food poisoning

New Delhi, April 9 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report regarding a food poisoning incident at a girls' hostel in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat, where several students fell ill after consuming food.The apex human rights body has issued...

New Delhi, April 9 The NHRC has issued a notice to the Bihar government and the state's police chief over reports that a school student allegedly accidentally drank illicit liquor, mistaking it for a "soft drink."The liquor was stored in large quantities in a dilapidated toilet at the boy's...

Ahmedabad, April 9 In what appears to be a case of food poisoning, nearly 100 people fell ill after consuming a local snack at a religious gathering in a village in Ahmedabad district, an official said on Thursday.Dr. Chintan Desai, district epidemic medical officer, said that 96 residents of...

Patna, April 8 – A tragic incident has emerged from Bhabhua, where a 20-year-old youth died after allegedly consuming food from a local restaurant, while his younger brother and a friend fell ill.The deceased has been identified as Vishal Kumar Tiwari, a resident of Sarangpur.Following the...

Ahmedabad, April 7 The body of a two-and-a-half-month-old infant was exhumed by the city police on Tuesday, days after she and her three-year-old sister died under mysterious circumstances with their parents alleging food poisoning due to ready-made dosa batter.The exhumation was carried out...

Ahmedabad, April 5 At least 57 girls from a hostel in Ahmedabad were taken to the hospital after suspected food poisoning, a civic official said on Sunday.Currently, 18 of them are admitted, and all are in stable condition, he said.Dr Bhavin Solanki, medical officer of health at the...

Bhavnagar, April 2 Approximately 200 people, including schoolchildren, fell ill due to suspected food poisoning in two separate incidents in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, officials said on Thursday.Several of them were rushed to nearby government hospitals and discharged after treatment...

Bengaluru, March 29 Nearly 60 people fell ill after consuming Ram Navami 'prasad' (consecrated offering) in Bengaluru Rural district, officials said on Sunday.According to officials, about 400 people had consumed the Prasad on Saturday, and many of them started complaining of stomach pain...

Barabanki (UP), March 29 More than 30 people, including children and the elderly, were hospitalised due to suspected food poisoning after consuming non-vegetarian dishes at a wedding ceremony here, officials said on Sunday.The incident occurred on Saturday evening in the Lalapur locality of...

Noida, March 26 At least 10 people, nine of whom were from one family, fell ill after allegedly consuming momos from a nearby shop in the Dadri area of Gautam Buddh Nagar district, officials said on Thursday.The affected individuals complained of stomach pain, fever, and vomiting and were...

Gondia, March 26 In what appears to be a case of food poisoning, at least 45 students from a government-run nursing college in Gondia, Maharashtra, were hospitalised after falling ill after eating dinner at the college's mess, officials said on Thursday.All the students are in stable...

Sehore, March 26 More than 150 people fell ill after eating a wedding meal in Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, with food poisoning suspected to be the cause, officials said on Thursday.All those admitted to local hospitals were in stable condition, they said.Around 1,200 people were present...

Tokyo, March 26 More than 600 students and staff members at multiple schools in Kumatori Town, Osaka, have reported symptoms of food poisoning, public broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday.Students and staff members at eight elementary and junior high schools in the town have successively...

Diphu, March 24 Over 150 people fell ill after attending a wedding ceremony in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, an official said on Tuesday.Two seriously ill individuals have been admitted to the Diphu Medical College and Hospital, while the others were receiving treatment at the local...

Baghpat/Bareilly (UP), March 20 Nearly 85 people, including an additional district magistrate, fell ill after consuming 'kuttu ka atta' (buckwheat flour) in Baghpat, Bijnor, Bareilly, and Bulandshahr districts of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Friday.'Kuttu ka atta' is typically consumed...

Baghpat/Bijnor/Bulandshahr (UP), March 20 Nearly 85 people, including an additional district magistrate, fell ill after consuming 'kuttu ka atta' (buckwheat flour) – typically consumed during fasting rituals – in the districts of Baghpat, Bijnor, and Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh, officials said...

Baghpat/Bijnor (UP), March 20 Nearly 50 people, including an additional district magistrate, fell ill after consuming 'kuttu ka atta' (buckwheat flour) – typically consumed during fasting rituals – in the Baghpat and Bijnor districts of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Friday.All affected...

Kendrapara, March 19 A dead snake was allegedly found in the 'prasad' served at a religious gathering in Kendrapara district of Odisha, following which panic gripped the area, officials said on Thursday.The incident occurred in Nuagaon in Ward 10 of Pattamundai Municipality on Wednesday night...

Palamu (Jharkhand), March 12 – More than 100 villagers fell ill after allegedly consuming contaminated food at a wedding feast in Bohita village, located under the Satbarwa block of Palamu district in Jharkhand, officials said on Thursday.The incident caused panic in the village. In response...

Medininagar (Jharkhand), March 12 At least 36 people fell ill due to suspected food poisoning at a wedding ceremony in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Thursday, officials said.The victims complained of vomiting and diarrhoea after consuming 'bundia', a sugary fried sweet, at the wedding...