Modi takes oath as the Prime Minister for second term; world leaders attend ceremony
New Delhi: Narendra Modi on Thursday evening in a glittering ceremony took oath as the Prime Minister of the country for second consecutive term in the presence of several world leaders and leaders from opposition parties including Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
President Ramnath Kovind administered the oath of office and secrecy to Modi and his council of ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
Earlier in the day, Narendra Modi had visited the memorials of Mahatma Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee where he paid tributes to the late leaders.
Modi rode upon stupendous show of his party BJP in the Lok Sabha Election where the saffron party won 303 seats form historic majority.
Dr. Manmohan Singh, Yogi Adityanath and national leaders were present at the ceremony.
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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.
