Senior citizen dies in elephant attack in Karnataka
Hassan, Jul 2: A sexagenarian, who was attacked by an elephant in his village and was admitted to the hospital, succumbed to injuries on Saturday.
According to police, Krishne Gowda (67), from Kelgale village near Sakaleshpur in Hassan district was on his way to the fields with his son Sudeep and grandson Pratham when a tusker attacked him on Saturday.
The elephant, which had strayed from the nearby woods to the village, attacked them suddenly.
Sudeep and Pratham managed to escape but Krishne Gowda could not.
The elephant attacked Krishne Gowda, which left him critically injured. He was admitted to Crawford General Hospital in Sakleshpur where he breathed his last, police said.
Following the incident, people staged a demonstration in Sakaleshpur town to capture and relocate the rogue elephants.
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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.
