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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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"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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How Parents Struggle To Get Their Underweight Children Treated In Palghar
Palghar, Maharashtra: Three-year old Gauri Sapta from Dohrepada in Maharashtra’s Jawhar has made at least 15 trips to the Jawhar Kutir hospital in the last three years. Each time, she spends over a week there to be nourished back to health. The ideal weight for a girl of her age is 12-13 kg. Gauri, however, weighs less than 5 kg. This time, her ...
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Human Rights Panel Seeks Report From Maharashtra On Malnutrition Deaths
The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to Maharashtra government over reports of 600 children dying this year due to malnutrition in Palghar district of the state.
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Human Rights Body Issues Notice Over Malnutrition Deaths In Maharashtra
Mumbai: The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday issued a notice to Maharashtra government, giving it four weeks to submit a report on deaths of children allegedly due to malnutrition in Palghar district. The Commission in a statement, said it has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports that 600 children have died allegedly due to maln...
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Kids Dying Of Malnutrition In Palghar, Maharashtra Stirs Into Action
Jawhar, Palghar: At the Patangshah cottage hospital in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, the mood is tense. With 22 severely malnourished children admitted here, their parents are a worried lot. Ajit Khadam, father of eight month-old Suraj told NDTV, “My son weights 3.5 kg. Doctors say that’s half of what is considered normal weight for childre...
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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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"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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How Parents Struggle To Get Their Underweight Children Treated In Palghar
Palghar, Maharashtra: Three-year old Gauri Sapta from Dohrepada in Maharashtra’s Jawhar has made at least 15 trips to the Jawhar Kutir hospital in the last three years. Each time, she spends over a week there to be nourished back to health. The ideal weight for a girl of her age is 12-13 kg. Gauri, however, weighs less than 5 kg. This time, her ...
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Human Rights Panel Seeks Report From Maharashtra On Malnutrition Deaths
The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to Maharashtra government over reports of 600 children dying this year due to malnutrition in Palghar district of the state.
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Human Rights Body Issues Notice Over Malnutrition Deaths In Maharashtra
Mumbai: The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday issued a notice to Maharashtra government, giving it four weeks to submit a report on deaths of children allegedly due to malnutrition in Palghar district. The Commission in a statement, said it has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports that 600 children have died allegedly due to maln...
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Kids Dying Of Malnutrition In Palghar, Maharashtra Stirs Into Action
Jawhar, Palghar: At the Patangshah cottage hospital in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, the mood is tense. With 22 severely malnourished children admitted here, their parents are a worried lot. Ajit Khadam, father of eight month-old Suraj told NDTV, “My son weights 3.5 kg. Doctors say that’s half of what is considered normal weight for childre...
