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Time of India
3 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Mass food poisoning at MSU girls' hostel
Vadodara: A case of mass food poisoning at MS University's Halls of Residence (girls' hostel) revealed that the contractor hired for catering services in the hostel mess did not have a food licence. Panic spread at the university's girls' hostel after scores of students complained of vomiting and diarrhoea after dinner at the SD Hall mess on Tuesday night. A stream of ambulances started taking students to SSG Hospital from about 1.30am on Wednesday morning, leading to chaos at the hostel and the hospital. SSG Hospital authorities said 103 students were treated and many of them have been discharged. Hospital authorities said the condition of all students, including those who remained admitted, was stable. "Samples from all students have been collected," said RMO Dr Hitendra Chavan. Vadodara MP Hemang Joshi rushed to the hospital after the mass food poisoning was reported. Students had been served paneer sabji, kheer, rice and dal at the hostel mess. On Wednesday, food safety officers of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) inspected the SD Hall mess, while a group of ABVP-linked student leaders gheraoed MSU's in-charge vice-chancellor Professor Dhanesh Patel, demanding action. "Under the Food Safety and Standards Act, notice has been issued to the contractor as the agency was operating without a licence," a statement from the VMC said. It added that the university furnished two certificates revealing that the hostel mess water tank had last been cleaned on March 28, and pest control actions were last carried out on April 6, 2023. The VMC team sent 26 samples of raw materials, two of cooked food and six water samples for testing. "When MSU canteens and mess halls were checked earlier, we found that the operators did not have food licences. We issued notices to such operators and wrote to the university. When university officials give out contracts, they must check that the operators/agencies have the necessary food licences," said a VMC spokesperson. On Wednesday evening, MSU officials announced that the university had ended the contract for catering services with Shilpa Caterers, due to negligence on the part of the agency which led to severe health issues. "The agency shall not be considered eligible by the university in the future as well," a statement from the university said. The question of allowing any contractor to operate without the necessary food license does not arise as it is a pre-requisite," said MSU vice-chancellor professor Dhanesh Patel. "However, the contractor's services have been terminated for negligence that led to such serious health problems to our students and we have also blacklisted the agency."
Time of India
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Najeeb Ahmed case to be closed: Missing JNU student's mother vows to fight till her 'last breath'; slams CBI for negligence
Missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed (File photo) Fatima Nafis, the mother of missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed , on Tuesday accused the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Delhi Police of "negligence" after a Delhi court allowed the CBI to close the case of her son, who has been missing since October 2016. In a Facebook post, his mother said she would "fight till my last breath." "It's been (almost) nine years since my Najeeb went missing. But the negligence shown by Delhi Police and the CBI from the very first day has led to this moment," Nafis wrote in her post. Asserting that her fight is for every woman who is seeking justice for their children, the woman added that she would approach higher courts too, if needed. "Many times I ask myself — how can I give up hope? How can I let my courage break? He is my son after all. I want my son back. If I have to go to every court in this country for that, I will. I will fight till my last breath," she said. Nafis further alleged that no action was taken against the "goons" of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The RSS is the ideological parent of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which leads the government at the Centre. "Neither Delhi Police nor CBI arrested or took any action against the ABVP-linked students, the goons who assaulted my son and then made him disappear," she charged. Ahmed, a first-year student, went missing from JNU's Mahi-Mandvi hostel on October 15, 2016, after a scuffle with some students allegedly affiliated with the ABVP the previous night. The case was initially probed by Delhi Police and later transferred to the CBI. Nafis, who was at the forefront of protests along with JNU students to demand a fair probe in her son's case, praised those who stood with her. "Their solidarity and this shared struggle give me strength. Throughout this time, when the system tried to silence us, it was students from JNU and from across the country — from colleges and universities like Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia — who stood with me. These very children faced police batons on roads and raised their voices for us," she stated. The CBI filed its closure report on Monday, after permission from the Delhi high court. However, it had closed its investigation back in October 2018 as its efforts to trace Ahmed did not yield any result. Also, though she accepted the closure report, additional chief judicial magistrate Jyoti Maheshwari granted liberty to the agency to reopen the investigation on the receipt of any credible information on Ahmed's whereabouts, and intimate her accordingly.
