Jammu and Kashmir: Authorities conduct surveillance in Rajouri as 'mysterious' disease claims 16 lives
2 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Authorities conduct surveillance in Rajouri as 'mysterious' disease claims 16 lives

India TV News  

An 'unidentified' disease has claimed 16 lives and affected 38 people since December in in Badhal village of Rajouri district. Medical experts trying to identify the disease Medical experts and organisations such as PGIMER Chandigarh, the National Institute of Virology, and the National Centre for Disease Control are trying to identify the cause of illness. 'No evidence of viral, bacterial, or fungal infections' Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo told reporters in Jammu that there are no evidences of viral, bacterial, or fungal infections so far. Authorities have sealed three houses belonging to the affected families and shifted 21 their close relatives to government accommodation to be kept under strict monitoring.

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38 Patients Recover From Mystery Illness In J-K's Rajouri, 363 Still Quarantined
1 month, 2 weeks ago

38 Patients Recover From Mystery Illness In J-K's Rajouri, 363 Still Quarantined

ABP News  

Jammu, Feb 7 Thirty-eight patients, who were admitted to different hospitals after falling ill due to a mysterious illness at Badhaal village in J-K’s Rajouri district, have been discharged after complete recovery, officials said. Currently, 363 individuals from 60 families remain quarantined in various facilities across Rajouri, they informed a meeting of health professionals and police personnel chaired by Chief …

Pesticide Shops In J&K's Rajouri Sealed 2 Months After Mysterious Death Of 17 Locals
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pesticide Shops In J&K's Rajouri Sealed 2 Months After Mysterious Death Of 17 Locals

ABP News  

Taking a major step regarding the ongoing investigation into the deaths of 17 people who died due to a mysterious illness in Badhaal village of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, authorities on Wednesday conducted surprise inspections of all insecticide, pesticide, and fertilizer stores in the district and initiated their closure, news agency PTI reported. The officials further said that this …

Rajouri deaths: 350 Badhaal villagers remain quarantined in 3 govt facilities
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rajouri deaths: 350 Badhaal villagers remain quarantined in 3 govt facilities

Hindustan Times  

At least 350 villagers from Badhaal village remain quarantined in three government facilities since January 23 and they continue to get food and water under government surveillance, said officials. Following 16 deaths of villagers that included 13 children since December 7 last year due to a mysterious illness in Badhaal village, the government had quarantined 350 villagers in government nursing …

J-K: AIIMS Delhi team visits Rajouri to investigate 'mysterious deaths', records clinical history
1 month, 2 weeks ago

J-K: AIIMS Delhi team visits Rajouri to investigate 'mysterious deaths', records clinical history

India TV News  

As the reason behind 17 deaths reported in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district remains unidentified, now AIIMS Delhi has sent a team in the district to record the clinical history and meet the people undergoing the treatment. The team would visit Badhaal village on Sunday where three families suffered casualties due to the illness, and collect samples from their sealed …

Jammu: No new illness case reported in Rajouri’s Badhaal village
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Jammu: No new illness case reported in Rajouri’s Badhaal village

Hindustan Times  

Showing encouraging mitigation signs, no new illness case has been reported among the residents of health crisis-hit Badhaal village in Rajouri district since January 24, officials said. These families are currently housed at Government Nursing College, Government Boys Higher Secondary School and the Rajouri GMC under observation. “Meals are prepared in kitchens under CCTV surveillance with food samples sent for …

Rajouri deaths: Leaves of doctors, paramedics cancelled to deal with mysterious deaths in J&K
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rajouri deaths: Leaves of doctors, paramedics cancelled to deal with mysterious deaths in J&K

The Hindu  

Authorities have cancelled all leaves of doctors and paramedics in the wake of a medical alert following the deaths of 17 people from Badhaal village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district due to a mysterious illness. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh said the initial investigation conducted by the toxicology laboratory in Lucknow concluded that the cause was not any infection, …

J-K: Over 230 people quarantined, leaves of doctors cancelled as 'mysterious illness' remains unidentified
1 month, 3 weeks ago

J-K: Over 230 people quarantined, leaves of doctors cancelled as 'mysterious illness' remains unidentified

India TV News  

Owing to the unidentified 'mysterious illness', authorities have cancelled all leaves of doctors and paramedics. The winter vacations have also been cancelled as a situation of medical alert pertains following the deaths of 17 people from Badhaal village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district due to a mysterious illness. "The winter vacations have also been cancelled to deal with the …

Cadmium behind ‘mysterious illness’ in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri? Here’s what we know
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cadmium behind ‘mysterious illness’ in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri? Here’s what we know

