Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
With one more death reported, 12 persons have succumbed to jaundice in Biratnagar. Sharmila Shrestha of Morang’s Bhaudaha died of jaundice at Koshi Zonal Hospital, Biratnagar yesterday night. Shrestha was pregnant. Doctors said the disease was common among pregnant women. “When pregnant women are attacked by jaundice, there is slim …
The death toll from jaundice that broke out in and around Biratnagar for the past four months has so far reached 12 people with recent demise of a pregnant woman this evening. Sharmila Shrestha, 27, of Bhaudaha died of jaundice while undergoing treatment at Biratnagar hospital. As many as 1,722 …
A teenager died after the epidemic of diarrhoea and vomiting and cholera resurfaced in Gaidatar of Chandrapur municipality-2. The deceased has been identified as Maisingh Maya Syangtan of Gaidatar, according to the District Public Health Office. The epidemic had first spread in April 30. It had been brought under control …
Diarrhoea outbreak that has gripped Gaindatar of Chandranigapur Municipality in Rautahat for the past three weeks, claimed a teenage girl yesterday night. More than 500 persons have been taken ill till in the village. The deceased has been identified as Mohisang Mayan,13. Mohisang had complained of stomachache and vomiting after …
Cholera has broken out in the capital of South Sudan where five months of civil war has left thousands homeless and disrupted food supplies and health services, according to the World Health Organization. WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said on Monday nine people were believed to have died of cholera, which …
Cholera outbreak at Gaidatar settlement in Chandraniga-hapur-2 of Rautahat for the past three weeks claimed its first victim on Monday— a 13-year-old girl. Syangmaya Sintan, the fifth grader at a local community school, died of the disease before she could receive medical help. She died while being rushed to the …
KARACHI: Around 100-150 children die every day in Pakistan because of diarrhoeal related illnesses. Many of these deaths can be prevented by adequate sanitation, safe drinking water and improved hygiene. Some 60-75 million people in the country are affected by diarrhoeal related illnesses annually. Half of the rural population is …
The deadly outbreak of jaundice in Biratnagar, which has already claimed 10 lives, has now spread in the Morang District Prison located in the town. “Sixteen prisoners have tested positive for the disease and are receiving treatment at various hospitals in the district,” said jailor Durgadatta Poudel, adding that four …
BIRATNAGAR: Private schools in Biratnagar have been shut for five days in the wake of an outbreak of jaundice which has claimed 10 lives so far. With jaundice patients growing by the day and authorities failing to contain the disease, Morang District Education Office and Private and Boarding Schools’ Organisation …
An outbreak of diarrhoea has been reported in various VDCs and Hetauda Municipality area in Makawanpur district. According to the District Hospital, Hetauda, around 45 people suffering from diarrhoea are visiting the hospital every day. Mostly, infant, children and elderly people are affected by diarrhoea, it is learnt. Medical Superintendent …
Consumption of water contaminated with faecal coliform is the major reason behind outbreak of jaundice that has so far claimed 10 lives in Biratnagar, according to experts. Laboratory tests of samples sent from the jaundice affected area show that more than 90 percent of the patients are suffering from hepatitis …
Number of patients suffering from diarrhoea has increased at the District Hospital, Darchula. Hospital Chief, Dr Rameshwor Devkota, said that around 20 diarrhoea patients visit the hospital daily. The number of diarrhoea patients has gone up as water sources become polluted during summer season and due to consumption of decomposed …
Non-maintenance of tube wells and water tanks has forced villagers in Rayagada district to drink contaminated water Shortage of drinking water due to non-maintenance of tube wells and water tanks has forced villagers in Rayagada district in Odisha to drink contaminated water, raising concern of increase in water-borne diseases. Villagers …
Ken Puzey can't forget the cries of a young Haitian girl at a medical clinic where he was volunteering last April. Puzey, 47, is an electrical engineer and founder of QuantaSpec in Burlington, Vt., which has conducted extensive research on federally funded projects to develop detection devices for IEDs and …
The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) today said the jaundice outbreak in Biratnagar may be brought under control in a week. On April 30, Biratnagar was declared a jaundice-prone area after five people died and over 400 jaundice patients were hospitalised in a span of two weeks. “Drinking contaminated …
As many as five people have died and 600 others have been taken ill due to jaundice in various parts of Biratnagar sub-metropolis. The jaundice outbreak spread in Biratnagar some 10 days ago with health workers citing polluted water, stale food and adverse climate as the reasons. Of every 10 …
During the development of a vaccine, identification of the correlates of protection is of paramount importance for establishing an objective criterion for the protective performance of the vaccine. However, the ascertainment of correlates of immunity conferred by any vaccine is a difficult task. While conducting a phase three double-blind, cluster-randomized, …
Experts in the city feel that the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has not been following the norms of collecting water before sending the samples to the laboratory to check for potability. This, they said, may be resulting in false results and affecting the water supply in the city. Experts said …
Following much needed rainfall, diarrhoea situation improved slightly on Monday as declining trend of the waterborne disease has been seen at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), reports BSS. Some 401 patients were admitted to the hospital till 4pm today, which was less than yesterday’s figure during …
Hyderabad: Every election, the ill-effects of fluoride on the people of Nalgonda becomes an issue and the problem has become a bane for ruling governments who have not been able to solve it. As per recent statistics, seven mandals falling under the Bhongir Parliament constituency and 10 under Nalgonda have …
