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A worrying trend emerges in rural Telangana. Young children are becoming addicted to toddy. This traditional drink is now laced with dangerous sedatives. Doctors report a rise in cases since the pandemic. Children are showing withdrawal symptoms. Cultural norms contribute to the problem. Parents give toddy to calm children. Job losses and stress may worsen the situation. A disturbing trend is emerging in parts of rural Telangana: children -- some barely two years old -- are showing signs of addi
Hyderabad, July 11 (PTI) The death toll in the "adulterated" toddy tragedy here rose to six, police said on Friday. Three deaths each were reported in the limits of Kukatpally and KPHB police station limits, a police official told PTI. State Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha was informed that 18 patients are currently under treatment at state-run Gandhi hospital, while 35 others were being treated at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS). Of the 35, five are expected to be discharged soon, an official release said. The Health Minister directed health officials and senior do ...Read More >
Hyderabad: At least five people have died and 15 others have been hospitalised after allegedly consuming adulterated toddy from three compounds in Kukatpally and KPHB since Monday night. While police officially confirmed one death, hospital sources and the victims' families claim the toll is higher. The deceased include Seetharam, 47, a mason from Sriramnagar Colony, and Swaroopa, 61, a housewife from Hydernagar. Police have not released the names of two others suspected to have died at Kukatpally. Seetharam had consumed toddy on Monday evening and began vomiting soon after. He was declared ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: A defiant Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday scaled the gates of the Naqshband Sahib graveyard to pay tributes to the 22 people killed by the Dogra army on July 13, 1931. The dramatic scene unfolded a day after Abdullah and several leaders of the National Conference and opposition parties were put under house arrest to prevent them from going to the graveyard to mark Martyrs' Day. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah took an autorickshaw from the Khanyar crossing to the martyrs memorial while Minister for Education Sakina Ittoo surprised everyone by r ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A tragedy involving an adulterated toddy resulted in the death of a 40-year-old woman while undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital, raising the death toll to nine. According to KPHB police sub-inspector Manyam, "The deceased is Gangamani, 40. She was working as a housekeeping staff member and was hospitalised after she fell sick. She died on Sunday night at 9.04 pm while undergoing treatment. She consumed toddy on July 6 and fell sick the same day. Her family admitted her to the hospital, and she was later moved to Gandhi Hospital. Her body was sent for post-mortem analysis." The ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 09: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that Jammu & Kashmir's tourism sector is witnessing a strong revival, with a steady rise in the number of tourists visiting the Union Territory each day.Abdullah, while addressing reporters in West Bengal ahead of the Kolkata Tourism Fair, said, "Tourists are coming back to Kashmir in good numbers. The ongoingAmarnathYatra is proceeding smoothly with heavy footfall on both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes, he said."I spoke to several pilgrims, and they are all happy and satisfied with the arrangements. I have come to Kolkata to ta ...Read More >
Mumbai: The attack on Sambhaji Brigade leader Pravin Gaikwad has triggered a stir in Maharashtra politics with opposition parties alleging the assailants were the BJP activists. However, Maharashtra minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule claimed the BJP has nothing to do with the attack. Raising the issue in the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha, Congress legislative party leader Vijay Wadettiwar said that Gaikwad was fatally attacked, dragged out of his car, and his face was blackened. He claimed it was an attempt on Gaikwad's life. Gaikwad was manhandled and ink was hurled on him allegedly by activists ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Atleast 18 individuals were hospitalised on Tuesday evening, July 9, in Hyderabad after reportedly drinking adulterated toddy from Kukatpally shops. The incident came to light after the department started receiving alerts from various hospitals, including one in Kukatpally, with patients complaining of dizziness, diarrhea, and low blood sugar levels. According to a report by The Hindu, initial investigations revealed that the cases were tied to toddy shops in Kukatpally. The majority of the victims are wage laborers who live in places such as Hyderanagar and Indiranagar and among ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 11 (PTI) The death toll in the "adulterated" toddy tragedy here rose to five, police said on Friday. The toll has gone up to five after one more person who fell ill after allegedly consuming the toddy succumbed, while 48 people were undergoing treatment, they said. Telangana Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha, who visited the state-run NIMS Hospital and enquired about the health condition of the affected people on Thursday, said the government would conduct a thorough investigation into the incident. Stern action would be taken against those responsible, he said. A Proh ...Read More >
