In Bihar, the pesticide that killed 23 Indian schoolchildren last week had been reportedly banded by the World Health Organization (WHO) describing its high acute toxicity.
Bihar's Midday Meal Toll Rises to 20
The death toll in Bihar's mid-day meal tragedy has risen to 20, say reports.
The death toll in Bihar's mid-day meal tragedy has risen to 20, say reports.
The children of a primary school in Bihar had fallen ill within minutes of eating the mid-day meal in their school premises last week.
The experts reportedly said that the symptoms, vomiting and convulsing with stomach cramps, would be common in poisoning with such a toxic chemical.
Encephalitis Kills Eight More Children In Bihar, Taking Death Toll to 31
Officials revealed that eight more children have succumbed to encephalitis in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, taking the total deaths in the state since early May to 31.
Officials revealed that eight more children have succumbed to encephalitis in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, taking the total deaths in the state since early May to 31.
Encephalitis Kills Seven More in Bihar
In Bihar, seven more children have succumbed to encephalitis, taking the total deaths in the state since early May to 18, officials said Thursday.
In Bihar, seven more children have succumbed to encephalitis, taking the total deaths in the state since early May to 18, officials said Thursday.
In Bihar Four More Children Die of Encephalitis
An official said that four more children died of encephalitis in Bihar in the last 48 hours, taking the total number of deaths caused by the deadly disease to 12 in the last one month.
An official said that four more children died of encephalitis in Bihar in the last 48 hours, taking the total number of deaths caused by the deadly disease to 12 in the last one month.
