Karnataka will be better off when CM resigns: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: The Vidhana Sabha leader of the opposition Siddaramaiah said, “If Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai were to resign, the state would benefit from it”, he expressed.
Countering regarding the state government releasing grants to distribute shoes, and socks to school children, Siddaramaiah said, “Basavaraj has finally woken up from sleep. His ministers are cold hearted to the needs of people. They have the arrogance to question the need for Children to wear shoes & socks”, he tweeted.
“Congress had to show them the reality. Karnataka will be better off if CM resigns”, he posted.
On Friday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai reportedly informed that he had approved a grant of 132 crores, which had been allotted to distribute shoes and socks for school children in the state.
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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.