Several people remain hospitalised in Hyderabad after allegedly consuming adulterated toddy sourced from depots in Kukatpally. At Gandhi Hospital, 23 people were receiving treatment as on Sunday evening, with five of them reported to be in critical condition. The critically ill patients have been identified as Vadla Sugunamma, 61, from Hydernagar; K. Nirmala, 47 and B. Latha, 55, from Kukatpally; Manjala Swapna, 26, from Jagadgirigutta, and P. Gangamani, 42, who are either on ventilator support ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll due to consumption of spurious toddy in the Kukatpally area of Hyderabad has gone up to seven, while 51 people were hospitalised. Of the total, 34 patients are receiving treatment at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS). Eleven have been hospitalised in Gandhi Hospital, while the remaining are undergoing treatment in private hospitals. Two of the affected persons succumbed late on Thursday, bringing the toll to seven. One of them succumbed in a hospital in Nagarkurnool. Authorities at NIMS were taking steps to keep beds ready to ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The deaths of five persons after consuming adulterated toddy triggered public outrage in Kukatpally, where locals staged a protest outside a toddy compound, demanding strict action and tighter regulation. Protesters alleged that earlier complaints about spurious toddy had been ignored by officials. As the protest intensified on Wednesday morning, police reached the spot and dispersed the crowd. "Can't believe this is being taken so lightly. It is an act that puts so many lives at risk," said one protester, a relative of one of the victims. Following the protest, officials sealed th ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi government will soon begin clearing pending electric vehicle (EV) subsidy dues amounting to about ₹140 crore, officials said on Monday as per PTI. Transport Minister Pankaj Singh confirmed that the department will verify all subsidy applications to resolve the backlog, which has piled up over the past two years. "The process of identifying eligible beneficiaries has already started," an official said. A dedicated portal for clearing dues is also being prepared. The development follows a September 3 Delhi High Court directive asking the government to take immediate steps ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll in the spurious toddy case in Hyderabad has gone up to nine, following the death of a woman at a hospital on Monday. P. Gangamani (42) succumbed at government-run Gandhi Hospital in Secunderabad. A resident of Hydernagar, she was among the 23 patients admitted to the hospital after consuming spurious toddy last week. The adulterated toddy claimed nine lives and affected about 60 others in Kukatpally area. The victims, who had consumed toddy at different shops on July 6 and 7, approached various private hospitals on July 8 with complaints of ...Read More >
Malela Jaya Prakash Goud, the director of the Medha School, converted classrooms and restricted areas into a facility to produce Alprazolam, a banned narcotic substance used in the adulteration of toddy. Hyderabad police have busted a drug racket running from the building of a private school in Hyderabad and arrested three persons, including its director, in connection with the case. According to officials familiar with the matter, Malela Jaya Prakash Goud, the director of the Medha School, con ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: At least 12 people were hospitalised on Tuesday after allegedly consuming adulterated toddy at toddy compounds in Kukatpally. One of the patients is currently on ventilator support. An excise official told TNIE that all 12 individuals had been admitted to different hospitals: one in a private hospital, two in Gandhi Hospital and nine shifted to Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) from a private facility. "We don't yet have concrete evidence that adulterated toddy is the cause," the official said and added: "Samples have been sent for lab testing, and doctors will conduct ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Human Rights Commission (TSHRC) has directed the Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue (Prohibition and Excise) SAM Rizvi to submit a comprehensive report regarding the alleged toddy adulteration incident. Following a complaint by Rama Rao on Thursday, the Commission directed the Principal Secretary to submit the report by August 20, covering aspects such as factual verification of the incident, number of deaths, and persons affected, as mentioned in the complaint and news reports. The Commission further asked for details of the action, if any, taken by th ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Two persons died and 17 others were taken ill after consuming adulterated toddy in the Kukatpally area of Hyderabad. While a man succumbed while undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital on Wednesday, a woman died at a private hospital. Sita Ram (47), a native of Wanaparthy district who was residing in Hydernagar, died at Gandhi Hospital. Earlier, a woman died at a private hospital. Relatives of Swarupa were preparing to perform her last rites, but police intervened to shift the body to the Gandhi Hospital mortuary for autopsy. She was identified as Swarupa (65). The affected pers ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two persons died and 17 others were taken ill after consuming adulterated toddy in the Kukatpally area of Hyderabad. While a man succumbed while undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital on Wednesday, a woman died at a private hospital. Sita Ram (47), a native of Wanaparthy district who was residing in Hydernagar, died at Gandhi Hospital. Earlier, a woman died at a private hospital. Relatives of Swarupa were preparing to perform her last rites, but police intervened to shift the body to the Gandhi Hospital mortuary for autopsy. She was identified as Swarupa ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 11: The death toll due to consumption of spurious toddy in the Kukatpally area of Hyderabad has gone up to seven, while 51 people were