Mandya | Car–Auto Rickshaw Collision: Three dead, two grievously injured
Mandya: In a collision between a car and an auto-rickshaw that occurred on Wednesday night, three passengers in the auto-rickshaw reportedly passed away near the Kanigal Gate on the outskirts of Malavalli Town. The two people in the car are said to have sustained grievous injuries in this accident.
The deceased have been identified as Bengaluru-based individuals namely Ravikumar (50), Bhaskar (48), and the auto driver Shrinivas (35), a resident of Huligere village in Maddur Taluk, it is learned. The two critically injured individuals were reportedly admitted to the VIMS hospital in Mandya.
Ravikumar, who is the state-level secretary of the pro-people’s forum known as Jaya Karnataka, had visited his home village in Kanikahalli and was returning to Bengaluru in the auto when the vehicle he was travelling in met with the accident, it is learned. An oncoming car had reportedly crashed into the auto-rickshaw near Kanigal on the national highway.
While the auto-rickshaw was entirely crushed in the accident, the car has been damaged, it is learned.
A case has been registered in this regard at the Malavalli rural police station.
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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.
