Protest outside DC office: Chikkamagaluru BJP Yuva Morcha district president and 5 others arrested
Chikkamagaluru: The city police arrested five Sangh Parivar activists including the BJP Yuva Morcha district president on Wednesday in connection with the case in which Sangh Parivar leaders and activists staged a dharna in the district collector's office premises and tried to break into the office and obstructed the police.
BJP Yuva Morcha District President Santosh Kotyan and Sangh Parivar activists Kishore, Ravikiran, Amit, Dixit are the arrested accused. The arrested accused have been produced in the court by the police.
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Alleging that they were not allowed to hold Taraka Homa at Dattapeetham in the wake of the inauguration of Ayodhya Ram Mandir on January 22, Sangh Parivar leaders and activists including BJP, Bajrang Dal and VHP staged a dharna in front of the District Collector's office last Monday.Although the SP himself assured the protestors that sit-in was not allowed in the premises of the District Collector's office, the activists went on a sit-in despite the instructions of the police. At this time, some activists tried to break into the District Collector's office. To control the situation, the police arrested all the leaders and activists and later released them.
Chikkamagaluru sub-divisional officer Daljith Kumar lodged a complaint with the city police station on the charge of trying to break into the district collector's office and created an FIR against the five activists of the Sangh Parivar. A case of obstructing police duty was also registered against the activists. In connection with this incident, the city police on Wednesday arrested five Sangh Parivar activists including the district president of Yuva Morcha and produced them in the court.
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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.
