Empty wagons of freight train derail in Bihar
Muzaffarpur, Oct 31: Four empty wagons of a freight train derailed in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on Thursday, officials said.
The accident happened around 3.45 pm at Narayanpur Anant station in the Sonpur division of the East Central Railway during shunting, they said.
No one was injured in the accident, they said.
Senior officials, including Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Vivek Bhushan Sood, were at the spot, supervising the restoration works.
RPF Inspector Manoj Kumar Yadav said, "Restoration work is underway. Due to the incident, routes of some trains were diverted on the up line. Movement of trains on the down line is normal."
A number of trains were stopped at the Muzaffarpur and Samastipur railway stations for some time following the accident.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
