RAJOURI — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday said it is closely monitoring the situation in Budhal village of Rajouri district, where an unexplained illness has claimed 15 lives. One child admitted to a hospital in Jammu remains critical. The government has also ordered a probe into the deaths with police forming a Special […]
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Rajouri mysterious deaths: Toll rises to 15, police form SIT to find cause of fatalities
RAJOURI — A nine-year-old girl died at a hospital here 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 while the police set up a special investigation team to probe the reason for the fatalities. Jammu and Kashmir Health Minister Sakeena […]
Investigation underway to ascertain actual cause of deaths in Rajouri: Health Minister
JAMMU (KIMS) — Aimed to address the growing public concerns about the deaths in Budhal village of Rajouri district, Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo, today said that investigations are underway to ascertain the actual cause behind these unfortunate deaths. While speaking on the issue, Sakeena Itoo said that […]
Five-year-old girl mauled to death by stray dogs in Rajouri
RAJOURI — A five-year-old girl was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in a village here on Wednesday, officials said. Samreen Kouser, daughter of Mohammad Shafayet, was returning home from school when she was attacked by the canines near Shahdra village in Thanamandi sub-division, the officials said. They said Kouser suffered critical […]
BJP slams NC-led govt for its response to ‘mysterious’ deaths in Rajouri
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP launched a scathing attack on the National Conference-led government in the Union Territory on Wednesday for its “inaction” over the “mysterious” deaths of 13 people, including 11 children, in a remote village in Rajouri district. It urged the Centre to rush experts to properly investigate […]
Municipalities asked to prepare waste management action plans in J&K
JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday directed municipalities to prepare comprehensive waste management plans and asked them to draw up projections on future waste generation, officials said. On average, 450 grams per person per day of waste is generated in big cities and 300 grams is generated in smaller towns in the […]
Three-member panel set up to probe charges against suspended govt official in Kathua
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has constituted a three-member team to conduct a detailed inquiry into the charges levelled against an official who was placed under suspension last month for his alleged failure to stop illegal mining in Kathua district, officials said on Wednesday. The inquiry into the conduct of the then district […]
Over dozen deaths in Rajouri not caused by any mysterious disease: Health Minister
JAMMU — More than a dozen deaths in three families in a remote village in the border district of Rajouri were not caused by any mysterious disease as tests conducted both within and outside the Union Territory have returned negative results, Health Minister Sakeena Masood said here on Wednesday. However, she said the deaths in […]
J&K witnessed downfall in violence, peaceful completion of recent polls: Army Chief
JAMMU — Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi addressing the 77th Army Day said that violence has witnessed a downfall in Jammu and Kashmir and peaceful completion of Assembly polls, Lok Sabha Polls and Amarnath Yatra shows the same. “On Northern borders, the situation is normal but sensitive as well. Our Army is fully ready […]
Mysterious deaths in Rajouri: Certain neurotoxins found in samples of dead persons
JAMMU — Amid growing concern over the mysterious death of 14 persons in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir over the past one month, health experts on Tuesday said certain neurotoxins have been found in the samples of the deceased. Further investigations are in progress, the experts said. The death toll due to the […]







