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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Yashasvi Jaiswal wants to continue playing for Mumbai, writes to MCA seeking approval
Mumbai, May 9 (PTI): India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has requested the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to allow him to remain with the domestic giants, a month after asking for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to switch to Goa.
In April, Jaiswal surprised everyone by writing to the MCA to seek its approval for a shock move to Goa. On its part, the MCA too had swiftly approved Jaiswal's request.
PTI is in possession of Jaiswal's email to the MCA in which he said he is available to represent Mumbai in the next domestic season.
"I the undersigned would request your goodself to consider my request in withdrawing my NOC given to me as I had some family plans in shifting to Goa which for now has been curtailed !," Jaiswal wrote.
"So I sincerely request MCA to allow me to play for Mumbai this season! I have not submitted the NOC to BCCI nor to Goa Cricket Association!," he added.
Jaiswal, who moved from Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi to Mumbai as a young player and rose through the ranks to make his debut across formats for India over the last couple of years, was also believed to have shifted to Goa from Mumbai owing to the prospect of becoming their captain.
A packed international calendar perhaps would not have allowed the 23-year-old Jaiswal a lot of time to spend with Goa, but becoming their skipper would have given him some experience in major leadership roles.
The secretary of the Goa Cricket Association, Shamba Desai had earlier confirmed to PTI that Jaiswal would be their captain with the Goa team being promoted from Plate division to Elite ahead of the 2025-26 season.
