<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra's Health Minister Rajesh Tope announced that "Hope Express" will be launched in the state to prevent cancer. He was speaking at the launch of a state-of-the-art Mosaic-3D radiation machine at a private hospital in Kolhapur.<br />''<br />''This is the first such machine in India. The State Health Minister also promised to take initiative to start Hope Express in every district of the state through district planning. He also inaugurated the Oncoprime Cancer Center online at the Hattarki Hospital in Gadhinglaj. The center will benefit patients in rural areas.<br />''<br />''Health Minister also commented on the controversy related to the state government's decision to allow the sale of wine in supermarkets. He said the decision was taken not to promote alcohol but to benefit grape growers.</span><br />