Jajpur, Nov 16: As many as 50 students of two government schools in Odisha's Jajpur were taken ill after consuming mid-day meal on Saturday, officials said.
The first incident occurred at Sibantpur Upper Primary School under Haridaspur panchayat of Dharmasala block, they said.
The meal was served at about 10 am in the school and about 40 students were vomiting, feeling nauseous and complaining of stomach pain after consuming it, an official said.
They were immediately rushed to the nearby Dharmasala community health centre (CHC) and treated.
According to a preliminary enquiry, a dead lizard was found in dalma (pulses cooked with vegetables), served to the students in the mid-day meal, Dharmasala block education officer Prafulla Kumar Behera said.
In another incident, 10 students of Bamphu Mangarajpur Nodal School were rushed to the same CHC with similar complaints, the official said.
Rotten eggs were allegedly served to the students in the mid-day meal, he said.
Behera said all the students were discharged from the health centre after preliminary treatments.
Samples of food, served to the students, have been collected and sent to a laboratory for tests, he said, adding that the matter is "under investigation and appropriate action would be taken if anyone is found guilty".
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Mangaluru: In a tragic incident, a 30-year-old woman jumped into the Netravati river along with her one-year-old daughter near the Harekala-Pavoor dam , Adyarpadavu on the outskirts of the city on Friday evening.
The deceased woman has been identified as Chaitra, she reportedly jumped into the river after tying her toddler daughter to her waist.
They had been missing since Friday afternoon. According to locals, Chaitra along with the child arrived near the Harekala-Pavoor bridge and was walking along the riverside footpath towards Pavoor Gadigadde.
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Chaitra’s lifeless body, with her daughter tied along the waist, was discovered on the banks of Netravati river near Harekala-Pavoor.
The reason for the extreme step is yet to be ascertained. Chaitra’s mortal remains have been kept at the Wenlock district hospital mortuary. A case in this regard has been registered at the Konaje Police Station, the police are currently probing the matter.