Shivratri Mela Food Outbreak in Palamu: 175 Fall Ill, Probe Intensifies0

• A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
• February 17, 2026

Key Development  At least 175 people, most of them children, fell ill after consuming food at a Mahashivratri fair in Dwarka village under Panki police limits in Palamu district in Jharkhand. Health officials responded immediately after patients began reporting symptoms on Sunday night. Those affected developed vomiting, diarrhoea, and abdominal pain shortly after eating at