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17-Year-Old College Dropout Dies After Consuming Pesticide In Rajasthan's Kota
Police are yet to ascertain if it is a case of suicide or accidental consumption of the poisonous substance.
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Suspecting Wife's Affair, Odisha Man Injects Baby With Pesticide
Suspecting his wife of having an extramarital affair, a man allegedly injected his newborn daughter with a poisonous substance in Odisha's Balasore district, a police officer said.
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Suspect Who Had Poison After Verdict In French Rape, Murder Case Emerging From Coma
The suspect for the rape and murder of a young woman in northern France almost two decades ago was slowly emerging from a coma while under guard in hospital Saturday after he swallowed pesticide in an apparent suicide bid following his conviction.
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Suspect Swallows Poison After Verdict In French Rape, Murder Case
The suspect for the rape and murder of a young woman in northern France almost two decades ago was under guard in hospital Saturday after he swallowed pesticide in an apparent suicide bid following his conviction.
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Over Dozen Bottles Of Pesticide Were Poured In Prasad That Killed 15: Police
A local seer was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the poisoning of prasad at a temple in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar that killed 15 people.
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Pesticide Suspected In Tomato Rice Prasad That Killed 11 In Karnataka
Two people have been arrested after 11 people died and over 90 were hospitalised after consuming religious food offering - or prasad - at a temple in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar district on Friday, a minister in the state cabinet said.
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Karnataka Farmer, Three Family Members Commit Suicide Over Unpaid Loan
Four members of a sugarcane farmer's family committed suicide by consuming poison at Sunkatonnuru village in Karnataka's Mandya district on Saturday.
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Pesticides In Food: Is There Poison On Your Plate? Tips To Minimize The Damage
Celebrity nutritionist Nmami Agarwal reveals all about the harmful effects of pesticides on our health.
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At Event Organised by Pesticide Firm, 1 Farmer Dies Of 'Food Poisoning', 69 Others In Hospital
One farmer died due to suspected food poisoning and 69 others were admitted in hospitals after they had meal at a seminar organised by a pesticide producing company near Nashik in Maharashtra, a health official said.
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Blog: The Cotton Farmers Of Maharashtra Are Being Poisoned, Many Dead
The recent deaths of at least 20 farmers and agricultural labourers due to pesticide poisoning in this cotton-growing district has shocked the country and earned the government the wrath of the country's top human rights body, the NHRC.
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Rights Body Asks Centre, Maharashtra For Report On Pesticide Poisoning
The Maharashtra government and the Centre have been asked to file a report on the pesticide poisonings in the state's Yavatmal district, in which at least 20 farmers have died. The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to top officials of the state and the Centre, who have been given a month to file the report.
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'Don't Have Money To Buy Protection Kits': Maharashtra Farmers On Pesticide Poisoning
At least 20 farmers have died of pesticide poisoning in the last few weeks in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district, but the question now is how could the commonly used pesticides cause deaths? It will be clear only after the probe is completed, the government said.
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Pesticide Poisoning In Yavatmal, Maharashtra: 14 New Patients Admitted To Hospitals
Fourteen new patients of pesticide poisoning were admitted in various hospitals of the district today, said a senior district official.
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20 Farmers Die Of Pesticide Poisoning In Maharashtra, Some Critical
Over 600 farmers have been affected by pesticide inhalation in Maharashtra Vidarbha. With symptoms like blurred vision, nausea, skin rashes, headaches and dizziness, over 100 farmers are still recovering at the district hospital in Yavatmal. Some have lost their sight and others are in the intensive care unit
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Woman Kills Newborn Daughter After Husband's Divorce Threat
A tribal woman in Telangana killed her newborn daughter, feeding her milk laced with pesticides, after her husband had threatened to give divorce for giving birth to be another daughter. The incident is a grim reminder of the fact that gender discrimination is still embedded in the psyche of many.
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17-Year-Old College Dropout Dies After Consuming Pesticide In Rajasthan's Kota
Police are yet to ascertain if it is a case of suicide or accidental consumption of the poisonous substance.
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Suspecting Wife's Affair, Odisha Man Injects Baby With Pesticide
Suspecting his wife of having an extramarital affair, a man allegedly injected his newborn daughter with a poisonous substance in Odisha's Balasore district, a police officer said.
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Suspect Who Had Poison After Verdict In French Rape, Murder Case Emerging From Coma
The suspect for the rape and murder of a young woman in northern France almost two decades ago was slowly emerging from a coma while under guard in hospital Saturday after he swallowed pesticide in an apparent suicide bid following his conviction.
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Suspect Swallows Poison After Verdict In French Rape, Murder Case
The suspect for the rape and murder of a young woman in northern France almost two decades ago was under guard in hospital Saturday after he swallowed pesticide in an apparent suicide bid following his conviction.
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Over Dozen Bottles Of Pesticide Were Poured In Prasad That Killed 15: Police
A local seer was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the poisoning of prasad at a temple in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar that killed 15 people.
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Pesticide Suspected In Tomato Rice Prasad That Killed 11 In Karnataka
Two people have been arrested after 11 people died and over 90 were hospitalised after consuming religious food offering - or prasad - at a temple in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar district on Friday, a minister in the state cabinet said.
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Karnataka Farmer, Three Family Members Commit Suicide Over Unpaid Loan
Four members of a sugarcane farmer's family committed suicide by consuming poison at Sunkatonnuru village in Karnataka's Mandya district on Saturday.
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Pesticides In Food: Is There Poison On Your Plate? Tips To Minimize The Damage
Celebrity nutritionist Nmami Agarwal reveals all about the harmful effects of pesticides on our health.
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At Event Organised by Pesticide Firm, 1 Farmer Dies Of 'Food Poisoning', 69 Others In Hospital
One farmer died due to suspected food poisoning and 69 others were admitted in hospitals after they had meal at a seminar organised by a pesticide producing company near Nashik in Maharashtra, a health official said.
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Blog: The Cotton Farmers Of Maharashtra Are Being Poisoned, Many Dead
The recent deaths of at least 20 farmers and agricultural labourers due to pesticide poisoning in this cotton-growing district has shocked the country and earned the government the wrath of the country's top human rights body, the NHRC.
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Rights Body Asks Centre, Maharashtra For Report On Pesticide Poisoning
The Maharashtra government and the Centre have been asked to file a report on the pesticide poisonings in the state's Yavatmal district, in which at least 20 farmers have died. The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to top officials of the state and the Centre, who have been given a month to file the report.
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'Don't Have Money To Buy Protection Kits': Maharashtra Farmers On Pesticide Poisoning
At least 20 farmers have died of pesticide poisoning in the last few weeks in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district, but the question now is how could the commonly used pesticides cause deaths? It will be clear only after the probe is completed, the government said.
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Pesticide Poisoning In Yavatmal, Maharashtra: 14 New Patients Admitted To Hospitals
Fourteen new patients of pesticide poisoning were admitted in various hospitals of the district today, said a senior district official.
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20 Farmers Die Of Pesticide Poisoning In Maharashtra, Some Critical
Over 600 farmers have been affected by pesticide inhalation in Maharashtra Vidarbha. With symptoms like blurred vision, nausea, skin rashes, headaches and dizziness, over 100 farmers are still recovering at the district hospital in Yavatmal. Some have lost their sight and others are in the intensive care unit
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Woman Kills Newborn Daughter After Husband's Divorce Threat
A tribal woman in Telangana killed her newborn daughter, feeding her milk laced with pesticides, after her husband had threatened to give divorce for giving birth to be another daughter. The incident is a grim reminder of the fact that gender discrimination is still embedded in the psyche of many.