hospitalised. Of the total, 34 patients are receiving treatment at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS). Eleven have been hospitalised in Gandhi Hospital, while the remaining are undergoing treatment in private hospitals. Two of the affected persons succumbed late on Thursday, bringing the toll to seven. One of them succumbed in a hospital in Nagarkurnool. Authorities at NIMS were taking steps to keep beds ready to meet the possible ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana Excise Department has suspended Balanagar Excise SHO Venukumar amid cases of adulterated toddy poisoning that led to the hospitalisation of at least 51 people in Hyderabad and seven deaths on Friday, July 11. A probe is underway to ascertain the role of others in the department, reported Eenadu. Of the total, 34 patients are receiving treatment at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), with the RMO confirming seven deaths and preparations underway to keep beds ready to meet the possible increase in the influx of affected people. Eleven have been hospitali ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A stunning revelation has rocked Hyderabad as police uncovered a covert alprazolam manufacturing unit operating inside Medha School, Bowenpally, in an operation led by the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE). Authorities seized over 7 kg of alprazolam, including 3.5 kg of finished product and 4.3 kg of semi-processed tablets, alongside raw materials and state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment. Along with the drugs, cash amounting to 21 lakh was recovered from the school premises. Three people school director Malela Jaya Prakash Goud and two associates are currently ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the deaths and hospitalisations caused by adulterated toddy in Kukatpally and KPHB. The complaint, filed by Rama Rao of Maredpally, listed 15 victims, including four confirmed deaths -- Tulasi Ram, 47, Bojjah, 55, Narayanamma of HMT Hills, and Sita Ram of Vanaparthy district. The incident occurred at the HMT Nagar toddy compound on Wednesday. The complaint alleges the toddy was laced with alprazolam, hydrochloride and diazepam. The Commission was urged to direct the excise department to inspect all toddy o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh for the families of those who died in the bridge collapse in Vadodara. He also announced Rs 50,000 for the injured. At least nine people were killed after a portion of the Gambhira bridge collapsed in the Padra area of Gujarat Vadodara district on Wednesday. In a post on X, the CM Patel said, The collapse of a span of the Gambhira Bridge, connecting Anand and Vadodara, has caused an accident that is deeply distressing to the heart. The state government stands with full compassion a ...Read More >
Hyderabad: At least six persons died, and 17 others were hospitalised after they consumed on Monday toddy that is believed to have been adulterated in the Kukatpally area. The condition of the patients admitted to NIMS and other hospitals was stated to be 'stable'. After the flurry of hospitalisations, the state government on Wednesday directed the excise officials to send samples of the toddy in question to the lab for chemical tests and decided to conduct regular checks at toddy shops in the city. The deceased are from HMT Hills' Saicharank Colony in Kukatpally. They have been identified a ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The death toll in the alleged adulterated toddy tragedy has climbed to five on Thursday. Excise officials said preliminary lab tests detected alprazolam - a sedative used to treat anxiety and panic disorders - in samples from three licenced depots in Kukatpally area.Excise officials have arrested four men linked to the toddy depots. At least 48 others who consumed toddy from depots in and around Kukatpally over the last few days, are undergoing treatment in different hospitals in the city. Excise officials said all victims had developed severe symptoms, including excessive vomiting ...Read More >
Nizamabad: High‐level corruption within several government departments has allowed the sale of adulterated toddy to flourish across Telangana. Fatalities linked to contaminated toddy have risen sharply, affecting both men and women addicted to the illicit brew. In pursuit of quick profits, unscrupulous depot owners, toddy tappers and corrupt officials are promoting this dangerous trade. Disturbingly, some young migrant workers from Telangana have struggled to maintain jobs in the Gulf because of their dependence on chemically tainted toddy back home. Analyses have detected Chloral Hydrate, Di ...Read More >
Hyderabad: After having arrested six people for supplying adulterated toddy at a licenced shop in Kukatpally, the state Excise and Prohibition department has prepared a preliminary report on toddy adulteration which already claimed six lives this week. The Excise wing found that the local enforcement officials were not conducting regular inspection of the toddy shops, which could have led to the latest incident. Curbs on availability of chemicals that are being blended with toddy were also not enforced strictly, excise officials said and added that the final report will expose the entire adul ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chakali Pedda Gangaram, a 70-year-old man, who died after consuming adulterated toddy, died on Friday, bringing the death toll in the incident to seven. Currently, 34 people are being treated at NIMS, while 15 are being treated at Gandhi. Prohibition and excise commissioner C Hari Kiran ordered the suspension of Balanagar excise CI Venu Kumar for his alleged negligence in the enforcement of rules at the toddy shops. According to Kukatpally sub-inspector S. Ramakrishna, the victim was working as a labour and was being treated at Gandhi Hospital and died while undergoing treatment o ...Read More >