Kolar: Wife dies after falling under tractor rotator ridden by husband in field
Kolar: In a gruesome incident that reportedly occurred at Kalwamanjali village at Vemagal Hobali, a woman died after falling under the rotator of the tractor while her husband was ploughing their agricultural land.
The deceased has been identified as Soumya (35), wife of Rajesh, both residents of Kalwamanjali village at Vemagal Hobali in Kolar Taluk.
Reportedly, Rajesh had rented a tractor rotator from the agricultural department and ploughed his farmland on Sunday. While he was working on the field, his wife had come to hand over his mobile phone as he had received a phone call when accidentally a portion of her saree got intertwined in the tractor’s wheel. Due to this, she got dragged under the tractor and was crushed under the rotating wheel, it is learned.
Reportedly, during the ploughing process, only the husband-wife duo were in the field.
The Vemagal police visited the site and registered a case in this regard. An investigation is underway.
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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.
