KSRTC announces free travel for second PUC students as exams approach
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has announced free travel for Second PUC students during the upcoming annual examinations.
The exams for Second PUC students across the state will begin on February 28 and continue till March 17.
This comes after the Karnataka School Examination and Evaluation Board requested that students be allowed to travel free of cost from their homes to the assigned examination centers, which may be different from their own educational institutions.
How can students avail free travel ?
Second PUC students appearing for the exams can travel free on city, suburban, ordinary, and express KSRTC buses by presenting their Second PUC Examination Admit Card while going to the examination center and returning home.
The corporation in its release stated that it has instructed all drivers and conductors in this regard. In addition, if any examination centers fall on the route of a bus service, requested stops will be arranged to make travel more convenient for students.
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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.
