Mass Food Poisoning at Andhra Pradesh Hostel: Chief Minister Orders Investigation

Food poisoning at Devarapalli ashram school: 35 students discharged

Ten students remain under medical observation and the Tribal Welfare Department In-charge Director to submit a ground-level report to higher authorities

Mass Food Poisoning at Andhra Pradesh Hostel: Chief Minister Orders Investigation

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has ordered a thorough investigation following a mass illness at Devarapalli Ashram Boys' Hostel. Ninety-two students developed severe symptoms after breakfast, prompting them to be hospitalized. Authorities are taking measures to ensure the students' recovery and prevent future incidents.

140 students fall sick in separate food poisoning cases in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh

Dozens of students fell ill after eating mid-day meals in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. In Madhepura, Bihar, seventy students were hospitalized with vomiting and stomach pain. In Polavaram, Andhra Pradesh, seventy tribal students also fell ill and received intensive care. Investigations are underway in both incidents to determine the cause of the food poisoning.

255 Ate Breakfast, Over 100 Hospitalised: Food Poisoning Exposes Negligence at Andhra Pradesh Tribal Hostel

Around 74 to over 100 students of the Government Tribal Welfare School and Ashram Boys’ Hostel in Devarapalli village, Maredumilli Mandal, Polavaram district, Andhra Pradesh fell ill after consuming breakfast on Saturday morning (February 7, 2026), prompting emergency medical response and an official probe. The children, who had eaten idli and chutney, developed symptoms like vomiting, stomach pain, fever, diarrhoea and discomfort, and were rush…