Time of India
01-07-2025
- Time of India
Najeeb Ahmed case closure: Probe agencies' 'negligence' led to this day, says his mother
Fatima Nafis , the mother of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed who went missing in 2016, accused CBI and Delhi Police on Tuesday of "negligence" in her son's case and said that even if she has to knock on the Supreme Court's doors for justice, she will do it. In a Facebook post, she said she will fight till her last breath. A Delhi court on Monday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to close Ahmed's case, saying that the agency "exhausted all options". by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Mountain Gear for Extreme Conditions Trek Kit India Learn More Undo Ahmed, a first-year student, went missing from the Mahi-Mandvi hostel of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on October 15, 2016, after a scuffle with some students allegedly affiliated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad ( ABVP ) the previous night. The case was initially probed by Delhi Police and later transferred to the CBI. Live Events Nafis said her fight is not just for her son, but for every mother who is seeking justice for her child. "And if I have to go to the Supreme Court of this country, I will go there too," she said. "It's been... (almost) nine years since my Najeeb went missing. But the negligence shown by Delhi Police and CBI from the very first day has led to this moment -- the court accepted the CBI's closure report ," Nafis said in her post. "Many times I ask myself - how can I give up hope? How can I let my courage break? He is my son after all. I want my son back. If I have to go to every court in this country for that, I will. I will fight till my last breath," she said. Neither Delhi Police nor CBI arrested or took any action against the ABVP-linked students, "the goons who assaulted my son and then made him disappear," she charged. Even the biggest investigative agencies and the entire judicial system have not been able to tell where my son is, Nafis said. "For years, lies and falsehoods were spread about my son. The Delhi High Court later ordered all such content to be removed from digital and social media platforms," she said. Nafis, who was at the forefront of protests along with JNU students to demand a fair probe in her son's case, praised those who stood with her. "Their solidarity and this shared struggle give me strength. "Throughout this time, when the system tried to silence us, it was students from JNU and from across the country - from colleges and universities like AMU and Jamia - who stood with me. These very children faced police batons on roads and raised their voices for us," she said. The CBI closed its investigation into the case in October 2018 as its efforts to trace Ahmed did not yield any result. The agency filed its closure report after getting permission from the Delhi High Court. Nafis' counsel said earlier that this was a "political case" in which the "CBI has succumbed to the pressure of its masters". While it accepted the CBI's closure report, the court granted liberty to the agency to reopen the investigation on the receipt of any credible information on Ahmed's whereabouts and intimate the court accordingly.
Hindustan Times
01-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Najeeb Ahmed case closure: Probe agencies' 'negligence' led to this day, says his mother
New Delhi, Fatima Nafis, the mother of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed who went missing in 2016, accused CBI and Delhi Police on Tuesday of "negligence" in her son's case and said that even if she has to knock on the Supreme Court's doors for justice, she will do it. Najeeb Ahmed case closure: Probe agencies' 'negligence' led to this day, says his mother In a Facebook post, she said she will fight till her last breath. A Delhi court on Monday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation to close Ahmed's case, saying that the agency "exhausted all options". Ahmed, a first-year student, went missing from the Mahi-Mandvi hostel of Jawaharlal Nehru University on October 15, 2016, after a scuffle with some students allegedly affiliated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad the previous night. The case was initially probed by Delhi Police and later transferred to the CBI. Nafis said her fight is not just for her son, but for every mother who is seeking justice for her child. "And if I have to go to the Supreme Court of this country, I will go there too," she said. "It's been... nine years since my Najeeb went missing. But the negligence shown by Delhi Police and CBI from the very first day has led to this moment the court accepted the CBI's closure report," Nafis said in her post. "Many times I ask myself — how can I give up hope? How can I let my courage break? He is my son after all. I want my son back. If I have to go to every court in this country for that, I will. I will fight till my last breath," she said. Neither Delhi Police nor CBI arrested or took any action against the ABVP-linked students, "the goons who assaulted my son and then made him disappear," she charged. Even the biggest investigative agencies and the entire judicial system have not been able to tell where my son is, Nafis said. "For years, lies and falsehoods were spread about my son. The Delhi High Court later ordered all such content to be removed from digital and social media platforms," she said. Nafis, who was at the forefront of protests along with JNU students to demand a fair probe in her son's case, praised those who stood with her. "Their solidarity and this shared struggle give me strength. "Throughout this time, when the system tried to silence us, it was students from JNU and from across the country — from colleges and universities like AMU and Jamia — who stood with me. These very children faced police batons on roads and raised their voices for us," she said. The CBI closed its investigation into the case in October 2018 as its efforts to trace Ahmed did not yield any result. The agency filed its closure report after getting permission from the Delhi High Court. Nafis' counsel said earlier that this was a "political case" in which the "CBI has succumbed to the pressure of its masters". While it accepted the CBI's closure report, the court granted liberty to the agency to reopen the investigation on the receipt of any credible information on Ahmed's whereabouts and intimate the court accordingly. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Hindustan Times
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Delhi court adjourns order on CBI report in JNU student disappearance
A city court on Thursday adjourned its order on whether to accept the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) closure report in the disappearance of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed, pushing the long-awaited verdict to June 30. The case, which has remained unsolved for nearly nine years, centres on the disappearance of 27-year-old Najeeb, an MSc Biotechnology student who went missing from his hostel on October 15, 2016, a day after a scuffle with students affiliated to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). His mother, Fatima Nafees, has since challenged CBI's 2018 closure report and demanded a fresh investigation. Fatima, 56, filed a protest petition in 2019, alleging serious lapses in the CBI's probe and calling into question the agency's conclusions that Najeeb voluntarily left the campus due to mental health issues and could not be traced. 'I don't refer to him in the past tense. I believe he is still alive,' she told HT ahead of the earlier expected ruling. Her petition argues that CBI failed to investigate nine ABVP-linked students named in the initial complaint, ignored a possible motive behind Najeeb's disappearance, overlooked contradictions in witness testimonies, and did not adequately examine medical evidence or follow up on claims about his mental health. The case has seen multiple adjournments and a decade-long rotation of judges, delaying any legal finality. Fatima has continued her efforts to seek accountability despite health challenges, attending court hearings and holding silent marches in JNU each year to mark her son's disappearance.
