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Goa Congress leader dies of snakebite suffered when he ‘knelt to pick up his dropped phone’
May 16, 2026 4:34 am
Police say Ketan Bhatikar (40) and a friend were returning to Goa from Karnataka late at night when he took a break in a forested area, where the incident took place
Snakebite death or fraud? Chhattisgarh High Court grants pre-arrest bail to woman in Rs 4 lakh payout case
April 24, 2026 10:58 am
It was alleged before the Chhattisgarh High Court that the woman had obtained Rs 4 lakh in government aid by using fake documents and claiming that a snakebite had killed her husband.
UP e-rickshaw driver carries snake in jacket to Mathura hospital after being bitten; video goes viral
January 14, 2026 1:03 pm
The man, identified as e-rickshaw driver Deepak, arrived at the district hospital after the snakebite. However, he staged a protest on the road alleging that the hospital refused him immediate treatment.
A snakebite that wasn’t: How two sons turned their father’s death into an insurance claim
December 22, 2025 7:21 am
For the police, it seemed like an open and shut case, but for an insurance company reviewing the family’s claim, the paperwork told a different story
Bitten twice while ‘playing with cobra’ for stunt, man dies in Muzaffarnagar
September 23, 2025 4:14 am
He returned home around 9 pm, had dinner and went to bed. By 11 pm, his condition deteriorated
No need to panic after snakebite, free treatment available at govt hospitals: Civil surgeon
September 07, 2025 10:01 pm
Expert warns against turning to faith healers, quacks, or self-styled godmen, stressing that they cannot provide medical treatment.
Snakebite cases spike in Chandigarh, Panchkula, and Mohali during monsoon
August 10, 2025 11:43 pm
At Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, doctors treat an average of five–eight snakebite cases daily during the rains
Over 400 doctors trained to reduce snakebite fatalities in tribal regions of Nashik, Nandurbar districts
July 30, 2025 12:32 pm
Experts have said that the proposal should be expedited to enhance surveillance, enable timely intervention, and ensure an effective public health response.
Why Madhya Pradesh CM's wish to count snakes and rear king cobras is unfeasible
June 21, 2025 11:14 am
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav is keen on “reintroducing” king cobras in Madhya Pradesh as an antidote to spiralling snakebite deaths. He also wants snakes in the state counted in order to assess numbers of the venomous ones.
Chandigarh: Days after woman’s body found in forest, police arrest friend for ‘abandoning’ her following snakebite
June 17, 2025 10:39 pm
Believing she had died, Suraj panicked and instead of continuing to the hospital, drove to the Dhanas forest, where he abandoned her body in the bushes and fled the scene, police claimed
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