Madhya Pradesh: Trainer aircraft skids in Sagar district, pilot safe
Sagar (MP), Jul 17: A trainer aircraft skidded off the runway while taking off at Dhana airstrip in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district on Saturday afternoon but the trainee pilot who was flying solo did not suffer any injuries, police said.
The aircraft, a Cessna 172, belonged to Chimes Aviation, a private aviation institute which had been banned from using the airstrip, 20 km from here, after one of its aircraft crashed last year and two people onboard were killed. But the ban was lifted later.
The incident took place around 3 pm on Saturday. Rahul Sharma, Chimes Aviation's local administrator, told PTI that the 22-year-old trainee pilot was safe.
The aircraft skidded off the runway and reached a patch of land full of shrubs, said eyewitnesses. Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said a probe team was being sent to the spot.
Just got the news of a crash of a Cessna aircraft (solo flight) that belonged to the Chimes Aviation Academy in Sagar, MP. Fortunately, the trainee is safe. We are rushing an investigation team to the site, he tweeted.
The incident came on the heels of the crash of a trainer aircraft in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district on Friday in which the flight instructor was killed.
In March last year the Madhya Pradesh government had banned Chimes Aviation from using the Dhana airstrip after one of its trainer aircraft crashed on January 3, 2020, killing two persons on board.
The ban was imposed after the Sagar district administration allegedly found the private academy flouting the norms. But the ban was later lifted, local sources said.
#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh: A Cessna aircraft strayed off the runway at around 3 pm at Chimes Aviation Academy situated in the Dhana area of Sagar pic.twitter.com/vAQcBZZkSs
— ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2021
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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.
