water contamination
- India
Over 300 fall ill in Noida housing society, water contamination suspected
Noida: More than 300 residents, mostly children and women, of a Noida Extension group housing society fell ill with an infection caused by suspected water contamination, officials said on Tuesday. Alarmed by…
- Telangana
Telangana: Decomposed body fished out from drinking water tank in Nalgonda
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, the people of a locality in Telangana’s Nalgonda municipality have been drinking water contaminated with a dead body for the past few days. The water tank located…
- India
Water contamination: Death toll rises to four, 149 hospitalised in Karnataka district
Chitradurga: The death toll in the water contamination case reported in Kavadigarahatti of Chitradurga district rose to four on Friday, said officials, adding that the number of persons hospitalised has also risen…
- India
Karnataka: Infant death due to contaminated water; PDO suspended
Raichur: The Karnataka government on Saturday suspended a Panchayat Development Officer in connection with the death of an infant after consuming contaminated water in Rekalamaradi village in Raichur district. Raichur Zilla Panchayat…
- Telangana
Telangana: 23 farm workers fall ill due to suspected water contamination in Mulugu
Hyderabad: Nearly 23 farm workers fell ill after they drank water contaminated with suspected phosphorous-based pesticide, from a drip irrigation pipeline in Mulugu on Wednesday. The workers were hired by a farmer…
- Telangana
Telangana: 36 KGBV students hospitalised due to food poisoning
Hyderabad: In yet another incident of food poisoning, 36 girl students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) residential school in Dharmanna Colony were admitted to a government hospital in Mahbubabad on Thursday.…
- Telangana
Telangana: Drinking water contaminated in Mahbubnagar, 1 dead
Hyderabad: The alleged consumption of contaminated drinking water resulted in the death of one and left nine others ill in Maddur mandal of Mahbubnagar district on Monday night. 16-year-old Anitha reportedly drank…
- Middle East
Syria: Cholera outbreak Kills 39 people, dozens infected
Beirut: A deadly cholera outbreak in Syria has killed at least 39 people and infected hundreds more this past month, health officials said Wednesday, raising concerns about whether the war-torn country can…
- Middle East
Syrian health ministry says Cholera outbreak is still in control
Damascus: Syria’s Health Minister has said that the cholera outbreak in northern Syria is still under control, the state news agency SANA reported. Hasan Al-Ghabbash made the remarks on Saturday during his…
- Middle East
Syria: 4 dead, many infected with cholera due to contaminated water
Damascus: Four people died of cholera due to the contamination of drinking water in Syria. The Kurdish administration has appealed to international organizations to provide support to limit its spread. According to…
- Telangana
Telangana: DK Aruna seeks addressal of illnesses arising out of water contamination
Gadwal: DK Aruna, the National Vice President of BJP, demanded on Saturday that the increasing number of illnesses due to water contamination in the city should be addressed. She visited the Gadwal…
- Bangalore
Karnataka water contamination deaths: Lokayukta begins suo moto probe
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Lokayukta has taken a suo moto cognizance in connection with a case wherein 8 persons died after drinking contaminated water in the state’s Raichur district. Lokayukta Justice B.S. Patil also…
