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The Hindu
5 days ago
- The Hindu
Unlicensed veterinary drug manufacturing unit busted in Gajularamaram
Officials from the Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) raided Siflon Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited in Gajularamaram of Medchal-Malkajgiri district, and unearthed the illegal manufacturing of veterinary medicines, on Wednesday. During the inspection, the DCA officers found that the company was producing veterinary drugs without the required manufacturing licence. The unlicenced products included Albendazole Tablets 250mg (Bolus) and Albendazole Granules, both meant for veterinary use. During the raid, 537 kilograms of Albendazole tablets and 986 kilograms of Albendazole Granules were seized. The estimated value of the confiscated stock is around ₹3 lakh, said a release. Further investigation will be conducted, and action will be taken in accordance with the law against all offenders, the release stated.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bolus sues over Lackawanna County commissioner vacancy
Scranton resident Bob Bolus entered the legal fray over the filling of a Lackawanna County commissioner vacancy. Bolus filed a lawsuit April 10 in Lackawanna County Court against Democratic Lackawanna County Commissioner Bill Gaughan that seeks to bar him from having county-paid legal representation in pending litigation over the vacancy of former Commissioner Matt McGloin. Gaughan and the county initiated litigation last month seeking to remove the Lackawanna County Democratic Committee from the process of replacing McGloin, a Democrat who resigned in late February. The vacancy litigation pits Gaughan/the county against the Lackawanna County Democratic Committee over whether the vacancy should be filled pursuant to the county's Home Rule Charter or a state court rule. The charter process had the Democratic Committee picking three candidates to forward to county judges, who then would select one to fill the McGloin vacancy. The Gaughan/county challenge to the charter process claims it is trumped by Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration 1908 of 2019, which says the county court — not a political party — shall receive applications from any interested candidates for the position. Lackawanna County Senior Judges Carmen Minora, Robert Mazzoni and Vito Geroulo sitting as a panel will hear oral arguments Tuesday in the vacancy litigation. The lawsuit by Bolus, a Republican, raises arguments similar to those of Republican Lackawanna County Commissioner Chris Chermak — mainly that Gaughan acted unilaterally and if he wants to pursue the litigation, he should do so individually, with his own personal attorney and pay for his own legal bills. County Comissioner Chris Chermak listens to commissioner Bill Gaughan's comments at the conclusion of the Lackawanna County commissioners meeting at the Lackawanna County Government Center in Scranton on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER) Bolus has been a vocal critic of Gaughan for years and has portrayed him as a cartoon skunk on a tractor-trailer festooned with political messages. Bolus filed his lawsuit on a 'pro-se' basis, meaning without an attorney, and as a tort against Gaughan, and not as part of the vacancy litigation. Seeking a judgment in excess of $50,000, Bolus also filed on April 11 a companion petition for a preliminary injunction to stop Gaughan from using taxpayer funds to litigate the vacancy issue. 'By the time a civil case is litigated, the tax payer funds will have have been spent already,' Bolus' petition for an injunction says. As of Thursday afternoon, the court had not taken any action on Bolus' injunction petition. Whether he has legal standing to pursue such a lawsuit or whether it follows rules of civil procedure, or whether it might be rendered moot if the vacancy dispute is resolved first, all remain to be seen. Gaughan also had not yet formally responded in court to Bolus' lawsuit. In a phone interview Thursday, Gaughan said: 'I did receive it and I had a very, very good chuckle, a good laugh. I don't take Bob Bolus seriously at all. He's a fruit fly. He's a nuisance to society and this will most likely get dismissed, like almost every other lawsuit he's had.' Bolus argues he has legal standing to pursue the lawsuit as a property owner, resident and taxpayer in the county. Last week, the panel of judges did not allow the Democratic Committee's top candidate, former county economic development Director Brenda Sacco, to enter the vacancy litigation as an intervenor, ruling that she has no legal standing in the matter and her interests are adequately represented by the committee. The Democratic Committee also contends that Gaughan and the county lack legal standing to pursue the vacancy litigation. But Gaughan and the county reject that claim, citing law giving municipalities and their officials standing to challenge the constitutionality of actions affecting their government functions and interests.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bolus sues over Lackawanna County commissioner vacancy
