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  Cough syrup deaths: 350 violations, illegal chemicals found during inspection at Coldrif's factory

  India | October 07, 2025 23:57 IST

  Toxic substances—propylene glycol and diethylene glycol—were found in the syrup. While propylene glycol is a less toxic industrial solvent generally considered safe for use in food, medicines and beauty products, it can become toxic in high quantities or with prolonged exposure.

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  SHOCKING! This country's 29 children likely to get death sentence | Know why

  World | November 02, 2024 9:04 IST

  "The chief justice of Nigeria should be ashamed, she is a woman and a mother," said the executive director of Enough is Enough, a civil society organisation promoting good governance in Nigeria.

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  Chandipura Virus spreads rapidly among children, expert shares symptoms and prevention tips

  Health | July 16, 2024 15:35 IST

  The deadly Chandipura virus is spreading rapidly among children. Many children have died due to this virus in Gujarat. Know from the doctor how dangerous is this Chandipura virus. Know what are the symptoms and how can they be prevented.

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  West Bengal: 10 newborns dead within 24 hours at Murshidabad hospital

  December 08, 2023 14:35 IST

  Several children have died at a government hospital in West Bengal's Murshidabad. A senior doctor has recommended a probe into the matter.

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  8 children die in vehicle collision in UP; 15 injured

  India | July 22, 2019 17:41 IST

  Nine persons, including eight children, were killed and 15 others were injured when a pickup van collided with a mini truck in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district, police said on Monday. 

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  Bihar children deaths: Team of doctors blames administrative failure, state's apathy for tragedy

  India | June 28, 2019 21:02 IST

  Most of the children were malnourished and none had been treated for it. Also, none of them had growth-monitoring cards, a preliminary report prepared by the fact-finding team of doctors under the banner of "Progressive Medicos and Scientists' Forum" (PMSF) stated.

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  Bihar govt confirms 11 deaths; says 10 of them victims of hypoglycemia, not AES

  India | June 10, 2019 22:59 IST

  Bihar's health department on Monday confirmed the death of 11 children in the state this month and 10 of them were victims of hypoglycemia, and not  Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) as reported in the media.    

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  30 more children die in 3 days at BRD Hospital, Gorakhpur

  News | November 05, 2017 19:50 IST

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  India issues demarche to Pakistan over children's deaths

  India | October 03, 2017 21:51 IST

  Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah was summoned today and a strong protest was lodged at the death of three Indian minor children, the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement.

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  India’s child mortality rate declines since 2005 by saving 1 mn lives, still more needs to be done- Lancet

  Lifestyle | September 21, 2017 17:00 IST

  Between 2000 and 2015, 29 million children below five died of different causes in India, data by the United Nations show.

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  Farrukhabad hospital deaths: Doctors go on mass leave to protest FIR against colleagues

  India | September 05, 2017 13:18 IST

  Office bearers of the medical associations in the state informed that they have decided to be on leave till September 7, but added that emergency and post-mortem services would not be disturbed

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  Farrukhabad tragedy: 49 children die at govt hospital due to oxygen shortage in a month

  India | September 04, 2017 13:20 IST

  It is alleged that shortage of oxygen and medicines led to the deaths at Farrukhabad's Ram Manohar Lohia hospital

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  290 children died at BRD Medical College this August, says official

  India | August 30, 2017 14:41 IST

  A total of 290 children have died in the Baba Raghav Das Medical College here in the month of August, of which 213 died in the neo natal ICU and 77 in the encephalitis ward, principal P K Singh said

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  Failure of oxygen supply takes life of 3 children in Ambedkar hospital, Raipur

  News | August 21, 2017 15:36 IST

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  30 children dead due to disruption in oxygen supply at Gorakhpur's BRD Hospital

  News | August 11, 2017 19:07 IST

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  Real cause behind ‘Lychee Deaths’ revealed; it’s not the fruit but the banned pesticide Endosulfan

  Lifestyle | July 27, 2017 17:07 IST

  The Lancet blamed the annual outbreak on lychees, which when eaten on empty stomach by malnourished children can lower the blood sugar levels to dangerous levels, causing seizures and death.

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  Pollution kills 1.7 million children every year: WHO

  World | March 06, 2017 9:25 IST

  The World Health Organisation, it its new report on Monday, said that each year, environmental pollutants lead to the death of an estimated 1.7 million children under five.