Live Mint  

A ‘mysterious’ illness has claimed 17 lives, including 14 children, from three families in Jammu and Kashmir this month, triggering widespread panic and calls for immediate medical attention. “Exposures potentially of particular concern for children include disposal and recycling of electronic and electrical waste, as well as toys, jewellery and plastics containing cadmium….Human exposure occurs mainly from consumption of contaminated …

Over 200 people shifted to newly set up quarantine centre
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Over 200 people shifted to newly set up quarantine centre

Deccan Chronicle  

SRINAGAR: Amid reports of more residents being struck by a mysterious disease that has already claimed 17 lives in Badhaal village of Jammu and Kashmir’s frontier Rajouri district, the authorities have relocated over 200 people to a newly set up quarantine centre at the district headquarters, some 55 kilometres away from the affected village. He said that as of now …

Union minister reacts to J&K mysterious illness that killed 17 people: 'No virus, no bacteria'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union minister reacts to J&K mysterious illness that killed 17 people: 'No virus, no bacteria'

Hindustan Times  

Addressing the ongoing probe into the mysterious illness that has claimed at least 17 lives so far, Union Minister Jitendra Singh revealed some new findings about the conditions. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during his visit to Budhal village, where 16 died due to a mysterious illness, in Rajouri on Tuesday. Mysterious illness killed 17 people in J&K's …

Four more fall sick in Rajouri’s Badhal village; government identifies containment zones, seals houses
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Four more fall sick in Rajouri’s Badhal village; government identifies containment zones, seals houses

The Hindu  

Four more people have fallen ill in Rajouri’s Badhal village in the past 24 hours, prompting authorities to declare “containment zones” and seal the houses of affected families on Wednesday. A police-led Special Investigation Team constituted by the J&K government, along with a multi-disciplinary team from the Ministry of Home Affairs, is investigating these deaths “from multiple angles”, officials said. …

Fear grips remote Kashmir village after mystery illness kills 17 people from three families
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fear grips remote Kashmir village after mystery illness kills 17 people from three families

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A mysterious illness has devastated …

Mystery behind 17 deaths in J&K’s Rajouri will be resolved soon: Omar Abdullah
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mystery behind 17 deaths in J&K’s Rajouri will be resolved soon: Omar Abdullah

The Hindu  

Asserting that a probe is underway to unravel the mystery behind 17 deaths in Badhal village of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday assured people that all questions will be answered soon. Talking to reporters during his visit to the village to express sympathy with the bereaved families, Mr. Abdullah said building big hospitals everywhere …

Rajouri 'mysterious' death toll reaches 17, authorities scan over 10,000 houses in Rajouri
2 months ago

Rajouri 'mysterious' death toll reaches 17, authorities scan over 10,000 houses in Rajouri

India TV News  

Authorities are alarmed in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district as an unidentified disease has claimed 17 lives. CMO Rajouri shared updates on surveillance Dr M L Raina, CMO Rajouri, said, "We have repeatedly screened the 1600-1700 houses. Dr M L Raina provided updates on the ongoing surveillance and public health efforts in the district. So, for the last two months, …

Rajouri mysterious illness: 6th sibling of Budhal village family dies
2 months ago

Rajouri mysterious illness: 6th sibling of Budhal village family dies

Hindustan Times  

The mysterious illness which is wreaking havoc in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district claimed another victim on Sunday, taking the death toll to 17. Rajouri: Residents of Budhal village in which 17 people died due to a mysterious illness. Meanwhile, a high-level inter-ministerial team reached Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Sunday to probe into the mysterious …

Fear grips J&K village after 16 mysterious deaths, central team at spot today
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2 months ago

Fear grips J&K village after 16 mysterious deaths, central team at spot today

India Today  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has constituted an inter-ministerial team to investigate the mysterious deaths of 16 people in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district in over a month. OMAR ABDULLAH HOLDS MEETING On Friday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah held a high-level meeting to discuss the situation in Badhal and directed the health and police departments to expedite …

MHA forms panel to probe Rajouri deaths
2 months ago

MHA forms panel to probe Rajouri deaths

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah has ordered the constitution of an inter-ministerial team to visit Badhaal village in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir to ascertain the causes of 15 deaths in past six weeks, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Saturday. Union home minister Amit Shah The team will be led by MHA officials and it will …

Home ministry forms team to investigate deaths due to ‘mysterious illness’ in J&K Rajouri
2 months ago

Home ministry forms team to investigate deaths due to ‘mysterious illness’ in J&K Rajouri

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday ordered the constitution of an inter-ministerial team to visit Badhaal village of Jammu and Kashir's Rajouri district where 15 people died due to a “mysterious illness" over the past six weeks. The team will be headed by a senior Union home ministry officer and consist of experts from the ministries of health and …

Mysterious deaths in Jammu & Kashmir’s Rajouri sparks panic: Amit Shah orders to constitute inter-ministerial team
2 months ago

