Dharmasthala GP fails to respond to RTI question on handling of unidentified corpses
Belthangady: Amid the investigation of the Dharmasthala mass burial case by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the government, the Dharmasthala Gram Panchayat has issued a statement that it has no records in relation to the payment made to the KS Hegde Medical Academy Hospital, Mangaluru, to keep unidentified bodies in the hospital mortuary.
The statement has been issued in response to an RTI application filed by a citizen of Belthangady, Prabhakar Nayak.
Nayak had sought information on the amount paid to the hospital between 2000 and 2025 to retain unidentified corpses in the hospital mortuary after conducting the post-mortem examination and while a search was on for the relatives of the deceased.
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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.
