Wild boar shot dead after attack leaves farmer dead and two women injured in Hassan
Hassan: A wild boar was shot dead after it attacked and killed a 65-year-old farmer and injured two women at Haradanahalli village in Holenarasipura taluk of Hassan district on Monday, forest department officials said.
Rajegowda and his wife were working in their farmland along with a female labourer when the aggressive boar attacked the man who subsequently succumbed to his severe injuries.
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His wife Shanthamma (aged 55) and the labourer Nanjamma (60) who tried to save him were also attacked. Both of them sustained injuries and were taken to government hospital in Holenarasipura and later shifted to another hospital in Hassan for further treatment, the officials said. In a bid to control the boar from attacking others, the locals attacked the animal with sticks but to no avail.
The wild boar was on a rampage and furiously attacking others. ''Because of the conflict, the wild boar had to be shot down with a gun by the forest department officials'', said Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Kumar Pushkar.
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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.