Mysterious deaths in Jammu & Kashmir’s Rajouri sparks panic: Amit Shah orders to constitute inter-ministerial team

Live Mint  

Amid a panic situation in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district over the mysterious deaths in the past six weeks, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has ordered to constitute an inter-ministerial team to ascertain the causes of deaths. According to reports, even the authorities are clueless about the mysterious deaths in Badhaal village, located around 55km from …

Jammu and Kashmir: Mysterious disease kills 16, authorities on high alert
2 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Mysterious disease kills 16, authorities on high alert

Live Mint  

At least sixteen people have died due to a mysterious illness in Jammu and Kashmri's Badhal village in one month, Asian News International reported. illness The cause of the mysterious illness is yet to be identified, and health officials are continuing medical investigation to find out the exact reason. The exact symptoms of the mysterious illness are not known, but …

Rajouri mysterious illness toll 15 after 60-year-old woman’s death
2 months ago

Rajouri mysterious illness toll 15 after 60-year-old woman’s death

Hindustan Times  

A 60-year-old woman from the remote Badhaal village died due to a mysterious illness at Government Medical College and Hospital in Rajouri on Friday morning, taking the toll to 15 since December 7 last year. Yousuf’s nephew Mohammad Aslam’s sixth and last child, Yasmeen Akhter Kouser, 16, was put on ventilator at the Sri Maharaja Gulab Singh Hospital in Jammu …

Jammu and Kashmir mysterious deaths count rises to 15, police form SIT to find cause of fatalities
2 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir mysterious deaths count rises to 15, police form SIT to find cause of fatalities

India TV News  

The Jammu and Kashmir mysterious deaths count has gone up to 15 and police formed a SIT to find the exact cause of fatalities. In the meantime, a nine-year-old girl died at a hospital on Wednesday, taking the number of mysterious deaths in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district to 15 in one-and-a-half months. Jammu and Kashmir …

Not bacteria or virus but toxins found in samples: J&K govt on mysterious deaths in Rajouri village
2 months ago

Not bacteria or virus but toxins found in samples: J&K govt on mysterious deaths in Rajouri village

New Indian Express  

SRINAGAR: As the death toll from a mysterious illness in Budhal village, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, rose to 15, authorities on Thursday stated that the deaths were not caused by any communicable bacterial or viral disease. “Investigations and samples empirically indicate that the incidents are not due to a communicable disease of bacterial or viral origin and that there …

14 People Die Of 'Mysterious' Illness In J&K's Rajouri, SIT Formed To Probe Cause, Health Min Responds
2 months ago

14 People Die Of 'Mysterious' Illness In J&K's Rajouri, SIT Formed To Probe Cause, Health Min Responds

ABP News  

After more than a dozen deaths in three families in Jammu and Kashmir have sparked concerns, Health Minister Sakeena Masood said that the fatalities were not caused by any mysterious disease. The Health Minister said that the deaths in the three families are of great concern and police and the district administration will undertake a speedy probe to unveil the …

With experts ruling out any disease, SIT to investigate 13 mysterious deaths in Rajouri
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2 months ago

With experts ruling out any disease, SIT to investigate 13 mysterious deaths in Rajouri

The Hindu  

A Special Investigation Team of the J&K Police and experts was constituted on Wednesday in Jammu’s Rajouri district to investigate the deaths of 13 persons, including 11 children, in the past 40 days, as multiple medical expert bodies ruled out any spread of disease in the area. It’s a matter of investigation now.” The Health Minister said the local administration …

Jammu and Kashmir: Police forms SIT to probe 14 mysterious deaths, including 11 children, in Rajouri
Trending News
2 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Police forms SIT to probe 14 mysterious deaths, including 11 children, in Rajouri

India TV News  

The Jammu and Kashmir Police have constituted a special investigation team to investigate the mysterious death of 14 people, including 11 children, belonging to three families in a remote village in Rajouri district, officials said on Wednesday. In an order, Senior Superintendent of Police Rajouri Gaurav Sikarwar said that the SIT has been formed keeping in view the sensitivity of …

Mysterious disease in J&K’s Rajouri village leaves 14 dead in a month
2 months ago

Mysterious disease in J&K’s Rajouri village leaves 14 dead in a month

New Indian Express  

SRINAGAR: A mysterious disease has spread in the remote Badhaal village of the border district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said a 6-year-old girl, Safina Kousar, daughter of Mohammad Aslam, died at SMGS Hospital, Jammu, today due to the mysterious disease. The first deaths linked to the mysterious disease occurred on December 7, 2024, when five members of …

Mysterious disease claims two more lives in J&K; death toll 14
Trending News
2 months ago

