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 https://www.news9live.com/india/16-mysterious-deaths-in-rajouri-sit-steps-in-activists-slam-govts-slow-action-2797655  https://twitter.com/i/status/1879461334775206209  five locals died of an unknown illness.... extensive testing on 3,500 local residents, analysing water and food samples, but found no evidence of a contagious disease...  Despite these initial negative findings, subsequent waves of deaths continued in the area. J&K Health Minister Sakinoo Itoo confirmed three distinct instances of deaths, totalling around 15, but emphasised that the absence of recurring infections suggests an alternate cause..extensive microbiological studies ruled out viral, bacterial, or microbial infections in 13 of the 38 affected individuals, pointing towards alternative explanations.... Locals blamed the slow response of teams, saying that the delay in action contributed to the rising death toll. Those affected by the unidentified illness were left without proper treatment in time, leading to unnecessary losses,” said advocate and social activist Shabnam Mir.

As A Deadly Artillery Range Turns Tourism Hub In Kashmir, Families Of Those Killed Battle For Compensation Sajad Hameed And Qazi Shibli
Wednesday 22 Jan, 2025 The Tosa Maidan Bachao Front (TBF), an advocacy group of victim families and civil rights activists, said in a 2017 petition for compensation in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that at least 54 had died between 1974 and 2014, including farmers, shepherds, and children.  The court ordered, on 16 December 2024, that petitioners should send copies of death certificates for 30 more people who died on Tosa Maidan to the union government and that “after verifying” the documents, authorities are to “process cases for grant of compensation”. 

AAP documentary screening in Delhi cancelled: Did not seek permission, say cops; ‘Dictatorship,’ says Arvind Kejriwal https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/aap-documentary-screening-delhi-cancelled-cops-dictatorship-arvind-kejriwal-9785652/ The Aam Aadmi Party had planned a media screening of a documentary on the ‘unprecedented assault’ on the party and its leaders.

“As elections have been declared, political parties have to apply for permission through single window system at DEO office (that is DM office). This is a standard process during elections. For the said event, no such permission was taken and hence it would have been a violation of guidelines. We urge all parties to follow the elections rules and regulations at this time,” an official statement from the Delhi Police said.

Kejriwal claimed at a press conference that no permission was required for a private screening. “Today, we had organised the screening of one of our films for the media… This was a private and not public screening but a lot of police force was pressed to stop the screening