Bengaluru Hotels Association to offer hotel rooms at discounts to people from flood-hit area
Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Hotels Association has offered to provide rooms at low fares on a temporary basis, since houses in the city have gotten inundated and the citizens are in need of alternative sources of shelter.
In a press release, the office bearers of the Association have said that residents in low-lying areas in Bengaluru are struggling due to floods caused by two days of incessant rain. Many houses are filled with rainwater, forcing the families to search for other places of stay.
“People will get rooms in hotels at a discount rate of 40-50% under the present circumstances,” the Association heads have offered in the press release.
They have said that people who wish to book rooms may contact on mobile phone number 9844494630.
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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.
