Over 30 girl students at nursing college hostel fall ill in Mangaluru
Mangaluru, May 22: In a case of suspected food poisoning, over 30 girl students of a private nursing college in Mangaluru were hospitalised due to food poisoning. Most of them were treated in the hospital and sent back to the hostel on Monday, sources said.
Shortage of water, resulting in supply of poor quality water is alleged to be the cause of the ill-health of students on Sunday night. Many parents told reporters that this is the second such instance in less than two months.
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The students suffered from stomach pain, dysentery and vomiting, they said.
District Health department officials, when contacted, said the exact reason behind food poisoning is not yet known. "We visit all college hostels routinely from the district unit. We will investigate the matter," the sources said.
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Air India flight from Mumbai makes 'priority' landing in Bhopal after snag; return leg cancelled
Bhopal (PTI): A Bhopal-bound Air India flight from Mumbai carrying 175 persons on board made a “priority” landing here on Sunday due to a snag, an airport official said.
The aircraft landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm, he said.
Consequently, the return leg of the flight from Bhopal to Mumbai, with 178 passengers booked, was cancelled, the official said.
AAI-run Bhopal airport said in a statement that Air India flight AI 633 “reported a technical issue to Air Traffic Control (ATC) during the flight from Mumbai to Bhopal”.
Immediately, all prescribed safety protocols were activated, and seamless coordination was ensured between ATC, airline ground operations, CISF and airpiort fire and rescue team of Bhopal airport, it said in a statement.
The flight, carrying 175 persons, including 166 passengers and nine crew members, landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm, the airport operator said.
All necessary assistance and support were extended by the airport and airline teams as per the requirements of the flight crew, it said.
“Due to the technical issue, the aircraft was declared unserviceable, and as a precautionary measure, the return flight AI-634 (Bhopal to Mumbai) was cancelled by the airline to facilitate detailed inspection and rectification,” the statement said.
