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Gujarat set to get its own region-specific antivenom to fight against snak
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Gujarat government is set to get its own region-specific antivenom soon to reduce snakebite-related human deaths in the state.
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Monsoon fury claims 386 lives in Himachal, 218 rain-related, 168 in road a
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the SDMA report, out of these deaths, 218 deaths were caused by rain-related incidents, which included landslides, flash floods, house collapses, drowning, electrocution and snakebites, whereas 168 deaths occurred in road accidents, which surged amid treacherous hill conditions.
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Himachal monsoon toll reaches 95; 56 rain-related, 39 road accident fatali
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Out of these, 56 deaths have occurred due to rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, lightning, electrocution, snakebites, drowning, and other natural causes. The remaining 39 fatalities have been attributed to road accidents, which have surged due to slippery c
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Madhya Pradesh: Congress Chief alleges snakebite scam, claims Rs 11 crore
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking to reporters, Patwari said, "We have seen various kinds of corruption and irregularities but in the governance of CM Mohan Yadav, one man, a resident of Seoni district, was bitten by snakes 38 times and Rs 4 lakh was withdrawn each time (compensation amount which is provided by stat
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Union Health Ministry launches action plan to reduce snakebite deaths by h
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Apurva Chandra, Union Health Secretary, launched a National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming (NAP-SE) in India in Delhi on Tuesday. The action plan seeks to reduce snakebite deaths by half by 2030.
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Odisha Govt issues guidelines for rescue, release of snakes
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to new guidelines, only the certified snake handlers are permitted to carry out all the snake rescue and release operations in the State by following the guidelines.
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Snake-catcher Vava Suresh, bitten by Cobra, in better health condition: He
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kottayam (Kerala) [India], February 1 (ANI): Famous snake-catcher Vava Suresh who sustained critical injuries after being bitten by a cobra is in better health condition, the health official informed on Tuesday.
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Man suffers snakebite off Gujarat coast, rescued
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Okha (Gujarat) [India], December 24 (ANI): The India Coast Guard's C-152 boat evacuated the master of IFB Rutika who suffered a snakebite off the Dwarka coast.
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Kollam murder case: Postmortem of snake underway, its DNA to be extracted
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 26 (ANI): Kerala DGP Loknath Behera on Tuesday informed that a post-mortem of a snake is being conducted and its DNA will be extracted soon to probe into a death of a woman, which turned out to pre-planned murder by her husband, who purchased the snak
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Husband arrested for getting wife killed by snake in Kerala
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kollam (Kerala) [India], May 25 (ANI): A crime branch probe into a death of a woman due to snakebite in Anchal here has turned out to be a pre-planned murder carried out by her husband, who purchased the snake allegedly to kill his wife.
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Kerala snakebite death: Principal, Vice-principal suspended
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Wayanad (Kerala) [India], Nov 22 (ANI): The Principal and Vice-principal of Sarvajana Government Higher Secondary School in Wayanad's Sulthan Bathery were suspended on Friday after the death of a Class 5 student due to snakebite inside the classroom.
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Kerala: Teacher, doctor of govt hospital suspended over death of Class V s
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Nov 22 (ANI): The widespread public protest in social media directed against the government, over the unfortunate death of a fifth standard student due to snakebite, has the state education officials on their toes, along with the state administration.<
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