Karnataka Congress Campaign Panel chief resigns after party's poor show in the state
Hubballi: In the backdrop of the poor show of the Congress party in the state in bygone Lok Sabha Election, the KPCC Campaigning Panel Chief H K Patil resigned from the post on Friday.
Patil, after resigning from the post added that he takes the moral responsibility of the poor performance of the state in the election and stressed that the party should introspect.
In his resignation letter addressed to the party president “It is time for all of us to introspect. I feel it is my moral duty to own up the responsibility, hence, I submit my resignation from the post”.
In a tweet he also thanked Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi, KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao, Former CM Siddaramaiah and Congress Karnataka In-charge KC Venugopal for letting him the opportunity to serve the party.
In Karnataka, the party’s poor performance saw the likes of Rizwan Arshad, Mallikarjun Kharge, Krishna Byregowda and B K Hariprasad losing from their respective constituencies against the BJP candidates.
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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.
