Kalaburagi: Panchayat VP, members, children hospitalized after drinking contaminated water
Kalaburagi: Several children, along with the village panchayat vice president and members, fell ill after consuming contaminated water in Huda B village under Malakhed Gram Panchayat in Sedam taluk on Wednesday.
Reports indicate that eight individuals experienced vomiting and diarrhoea, with four admitted to the Primary Health Centre in Malkhed, while the remaining four were taken to the district and Sedam taluk hospitals.
Former MLA Rajkumar Patil Telkur visited the hospital to check on the children and panchayat vice president who were hospitalised due to their symptoms. He accused the taluk administration of gross negligence, which he claimed led to the incident.
Responding to the issue, Kalaburagi District Health Officer Dr Sharanabasappa Kyatanal confirmed that waterborne illness affected the children, with all eight receiving medical care at health facilities. He assured that their health is now stable.
Water samples from the local borewell in Huda B village have been collected for testing, and authorities have reported that the situation is under control.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
