The Karnataka Health Department on Monday issued an advisory to healthcare institutions in the state not to prescribe or dispense cough and cold syrups to children below the age of two, following child deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

The Jharkhand government imposed an immediate ban on the sale and use of three cough syrups Coldrif, Respifresh, and Relife following reports of child deaths allegedly linked to the medicines in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, officials said.

Bihar will vote in assembly polls on November 6 and 11. The Election Commission announced the schedule for 243 seats. Counting will take place on November 14. The elections are set to be a contest between the ruling coalition and the opposition alliance. Voter awareness and improved law and order are cited for the shorter poll duration.