Scranton resident Bob Bolus entered the legal fray over the filling of a Lackawanna County commissioner vacancy. Bolus filed a lawsuit April 10 in Lackawanna County Court against Democratic Lackawanna County Commissioner Bill Gaughan that seeks to bar him from having county-paid legal representation in pending litigation over the vacancy of former Commissioner Matt McGloin. Gaughan and the county initiated litigation last month seeking to remove the Lackawanna County Democratic Committee from the process of replacing McGloin, a Democrat who resigned in late February. The vacancy litigation pits Gaughan/the county against the Lackawanna County Democratic Committee over whether the vacancy should be filled pursuant to the county's Home Rule Charter or a state court rule. The charter process had the Democratic Committee picking three candidates to forward to county judges, who then would select one to fill the McGloin vacancy. The Gaughan/county challenge to the charter process claims it is trumped by Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration 1908 of 2019, which says the county court — not a political party — shall receive applications from any interested candidates for the position. Lackawanna County Senior Judges Carmen Minora, Robert Mazzoni and Vito Geroulo sitting as a panel will hear oral arguments Tuesday in the vacancy litigation. The lawsuit by Bolus, a Republican, raises arguments similar to those of Republican Lackawanna County Commissioner Chris Chermak — mainly that Gaughan acted unilaterally and if he wants to pursue the litigation, he should do so individually, with his own personal attorney and pay for his own legal bills. County Comissioner Chris Chermak listens to commissioner Bill Gaughan's comments at the conclusion of the Lackawanna County commissioners meeting at the Lackawanna County Government Center in Scranton on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER) Bolus has been a vocal critic of Gaughan for years and has portrayed him as a cartoon skunk on a tractor-trailer festooned with political messages. Bolus filed his lawsuit on a 'pro-se' basis, meaning without an attorney, and as a tort against Gaughan, and not as part of the vacancy litigation. Seeking a judgment in excess of $50,000, Bolus also filed on April 11 a companion petition for a preliminary injunction to stop Gaughan from using taxpayer funds to litigate the vacancy issue. 'By the time a civil case is litigated, the tax payer funds will have have been spent already,' Bolus' petition for an injunction says. As of Thursday afternoon, the court had not taken any action on Bolus' injunction petition. Whether he has legal standing to pursue such a lawsuit or whether it follows rules of civil procedure, or whether it might be rendered moot if the vacancy dispute is resolved first, all remain to be seen. Gaughan also had not yet formally responded in court to Bolus' lawsuit. In a phone interview Thursday, Gaughan said: 'I did receive it and I had a very, very good chuckle, a good laugh. I don't take Bob Bolus seriously at all. He's a fruit fly. He's a nuisance to society and this will most likely get dismissed, like almost every other lawsuit he's had.' Bolus argues he has legal standing to pursue the lawsuit as a property owner, resident and taxpayer in the county. Last week, the panel of judges did not allow the Democratic Committee's top candidate, former county economic development Director Brenda Sacco, to enter the vacancy litigation as an intervenor, ruling that she has no legal standing in the matter and her interests are adequately represented by the committee. The Democratic Committee also contends that Gaughan and the county lack legal standing to pursue the vacancy litigation. But Gaughan and the county reject that claim, citing law giving municipalities and their officials standing to challenge the constitutionality of actions affecting their government functions and interests.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Court dismisses Bolus appeal of getting booted off Scranton mayoral ballot
The state Commonwealth Court on Friday dismissed Bob Bolus' appeal of being removed as a Republican candidate for mayor of Scranton in the May 20 primary election. The court dismissed the appeal because Bolus missed a deadline of Tuesday to file a required legal brief to pursue the appeal. The court previously issued orders March 26 and April 4 directing Bolus to file a brief in support of his appeal. The April 4 order cautioned Bolus to file his brief no later than April 8 or the appeal would be dismissed. Scranton Republican Charlie Spano challenged Bolus' run for Scranton mayor in the GOP primary, arguing Bolus falsely claimed in candidate affidavits he was eligible to hold the office, but he was not eligible because of his past felony convictions. Charlie Spano during a debate of candidates for Scranton mayor hosted by the League of Women Voters of Lackawanna County and the Political Science Department at The University of Scranton, at the university on Oct. 15, 2019. (TIMES-TRIBUNE / FILE PHOTO) Lackawanna County Judge Terrence Nealon booted Bolus off the ballot last month, ruling that the lack of a valid candidate affidavit in his nomination petition rendered it 'fatally defective.' For Scranton's four-year mayoral term, incumbent Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti and former Scranton School Board President Bob Sheridan will battle for the Democratic nomination, while on the Republican side newcomers Trish Beynon and Lynn Labrosky each seek the GOP nomination.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bob Bolus booted off ballot in Scranton mayoral election