Mysterious disease claims two more lives in J&K; death toll 14

Deccan Chronicle  

Rajouri/Jammu: The death toll due to a mysterious disease in a remote village of the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir has risen to 14 with two more members of a family including a six-year-old girl succumbing to it, officials said on Tuesday. They said Safina Kousar breathed her last at a hospital in Jammu where her three other siblings …

13, including 10 children die of mysterious disease in Jammu-Kashmir's Rajouri
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2 months, 1 week ago

13, including 10 children die of mysterious disease in Jammu-Kashmir's Rajouri

New Indian Express  

SRINAGAR: Thirteen persons including 10 children have died of a mysterious disease in Badhaal village of the border district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir. The Health department is conducting aggressive contact tracing and sampling in the village to ascertain the cause of the mysterious disease. On December 7, 2024, five members of a family died due to a mysterious …

J-K news: Mystery illness kills 8 children in Rajouri; Central team deployed for investigation—All you need to know
3 months ago

J-K news: Mystery illness kills 8 children in Rajouri; Central team deployed for investigation—All you need to know

Live Mint  

It has been nine days since a mysterious disease has gripped Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, which has led to the death of eight children. According to a PTI report, after another child passed away in a hospital on Wednesday, authorities have formed a central team of experts to assist in investigating the cases and fatalities in the affected village. …

Mysterious Disease Claims 8 Lives In J&K, Centre Rushes Expert Team
3 months ago

Mysterious Disease Claims 8 Lives In J&K, Centre Rushes Expert Team

ABP News  

Another child succumbed to an "unknown illness" in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, taking the death toll to eight. A Biosafety level 3 mobile laboratory has been dispatched to Rajouri to expedite testing and identify the illness, PTI reported quoting officials. Twelve-year-old Ashfaq Ahmed, son of Mohammad Rafiq, passed away after being hospitalised at the Government Medical College Jammu for …

Mysterious deaths in J&K’s Rajouri: Preliminary investigation points to viral infection, officials say
3 months ago

Mysterious deaths in J&K’s Rajouri: Preliminary investigation points to viral infection, officials say

The Hindu  

Jammu and Kashmir Health Minister Sakeena Masood on Sunday, December 15, 2024, said a probe into the recent mysterious deaths of seven persons at a remote village in Rajouri district, is yet to reach any conclusion. Principal of Government Medical College, Jammu, Ashutosh Gupta, on Saturday said preliminary investigations pointed towards a viral infection, but more work needs to be …

Suspected food poisoning: Health experts reach Jammu to help police on 7 deaths in Rajouri
3 months ago

Suspected food poisoning: Health experts reach Jammu to help police on 7 deaths in Rajouri

Hindustan Times  

Experts from three premier health institutions of the country reached here on Saturday to help police in the ongoing investigations into recent death of seven persons from two families, allegedly due to food poisoning, in a remote village of Rajouri district. Principal of the government medical college Jammu, Dr Ashutosh Gupta, said that the preliminary investigation suggested viral infections behind …

Health teams intensify probe after seven mysterious deaths in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri
3 months, 1 week ago

Health teams intensify probe after seven mysterious deaths in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri

India TV News  

The health teams in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district have intensified their efforts as part of an in-depth survey in the remote area after seven mysterious deaths, including those of children, the authorities said on Friday. The officials said that Rajouri Deputy Commissioner Abhishek Sharma along with the medical teams, made his second consecutive visit to the remote village on …

Faulty tests, poor contact tracing: COVID-19 fight in Kashmir faces myriad stumbling blocks
4 years, 6 months ago

Faulty tests, poor contact tracing: COVID-19 fight in Kashmir faces myriad stumbling blocks

Firstpost  

Officials who have been testing the coronavirus samples of patients in different hospitals said in Kashmir that the staff was not fully trained to test the patients. The COVID-19 positive cases in Kashmir have remained significantly unreported as the hospitals in Srinagar refuse to admit patients while the health workers have not been able to test the contacts of positive …

Over 70 foreign tourists have “entered Kashmir without screening”
5 years ago

Over 70 foreign tourists have “entered Kashmir without screening”

The Hindu  

Over 70 foreign tourists, with history of travel to China, Japan and South Korea, have arrived in the Valley without any screening in the past two months. “Most of these tourists visited different tourist destinations and were not subjected at any screening at the Srinagar airport,” a senior official told The Hindu. As many as 23 tourists, who travelled from …

Ten children die of mysterious disease in J&K's Udhampur; Centre deploys team of experts to investigate
5 years, 2 months ago

Ten children die of mysterious disease in J&K's Udhampur; Centre deploys team of experts to investigate

Firstpost  

At least 10 children have died of a mysterious disease and six others taken ill in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting the Centre to deploy a team of medical experts to join the probe to ascertain the cause of deaths Jammu: At least 10 children have died of a mysterious disease and six others taken ill in Udhampur …

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