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Four Tourists Die After Suspected Laos Methanol Poisoning
Four foreign tourists have died after a suspected mass methanol poisoning from drinking tainted alcohol at a backpacker hotspot in Laos, Western government officials and media said Thursday.
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3 Workers Killed In Blast At Chemical Factory In Maharashtra: Police
Three workers were killed and as many injured after a storage tank containing methanol exploded during welding work at a chemical factory in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Thursday, police said.
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Alcohol With Methanol Used To Make Toxic Liquor That Killed 20: Punjab Cops
Alcohol containing methanol content was used for making spurious liquor which left 20 people dead in Punjab's Sangrur district, police said on Saturday.
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5 Die In Gujarat After Consuming Ayurvedic Cough Syrup, 3 Arrested: Cops
At least three persons, including two grocers, have been arrested, days after five persons died due to suspected consumption of an Ayurvedic syrup containing methanol sold by their shop in Gujarat's Kheda district, police said on Saturday.'
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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi Seeks Report On Methanol Tragedy
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has sought an action taken report from the State government over the hooch tragedy in the State, that claimed 21 lives, a government source said on Thursday.
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Chennai Factory Owner Arrested Over Methanol Tragedy That killed 21
Tamil Nadu Police have arrested a Chennai-based factory owner for allegedly selling methanol, consumption of which cost 21 people their lives.
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Methanol, Not Toxic Liquor Led To Deaths In Tamil Nadu, Say Cops
The tragedy that struck Ekkiyarkuppam and Perunkaranai villages of Tamil Nadu was due to the consumption of methanol, a deadly concoction made by illicit brewers, and not due to spurious liquor, the police claimed today.
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PM Modi Launches Railway Projects As He Concludes Assam Tour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday evening concluded his tour of Assam by rolling out a series of railway projects across the Northeast, besides commissioning a methanol plant.
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Nitin Gadkari Asks Sugar Processing Companies To Set Up Ethanol Filling Stations
MoRTH minister, Nitin Gadkari is planning to mandate flex engines in India and has asked sugar processing companies to set up ethanol filling stations across the country.
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari To Make Flex Engines Running On Multiple Fuels Mandatory
In about four months, MoRTH Minister - Nitin Gadkari is planning to make flex engines that can run on more than one fuel mandatory in India.
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Five Dead In 15 Days After Consuming Spurious Liquor In Madhya Pradesh
Five people died after consuming spurious liquor laced with methanol in Madhya Pradesh's Indore in the last 15 days as per their viscera reports, a police officer said on Saturday.
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Sanitiser Mixed With Methanol Killed 16 In Andhra Last Month: Police
Spurious sanitiser blended with methanol caused the death of at least 16 people who consumed it in lieu of liquor in Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh late last month, and ten people involved in its illicit distribution have been arrested, police said on Tuesday.
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Man Who Sold Methanol That Led To 111 Alcohol Deaths In Punjab Arrested
In a major breakthrough in the case of toxic liquor deaths in Punjab, the state Police has arrested a Ludhiana-based paint store owner, allegedly responsible for triggering the chain of events that ultimately resulted in the death of 111 persons across three districts.
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2 Dead After Methanol Storage Tanker Catches Fire At Gujarat Port
At least two person were killed today while as many others went missing apparently after a methanol storage tank of a private firm located near Kandla Port in Gujarat's Kutch district caught fire after an explosion, a police officer said.
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Government Working On Policy To Cut Oil Bill By $100 Billion
The government is working on a policy to bring down the annual oil import bill by USD 100 billion by 2030 through extensive use of methanol in cooking gas and transportation fuel, union minister Nitin Gadkari told Lok Sabha today.
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Four Tourists Die After Suspected Laos Methanol Poisoning
Four foreign tourists have died after a suspected mass methanol poisoning from drinking tainted alcohol at a backpacker hotspot in Laos, Western government officials and media said Thursday.
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3 Workers Killed In Blast At Chemical Factory In Maharashtra: Police
Three workers were killed and as many injured after a storage tank containing methanol exploded during welding work at a chemical factory in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Thursday, police said.
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Alcohol With Methanol Used To Make Toxic Liquor That Killed 20: Punjab Cops
Alcohol containing methanol content was used for making spurious liquor which left 20 people dead in Punjab's Sangrur district, police said on Saturday.
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5 Die In Gujarat After Consuming Ayurvedic Cough Syrup, 3 Arrested: Cops
At least three persons, including two grocers, have been arrested, days after five persons died due to suspected consumption of an Ayurvedic syrup containing methanol sold by their shop in Gujarat's Kheda district, police said on Saturday.'
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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi Seeks Report On Methanol Tragedy
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has sought an action taken report from the State government over the hooch tragedy in the State, that claimed 21 lives, a government source said on Thursday.
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Chennai Factory Owner Arrested Over Methanol Tragedy That killed 21
Tamil Nadu Police have arrested a Chennai-based factory owner for allegedly selling methanol, consumption of which cost 21 people their lives.
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Methanol, Not Toxic Liquor Led To Deaths In Tamil Nadu, Say Cops
The tragedy that struck Ekkiyarkuppam and Perunkaranai villages of Tamil Nadu was due to the consumption of methanol, a deadly concoction made by illicit brewers, and not due to spurious liquor, the police claimed today.
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PM Modi Launches Railway Projects As He Concludes Assam Tour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday evening concluded his tour of Assam by rolling out a series of railway projects across the Northeast, besides commissioning a methanol plant.
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Nitin Gadkari Asks Sugar Processing Companies To Set Up Ethanol Filling Stations
MoRTH minister, Nitin Gadkari is planning to mandate flex engines in India and has asked sugar processing companies to set up ethanol filling stations across the country.
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari To Make Flex Engines Running On Multiple Fuels Mandatory
In about four months, MoRTH Minister - Nitin Gadkari is planning to make flex engines that can run on more than one fuel mandatory in India.
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Five Dead In 15 Days After Consuming Spurious Liquor In Madhya Pradesh
Five people died after consuming spurious liquor laced with methanol in Madhya Pradesh's Indore in the last 15 days as per their viscera reports, a police officer said on Saturday.
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Sanitiser Mixed With Methanol Killed 16 In Andhra Last Month: Police
Spurious sanitiser blended with methanol caused the death of at least 16 people who consumed it in lieu of liquor in Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh late last month, and ten people involved in its illicit distribution have been arrested, police said on Tuesday.
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Man Who Sold Methanol That Led To 111 Alcohol Deaths In Punjab Arrested
In a major breakthrough in the case of toxic liquor deaths in Punjab, the state Police has arrested a Ludhiana-based paint store owner, allegedly responsible for triggering the chain of events that ultimately resulted in the death of 111 persons across three districts.
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2 Dead After Methanol Storage Tanker Catches Fire At Gujarat Port
At least two person were killed today while as many others went missing apparently after a methanol storage tank of a private firm located near Kandla Port in Gujarat's Kutch district caught fire after an explosion, a police officer said.
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Government Working On Policy To Cut Oil Bill By $100 Billion
The government is working on a policy to bring down the annual oil import bill by USD 100 billion by 2030 through extensive use of methanol in cooking gas and transportation fuel, union minister Nitin Gadkari told Lok Sabha today.
