Sarpanch rules against mid-day meal after lizard found in food

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 08:36

The sarpanch of Lohagarh has said that students from his village would no longer take part in the mid-day meal scheme at the government secondary school.

Mid-day meal tragedy: Have contingency plan, Centre tells states

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 20:15

Centre on Tuesday asked all states to put in place a contingency plan to deal with such incidents and ensure strict compliance of guidelines.

Saran school to be tagged with nearby middle school

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 16:26

The primary school in Bihar that witnessed the death of 23 children due to consumption of poisonous mid-day meal will cease to function from present location.

Goa govt to overhaul mid-day meal scheme

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 16:06

The Goa Education department has decided to introduce some changes in the mid-day meal scheme following two major cases of food poisoning.

Bihar mid-day meal tragedy: Principal`s property to be attached

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 14:39

The Bihar government will attach the property of Meena Devi, absconding principal of the government primary school in Saran district.

NCP seeks suspension of mid-day meal scheme in Goa

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 14:08

The Goa unit of NCP demanded suspension of mid-day meal scheme in the state, a day after nearly two dozen children were taken ill at a school in Usgao.

Bihar tragedy: Parents blame pathetic healthcare facilities for deaths

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 09:23

The pathetic state of a primary health centre in Bihar and delays in rushing them to better hospitals killed most students after they consumed mid-day meals.

Chhapra mid-day meal case: Forensic report confirms pesticide in food

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 09:05

Forensic Science Laboratory`s (FSL) report in Bihar’s mid-day meal tragedy on Saturday stated that high quantity of organo phosphorus pesticide was found in the food items.

Bihar mid-day meal tragedy: Report blames principal

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 08:19

A high-level inquiry set up by the Bihar government to probe the mid-day meal tragedy has blamed the principal for it.

20 Goa students hospitalised after eating mid-day meal

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 15:59

Twenty primary students from a school in Ponda were on Friday rushed to hospital after they complained of stomach pain and vomiting after eating a mid-day meal.