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Activists Say Malnutrition Caused 2 Infant Deaths, Officials Deny: Report
Activists in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Thursday said the recent deaths of two children in the 4-month to 11-month age group took place due to malnutrition, though officials rejected the allegations.
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Opposition Counters Maharashtra Minister's "No Malnutrition Death" Claim
Maharashtra Tribal Development Minister Vijaykumar Gavit today said in the state Assembly that there has been no child death reported due to malnutrition in the state in the last five years.
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Over 4,000 Children Found Suffering From Acute Malnutrition In Mumbai City: Maharashtra Council Told
A nutrition rehabilitation centre was set up at Shatabdi Hospital in Mumbai on August 20 to provide medication to bring the children out of acute malnutrition.
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33 Lakh Children In India Malnourished, Over 50% Cases Severe: Report
Over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished and more than half of them fall in severely malnourished category with Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat topping the list, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has said in response to an RTI query
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"Welfare Schemes Only On Paper": Bombay High Court Pulls Up Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court on Monday said welfare schemes for the tribal population are only on paper and sought to know from the Maharashtra government what steps it has taken to prevent deaths of children due to malnutrition in the tribal regions.
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Stern Action If Any More Child Deaths Due To Malnutrition: High Court To Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court on Monday warned the Maharashtra government of stern action if there are any more deaths of children due to malnutrition in the state's tribal belt.
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"We Stay Hungry So Kids Can Eat": Malnutrition Rises In Maharashtra's Palghar
Umesh is three years old but weighs the same as a one-year-old. At 8 kg, he's underweight by 4 kg or 33 per cent. And his height is 84 centimetres, or 6.6 per cent less than ideal. With no schools amid the coronavirus crisis, there are also no midday meals - the government's food scheme - for his nine-year-old brother. Their mother, Pramila Bhambre...
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Maharashtra Tribal Woman Kills 3-Year-Old Daughter, Then Dies By Suicide
A tribal woman, reportedly unable to cope with extreme property accentuated by the coronavirus crisis, died by suicide in Maharashtra's Palghar district, around 150km from Mumbai.
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Tribal School Girl Student Dies; NGO Says It's Due To Malnutrition
A 14-year-old girl studying in a government-run school for tribals near Palghar in Maharashtra has died, prompting questions by an NGO over the circumstances of her death.
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As Parents Migrate For Work, Children Die In This Maharashtra Village
By Roli Srivastava Khoch, Maharashtra: As Soni Wadwi breastfed her one-year-old son, Sonu, outside her hut in Khoch village in Maharashtra, she recounted how he almost died from severe malnutrition four months ago. The family left the village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra state last year for work for several months as many do. When they re...
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Maharashtra Has A 'Distinguished Visitors' Car For Malnutrition-Hit District
In Maharashtra's Palghar, where hundreds of children have died of malnutrition in recent months, two cars worth lakhs have been ordered for 'Distinguished Visitors' only.
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Government Lacks Sensitivity: Bombay High Court On Malnutrition Deaths
The Bombay High Court today came down heavily on the Maharashtra government on the death of tribal children due to malnutrition saying it seems to lack "sensitivity" and is "not concerned at all" and judicial orders were almost an "exercise in futility".
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Court Raps Maharashtra On Malnutrition, Says You're 'Not Concerned'
The bureaucracy in Maharashtra need to get real about tackling the problem of malnutrition in the tribal areas of state, said the Bombay High Court criticising the state government for inaction in the matter.
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Facing Flak From Court, Devendra Fadnavis Seeks Report On Nutrition Policy
After facing flak from the Supreme Court for its "lack of concern" over the problem of malnutrition in Maharashtra's tribal areas, the state government swung into action and held a meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, to decide on a comprehensive nutrition policy.
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Over 740 Tribal Students Died In Last 10 Years In Maharashtra: Report
Over 740 students studying in residential schools across Maharashtra have died due to malnutrition and other health related issues in the last 10 years, according to an internal report of the Maharashtra government's tribal development department.
