No conspiracy to kill Dalai Lama: Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru, October 01: Clarifying that there was no conspiracy to kill Dalai Lama as per the information of the state police department, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said that it was just a rumour.
Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha here on Monday, the Chief Minister said that unnecessarily, the name of the Dalai Lama was being dragged into such issue.
On loan waiver, the CM said that there was no confusion regarding the issue. He had held a meeting with all bank officials and officers have not issued notices to the farmers. Banks and officials have been sending the intimation letters about discussion between the banks and the government. The letters have not intended to ask farmers to repay their loans, he said.
Javare Gowda in Pandavapura had borrowed loan in 2007 and in 2017, a notice was served to him. So, as a final resort, a notice was served from the Magistrate Court and it was not done in this government. He has already directed all bank officials not to force the farmers to repay their loans. Loan waiver was not a child’s play, he clarified.
“Congress and JDS leaders will sit and discuss about the Cabinet expansion. The Cabinet will be expanded shortly. If needed, we may change the portfolios of some ministers”, he said.
PWD is the mother department for all departments. Total 13 grade officers of various departments were transferred. The PWD has total 4,567 officers and among them, only 526 officers were transferred based on the transfer policy, he clarified.
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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.
