03:57 pm IST

Ludhiana: Miscreants injure chemist, flee with 5k

He was admitted to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital. (HT File)
Updated on May 23, 2024 05:02 am IST

Mercedes mows down man out to buy medicines for father in Mohali

The victim was rushed to a local hospital in Mohali where doctors declared him brought dead. (iStock)
Updated on Nov 24, 2023 09:56 am IST

PGI injection mystery cracked: ‘Contract killer’ who posed as nurse was hired by victim’s brother, nabbed: Cops

The ‘contract killer’, victim’s brother and two other accused at the Sector 17 police station on Tuesday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
Updated on Nov 22, 2023 10:00 am IST

Ludhiana: SMO, doctor arrested for accepting 15,000 bribe from chemist

The VB spokesperson said that he has recorded the phone calls between him and Dr Jain, which he has submitted to the vigilance bureau as evidence. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Nov 04, 2023 05:20 am IST

Corruption case: Drug officer’s anticipatory bail plea dismissed

The case, under Sections 8 and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, was registered on the complaint of chemist Dev Sharan Saha, who runs an orthopaedic surgical shop at Dhanas. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Oct 14, 2023 08:42 am IST

Pinjore: Chemist held for selling MTP kit without prescription

The accused, identified as Ajay Taneja, who runs Shree Bala Ji Medicose in Pinjore, was arrested following a raid by a health department team on Saturday morning. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 07, 2023 01:28 am IST

GMSH-16 chemist evicted over failure to pay rent

The shop owner failed to pay rent for March and April, following which an eviction notice to vacate the shop at GMSH-16 by May 1 was issued. (HT File Photo)
Updated on May 02, 2023 03:00 am IST

Chandigarh health secretary smells chemist-pharma nexus at GMSH-16, orders probe

Chandigarh health secretary Yashpal Garg, disguised as a patient, buying the prescribed syrup from shop number 6, the only shop to stock it at GMSH, Sector 16. (HT)
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 01:21 am IST

Ludhiana: Chemist, tractor driver held for possessing 9,400 banned tablets

As many as 3,500 banned tablets of Tramanam-sr and 5,900 tablets of Alprasfe have been recovered from their possession, police said on Thursday. (Getty images)
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 11:18 pm IST

Body of missing chemist found near Rohini park

Published on Jun 16, 2020 06:08 am IST

Grocers, chemists in Chandigarh decry depleting stocks amid coronavirus curfew

Vendors selling vegetables and fruits at a makeshift market in Sector 44, Chandigarh, as a policewoman keeps vigil amid curfew on Monday.
Updated on Mar 31, 2020 12:56 am IST

Coronavirus curfew in Chandigarh: Medicine deliveries off to a slow start, but chemists warn of depleting stocks

MC staff demarcating the space for customers to queue up while ensuring social distancing outside shops in Panchkula.
Updated on Mar 27, 2020 01:30 am IST

Robbery bid: Bike-borne men shoot at chemist in Ludhiana

HT Image
Updated on Oct 06, 2019 10:43 pm IST

‘Pharmacy’ to be used in place of ‘chemists & druggists’

The Drug and Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has approved changing the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules to bring uniformity to medical store signboards.
Published on Apr 19, 2019 07:27 am IST

Chemist held for raping 25-year-old woman in North Delhi

A chemist was arrested for allegedly raping a 25-year-old widow in north Delhi’s Bharat Nagar, the police said on Sunday.
Published on Apr 08, 2019 09:00 am IST

‘25,000 chemists across Punjab to observe bandh on July 30’

As per information, the chemists have been protesting against unwarranted drugs raids by police and other officials, who are ‘interfering in medicine sales’.
Updated on Jul 30, 2018 09:22 am IST

Rajasthan govt ropes in chemists to get info about TB patients

After the gazette notification issued by the ministry of health and family welfare in March this year, many private doctors and hospitals have started sharing information about TB patients.
Updated on Apr 25, 2018 10:32 pm IST