Rahul Gandhi arrives in Patna on day-long visit
Patna (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Bihar’s Patna on Wednesday to attend the birth anniversary function of freedom fighter and Dalit icon Jaglal Choudhary.
Gandhi was welcomed at the Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport here by Bihar Congress chief Akhilesh Prasad Singh and other senior party leaders.
The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha will attend the birth anniversary function of Jaglal Choudhary at the Shri Krishna Memorial Hall here later in the day.
From the airport, Gandhi proceeded to meet Congress MLA Shakeel Ahmed Khan at his official residence in Gardani Bagh. The legislator’s son, Ayaan Zahid Khan, was found dead in the house on February 3. The matter is under investigation.
Gandhi offered condolences to the Kadwa MLA and his family members, a state party leader said.
The former Congress chief had last visited Patna on January 18 when he addressed a 'Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan', followed by a meeting with party workers at Sadaqat Ashram, the BPCC headquarters.
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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.