SCRANTON — A Lackawanna County Court judge on Thursday excluded Bob Bolus as a candidate for Scranton mayor in the May 20 Republican primary. In an unrelated ballot challenge, a different judge excluded Dean Faraday as a candidate for South Abington Township supervisor in the GOP primary. And in another unrelated ballot challenge, Scranton resident Frankie Malacaria prevailed over objectors and will remain on the primary ballot as a Democratic candidate for Scranton City Council. Here's a look at each case: Bolus bounced from Scranton mayoral election Scranton Republican Charlie Spano completed a hat trick against Bolus, by successfully challenging his attempt to run for Scranton mayor in the GOP primary and getting him knocked off the ballot. Spano previously successfully challenged Bolus' candidate petitions in 2019 and 2021. Like the prior two cases, the current challenge generally centered on Bolus' criminal record of having past felonies and how that related to his candidate petitions. Spano argued Bolus falsely claimed in candidate affidavits that he was eligible to hold the office of Scranton mayor, but he was not eligible because of his past felony convictions. Bolus contended he was seeking an expungement and believed he could run for the office. After hearing arguments Wednesday from Spano and Bolus, Judge Terrence Nealon issued a 23-page ruling Thursday that determined Bolus' lack of a valid candidate affidavit in his nomination petition rendered it 'fatally defective.' Nealon granted Spano's petition to 'set aside' Bolus' nominating petition and directed the Lackawanna County Board of Elections to exclude Bolus as a candidate for the Republican nomination for mayor in the primary. Bolus had said after Wednesday's hearing that he would appeal a ruling that booted him off the ballot. For Scranton's four-year mayoral term, incumbent Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti and former Scranton School Board President Bob Sheridan will battle for the Democratic nomination, while on the Republican side newcomers Trish Beynon and Lynn Labrosky each seek the GOP nomination. Meanwhile, Lackawanna County Judge Trish Corbett heard the other two cases Thursday at the county government headquarters in Scranton. Faraday out in South Abington Twp. supervisor election South Abington Twp. resident Karl Lewis objected to Dean Faraday's candidacy for township supervisor in the Republican primary for a nomination to a six-year term, because Faraday did not file with the township a required financial disclosure statement when he was supposed to have filed it, and instead filed it three days later. That represented a 'fatal and automatic defect' requiring automatic disqualification of the candidacy, attorney Anthony Lomma argued on behalf of Lewis. Township Clerk Susan McLane testified that Faraday filed the form March 14, when it should have been filed by March 11. Corbett said, 'That's a fatal flaw and I will grant the petition' of objection by Lewis to preclude Faraday from getting on the Republican primary ballot. Faraday was not present in court. The decision leaves Giles W. Stanton as the lone candidate in the GOP primary for supervisor in South Abington Twp. No Democrats filed to run for supervisor. Malacaria remains in Scranton City Council election Scranton residents Tim Gilroy and Joan Roskos jointly objected to Frankie Malacaria running in the Democratic primary for a nomination to Scranton City Council for a four-year term, claiming seven of Malacaria's eight election petitions contained numerous deficient signatures. Many of the names were illegible, such that it was impossible to identify the signers. Several of the signers did not live in Scranton, and others were not registered voters or were not registered at the addresses given, according to the objection prepared by attorney Paul Walker on behalf of Gilroy and Roskos. Corbett went through each name that was at issue. She disallowed several that were illegible. Malacaria raised no objection to many of the other signatures at issue and they were also disallowed. He was able to justify some other signatures, such that Walker was satisfied and those were allowed to stand. The end result was 44 of 153 signatures on Malacaria's petitions were disallowed, leaving 109 to stand, which was more than the 100-signature threshold required for him to appear on the primary ballot. 'Congratulations. You're on the ballot,' Corbett said. After the hearing, Malacaria said, 'I'm glad that justice was done.' Malacaria and five other candidates are vying in the primary for three Democratic nominations to appear on the Nov. 4 general election ballot, including incumbent Councilman Tom Schuster, Virgil Argenta, Patrick Flynn, Sean McAndrew and Todd Pousley. McAndrew attended the hearing on the Gilroy/Roskos ballot challenge against Malacaria. Republican Marc Pane is also running for a GOP nomination for council. On Monday, Scranton City Council President Gerald Smurl withdrew as a candidate for reelection, saying a handful of signatures on his nomination petitions were valid but were not witnessed by the petition circulators and that was a problem.
