Karnataka: CET results announced; Jeffin Biju tops Engineering
Bengaluru: The results of Karnataka Common Entrance Test (CET) were announced on Saturday afternoon on the official websites kea.kar.nic.in and karresults.nic.in
Jeffin Biju of Sri Chaitanya Techno College, Bengaluru topped the Engineering while P Mahesh of the same college topped Naturopathy and Yogic Science.
The exams which works as the gateway to admission in top engineering colleges of the country were held on April 29 and 30.
A total of 1,80,315 candidates appeared for the exam this year. 1,17,947 are eligible for ranking in Bachelor of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, 1,40,957 are eligible for engineering, 1,13,294 are eligible for B.Sc in Agriculture. 1,18,045 candidates are eligible for Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc.) course, 1,46,546 are eligible for BPharma and 1,46,759 are eligible for Doctor of Pharmacy course.
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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.
