Over 70 fall ill in Haryana after eating food made of 'kuttu' flour
Ambala/Yamunanagar, Apr 3: Over 70 people fell ill in Haryana's Ambala and Yamunanagar districts after consuming food items prepared of 'kuttu' (buckwheat) flour, consumed mostly during the nine-day 'Navratra' festival, which began on Saturday.
Around 50 people were taken ill in Ambala after consuming 'chapatis' prepared with 'kuttu' flour on Saturday night, officials said.
They added that all of them were admitted to the civil hospital where their condition was stated to be stable.
Hospital sources said they might have consumed adulterated 'kuttu', which is used by people who fast during the festival.
Ambala Food Safety Officer Rajiv Kumar said that he had received information in this regard on Saturday night.
The cases were reported from Ambala Cantonment as well as the city area, the officials said.
One of the patients admitted at the civil hospital said that he had purchased the flour from a grocery shop at Kachcha Bazaar in Ambala Cantonment, they said.
After collecting information from the patients, the food safety officer raided several shops and collected samples of 'kuttu' flour and other edible items generally used during Navratri.
Kumar said that all the samples have been sent to the state laboratory for testing. After getting the report, strict action will be taken against those shopkeepers whose 'kuttu' flour is found adulterated, he said.
In Yamunanagar district, over 20 people fell sick after eating bread made of buckwheat flour. They were admitted to different hospitals there, the officials said.
According to the officials, some of the patients in Yamunanagar said they ate 'chapatis' made of the flour on Saturday, following which they fell ill.
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Comedian Shyam Rangeela files nomination from Varanasi LS seat on last day
Varanasi: Comedian Shyam Rangeela has finally filed his nomination papers as an independent candidate from the Varanasi parliamentary constituency on Tuesday, May 14, the last day of filing papers.
Rangeela, who intended to contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi had alleged on Monday that he was being denied a nomination from the seat, as he along with several other candidates were reportedly made to wait for filling papers on May 10th and May 13th.
Shyam Rangeela, taking to his official ‘X’ handle, wrote, "With your love and support, I have completed all the requirements as per the rules and submitted the nomination. I also have full faith in the democracy of this country. Now the next two-three days are crucial. Thank you all very much for your cooperation. My electoral future rests in the hands of all election officials who are the custodians of our democracy. With the hope that they all strengthen our faith, Yours Shyam Rangeela.”
Alongside, Shyam, BJP candidate Narendra Modi, Log Party's Vinay Kumar Tripathi, BJP's Surendra Narayan Singh, independent candidates Dinesh Kumar Yadav, Reena Rai, Neha Jaiswal, Ajit Kumar Jaiswal, Ashok Kumar Pandey, Sandeep Tripathi filed their nomination papers on Tuesday.
According to the Election Commision of India, a total of 41 candidates have filed nomination papers from the Varanasi constituency.
आप सभी के प्यार और सहयोग से नियमानुसार सभी आवश्यकताओं की पूर्ति करते हुए मैंने नामांकन दाखिल कर दिया है, मेरा इस देश के लोकतंत्र पर अभी भी पुरा भरोसा है । अब आगे के दो तीन दिन महत्वपूर्ण होंगे।
— Shyam Rangeela (@ShyamRangeela) May 14, 2024
आप सभी का सहयोग के लिए बहुत धन्यवाद ।
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