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Activists Say Malnutrition Caused 2 Infant Deaths, Officials Deny: Report
Activists in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Thursday said the recent deaths of two children in the 4-month to 11-month age group took place due to malnutrition, though officials rejected the allegations.
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Opposition Counters Maharashtra Minister's "No Malnutrition Death" Claim
Maharashtra Tribal Development Minister Vijaykumar Gavit today said in the state Assembly that there has been no child death reported due to malnutrition in the state in the last five years.
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Over 4,000 Children Found Suffering From Acute Malnutrition In Mumbai City: Maharashtra Council Told
A nutrition rehabilitation centre was set up at Shatabdi Hospital in Mumbai on August 20 to provide medication to bring the children out of acute malnutrition.
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33 Lakh Children In India Malnourished, Over 50% Cases Severe: Report
Over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished and more than half of them fall in severely malnourished category with Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat topping the list, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has said in response to an RTI query
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"Welfare Schemes Only On Paper": Bombay High Court Pulls Up Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court on Monday said welfare schemes for the tribal population are only on paper and sought to know from the Maharashtra government what steps it has taken to prevent deaths of children due to malnutrition in the tribal regions.
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Stern Action If Any More Child Deaths Due To Malnutrition: High Court To Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court on Monday warned the Maharashtra government of stern action if there are any more deaths of children due to malnutrition in the state's tribal belt.
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"We Stay Hungry So Kids Can Eat": Malnutrition Rises In Maharashtra's Palghar
Umesh is three years old but weighs the same as a one-year-old. At 8 kg, he's underweight by 4 kg or 33 per cent. And his height is 84 centimetres, or 6.6 per cent less than ideal. With no schools amid the coronavirus crisis, there are also no midday meals - the government's food scheme - for his nine-year-old brother. Their mother, Pramila Bhambre...
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Maharashtra Tribal Woman Kills 3-Year-Old Daughter, Then Dies By Suicide
A tribal woman, reportedly unable to cope with extreme property accentuated by the coronavirus crisis, died by suicide in Maharashtra's Palghar district, around 150km from Mumbai.
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Tribal School Girl Student Dies; NGO Says It's Due To Malnutrition
A 14-year-old girl studying in a government-run school for tribals near Palghar in Maharashtra has died, prompting questions by an NGO over the circumstances of her death.
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As Parents Migrate For Work, Children Die In This Maharashtra Village
By Roli Srivastava Khoch, Maharashtra: As Soni Wadwi breastfed her one-year-old son, Sonu, outside her hut in Khoch village in Maharashtra, she recounted how he almost died from severe malnutrition four months ago. The family left the village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra state last year for work for several months as many do. When they re...
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Maharashtra Has A 'Distinguished Visitors' Car For Malnutrition-Hit District
In Maharashtra's Palghar, where hundreds of children have died of malnutrition in recent months, two cars worth lakhs have been ordered for 'Distinguished Visitors' only.
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Government Lacks Sensitivity: Bombay High Court On Malnutrition Deaths
The Bombay High Court today came down heavily on the Maharashtra government on the death of tribal children due to malnutrition saying it seems to lack "sensitivity" and is "not concerned at all" and judicial orders were almost an "exercise in futility".
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Court Raps Maharashtra On Malnutrition, Says You're 'Not Concerned'
The bureaucracy in Maharashtra need to get real about tackling the problem of malnutrition in the tribal areas of state, said the Bombay High Court criticising the state government for inaction in the matter.
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Facing Flak From Court, Devendra Fadnavis Seeks Report On Nutrition Policy
After facing flak from the Supreme Court for its "lack of concern" over the problem of malnutrition in Maharashtra's tribal areas, the state government swung into action and held a meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, to decide on a comprehensive nutrition policy.
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Over 740 Tribal Students Died In Last 10 Years In Maharashtra: Report
Over 740 students studying in residential schools across Maharashtra have died due to malnutrition and other health related issues in the last 10 years, according to an internal report of the Maharashtra government's tribal development department.
