Jammu Tawi, Feb. 6 -- As part of an ongoing investigation into the deaths of 17 people due to a mysterious illness at Badhaal village of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, authorities on Wednesday conducted surprise inspections of all insecticide, pesticide and fertiliser stores in the district and initiated their closure.



Officials said 11 patients who were admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital (GMC) had fully recovered and been discharged on Tuesday.



In a major late-evening action taken by authorities in the border district, surprise inspections of all insecticide, pesticide and fertiliser stores had been initiated followed by the closure of all these stores until further orders.



The action was going on as ...