78 students fall ill in Sangrur govt school: Focus to be on quality of food, says Bains
1 year ago

78 students fall ill in Sangrur govt school: Focus to be on quality of food, says Bains

Hindustan Times  

Two days after 78 students of a government meritorious school falling ill, Punjab education minister Harjot Bains asserted on Monday that they would now give more importance to the quality of food, rather than its cost, served at the meritorious schools across the state. Bains said that the food contractor concerned, who has already been arrested, was providing three meals a day for ₹ 79 per student A total of 78 students of a government meritorious school in Sangrur had fallen ill on Saturday, allegedly because of poor quality food served there. Bains said that the food contractor concerned, who has already been arrested, was providing three meals a day for ₹79 per student. DC orders food checking in educational institutes Patiala deputy commissioner Sakshi Sawhney has ordered checking of the food that is served in canteens and hostel messes of the various educational institutions.

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96 students hospitalised after eating mid-day meal at Maharashtra school
2 weeks, 4 days ago

96 students hospitalised after eating mid-day meal at Maharashtra school

India Today  

As many as 96 students of a government school in Maharashtra fell ill after consuming food served as part of the mid-day meal, officials said on Friday. The affected students from Classes 1 to 7 in Chandrapur district's Pardi village, were admitted to various hospitals for treatment. Last month, in a similar incident in Telangana, almost 50 students of a …

Bihar: NHRC issues notice to state government over 184 students falling ill after consuming midday meal
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar: NHRC issues notice to state government over 184 students falling ill after consuming midday meal

India TV News  

Bihar news: The National Human Rights Commission today issued a notice to the Bihar government over the reports of 184 students falling ill in a West Champaran school after consuming midday meal. The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that 184 students of a government-run school at Bansgaon Parsauni in West Champaran fell ill after consuming …

Maharashtra: 16 students hospitalised after consuming mid-day meals at civic-run school in Mumbai
1 year, 2 months ago

Maharashtra: 16 students hospitalised after consuming mid-day meals at civic-run school in Mumbai

India TV News  

At least 16 students of a civic-run school in Mumbai were hospitalised on Friday after they fell sick owing to suspected food poisoning. Several students of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's school at Anik village complained of symptoms like stomach soon after they were served a midday meal around 9.45 am. Similar incidents in Delhi school In a similar incident, as …

70 schoolboys in Delhi’s Sagarpur fall ill after midday meal
1 year, 3 months ago

70 schoolboys in Delhi’s Sagarpur fall ill after midday meal

The Hindu  

Nearly 70 students of a Delhi government school fell ill allegedly after having their midday meal in south-west Delhi’s Sagarpur, the police said on Friday. In a statement, the Delhi government said a show-cause notice has been issued to the midday meal provider at the school, seeking answers within 24 hours. Second incident The incident comes two weeks after 28 …

Delhi: At least 70 students fall sick after consuming mid-day meal in govt school in Sagarpur
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi: At least 70 students fall sick after consuming mid-day meal in govt school in Sagarpur

India TV News  

As many as 70 students have fallen sick after consuming mid-day meals at a government school in New Delhi on Friday. Delhi police issues statement In a statement, the Delhi police said that a PCR call was received at Police Station Sagarpur regarding vomiting by around 70 students of classes 6th to 8th after having a mid-day meal at Sarvodaya …

30 students fall ill after taking breakfast in Namakkal school
1 year, 6 months ago

30 students fall ill after taking breakfast in Namakkal school

The Hindu  

Thirty students attached to the Government Eklavya Model Residential School at Kolli Hills in Namakkal district fell ill after taking breakfast on Thursday. More than 350 students are studying in the Government Eklavya Model Residential School functioning at Senkarai in Kolli Hills. On information, parents of the students staged a protest in front of the school and said food prepared …

Bihar: 146 schoolchildren hospitalised after eating mid-day meal
1 year, 6 months ago

Bihar: 146 schoolchildren hospitalised after eating mid-day meal

Hindustan Times  

146 schoolchildren were taken to hospital after they fell ill after consuming mid-day meal at a government school in Bagaha sub-division in Bihar’s West Champaran district on Thursday, officials said. Bagaha’s sub-divisional magistrate Dr Anupama Singh said as many as 146 schoolchildren of Rajkiya Madhya Vidyalaya at Barwal village were brought to the subdivision hospital in Bagaha after some students …

24 students fall sick after consuming mid-day meal at Gaya school
1 year, 8 months ago

24 students fall sick after consuming mid-day meal at Gaya school

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: Twenty-four students fell sick after consuming mid-day meal served at a school in Bihar’s Gaya district on Wednesday, said administration officials. Soon after, other students also fell sick and were shifted to the primary health centre, officials said. The Gaya district administration took cognisance of the matter and said action will be taken against the school headmaster and others …

22 students fall ill after consuming mid-day meal in Parvatipuram Manyam district
1 year, 10 months ago

22 students fall ill after consuming mid-day meal in Parvatipuram Manyam district

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: As many as 22 students were taken ill and were hospitalised after consuming mid-day meal at Mandal Parishad School in Kona village of Makkuva mandal in Parvatipuram Manyam district on Tuesday. Medical officials said that six students complained of vomiting and stomach ache. On being informed, collector Nihant Kumar immediately sent a team of tashildar and three medical officers …

Inadequate funding: The big mess
2 years, 2 months ago

Inadequate funding: The big mess

Deccan Chronicle  

Over 1,000 students in the state’s 18 districts became ill in government hostels and Basar IIIT over the last eight months. More than 600 students at Basar IIIT became ill as a result of food poisoning on July 15, with the majority of them being girls. During July and August, more food poisoning incidents were reported in the erstwhile Adilabad, …

40 students taken ill after having mid-day meal in Kurnool district
2 years, 4 months ago

40 students taken ill after having mid-day meal in Kurnool district

The Hindu  

In the second incident in a week, 40 students of Chakrala Mandal Parishad Upper Primary School in Pathikonda mandal fell ill on Tuesday after having the mid-day meal served at the school. District Education Officer V. Ranga Reddy said that an inquiry committee had been formed to go into the reasons behind the incident and that District Collector P. Koteswara …

Kerala: 8 students hospitalised after having mid-day meal at primary school; food poisoning suspected
2 years, 6 months ago

Kerala: 8 students hospitalised after having mid-day meal at primary school; food poisoning suspected

India TV News  

Highlights The incident was reported from Kayamkulam in Kerala's Alappuzha district The officials had visited the school and collected samples of food and water Kerala Health Minister Veena George has ordered to conduct an inquiry into the case Eight students of a primary school in Kerala were hospitalised due to a suspected case of food poisoning on Friday. The incident …

Food poisoning incidents in student hostels on rise
2 years, 9 months ago

Food poisoning incidents in student hostels on rise

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: Several incidents of food poisoning in hostels and of students falling sick are being reported from erstwhile Adilabad district. Some students of IIIT Basar fell sick after taking food in which, midway through the meals, they found a dead frog and a cockroach. This resulted in the serving of poor quality food to students and incidents of food poisoning. …

85 students taken ill after midday meal in Andhra Pradesh
2 years, 9 months ago

85 students taken ill after midday meal in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Eighty-five students of two schools — one in Nandyal in Kurnool district and another in Kakkalappli in Anantapur district — were taken ill and admitted to hospitals after they reported of vomiting, stomach ache, and diarrhoea on Friday afternoon. The Nandyal hospital doctors said the condition of the students was stable, but they would be kept under observation for 24 …

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