Jeppu Mahakalipaddu: Residents stage protest demanding railway under bridge construction
Mangaluru: A group of residents staged a protest demanding the construction of a railway under bridge at Jeppu Mahakalipaddu under the leadership of Tulunada Rakshana Vedike (Taruve), Nirmal Nagar Civic Welfare Committee and various other organizations on Saturday morning near the railway gate.
Addressing the protesters, Railway Consumer Advisory Committee member Ahmed Bava Bajal, said there had been protests since 1986 demanding a railway under bridge near Mahakalipaddu. But residents here did not get any fruitful result. Therefore, the concerned departments must come forward and provide immediate relief to the problems of locals by giving justice.
The divisional railway has sanctioned Rs. 10 crore to construct a Mahakalipaddu railway under bridge. The corporation must immediately release its part of the fund. Otherwise, a massive protest would be staged in front of the corporation, Ahmed Bava warned.
Yogish Shetty Jeppu, Siraj Adkare, Prashant, Anand Ameen Adyar, Ravi Shetty, Jyotika Jain, Ashok, and other leaders spoke at the occasion.
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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.
