K'taka govt launches 'Kashi Yatra' scheme
Bengaluru, Jun 27: The Karnataka government on Monday gave its nod to the 'Kashi Yatra' project offering a cash assistance of Rs 5,000 to each of the 30,000 pilgrims willing to take up a pilgrimage to Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
In its order, the government authorised the religious endowment department commissioner to utilise Rs 7 crore sanctioned for the Kashi Yatra', as read out in the budget speech by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai under the accounts head of Assistance to Manasa Sarovara Pilgrims'.
In a statement, the Minister for Religious Endowment, Hajj and Wakf, Shashikala Jolle said those willing to avail themselves of the benefit should be the native of Karnataka and have to furnish proof of their domicile of origin in Karnataka such as their voter ID, Aadhaar Card or ration card.
The applicants should be above 18 years old and have to furnish their age proof, the Minister said.
She added that those who took up pilgrimage from April 1 to June 30 and want to take benefit of the Kashi Yatra' scheme would have to furnish proof that they visited Kashi Vishwanath Temple such as their darshan ticket or waiting list, Pooja Receipt', and submit it to the commissioner of religious endowment department in the prescribed proforma.
Any pilgrim taking up the government-sponsored Kashi Yatra' would get the benefit only once in a life time, Jolle said.
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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.
