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  Telangana mid-day meal scare: 38 students hospitalised in Khammam

  January 31, 2026 9:27 IST

  Officials said 10 children are in serious condition, while the others are being treated and monitored. The incident took place at the Bodiyathanda Government Primary School in Konijerla mandal, Khammam district.

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  Karnataka: Children wash midday meal plates beside a drain in Bagalkot school, photo goes viral

  Karnataka | January 30, 2026 11:22 IST

  Parents and members of the public have slammed the School Development and Monitoring Committee (SDMC) and teachers, questioning how children can be expected to maintain hygiene when no suitable infrastructure is provided.

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  17 students admitted to hospital after eating midday meal in Telangana, probe ordered

  November 21, 2024 8:44 IST

  Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has taken serious note of the incident and directed the District Collector to conduct a thorough investigation, determine the cause, and submit a report identifying those responsible.

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  Seven more children ill after having mid-day meal at private school in Thane, 45 hospitalised so far

  Maharashtra | October 02, 2024 14:07 IST

  Earlier on Tuesday, 38 children were hospitalised following the symptoms of food poisoning. Hospital authorities said the children were reported to be out of danger and the food samples were collected for testing.

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  38 school students fall sick after consuming mid-day meal in Thane, admitted to hospital

  Maharashtra | October 01, 2024 21:56 IST

  Hospital authorities said the children were reported to be out of danger and the food samples have been collected for testing.

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  100 students hospitalised after dead lizard found in midday meal in Odisha's Balasore, probe on

  India | August 09, 2024 13:27 IST

  After the incident was reported in Odisha's Balasore, a medical team visited the school to treat the students.

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  Supreme Court upholds Lakshadweep's decision to exclude meat products from midday meals for schools

  India | September 14, 2023 19:26 IST

  During the hearing, the Supreme Court made strong observation saying the court cannot decide on what food should be eaten.

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  Chhattisgarh: 14 children fall sick after eating mid-day meal in govt school in Korba district

  India | July 25, 2023 23:03 IST

  The children told doctors that they started vomiting after consuming karil (stem of bamboo) veggies but the DEO said only kadhi was prepared in the school.

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  Bihar: NHRC issues notice to state govt over illness of 150 children after consuming Mid-Day Meal

  Bihar | June 09, 2023 8:06 IST

  Bihar Mid-Day Meal tragedy: The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report about the matter which occurred at a government middle school in the Narval-Barval area of West Champaran on June 1, 2023.

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  Bihar: 150 students fall sick after consuming mid-day meals in East Champaran district

  Bihar | June 01, 2023 17:24 IST

  Bihar news: The students were taken to hospitals on private vehicles available in the village as well as through ambulances of the mukhiya in East Champaran district.

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  Telangana: 32 students take ill after mid-day meal

  India | November 05, 2021 22:42 IST

  A total of 114 students of the Mandal Parishad Upper Primary School in Dimmadurthi village in Nirmal district took the meals, and 32 of them fell sick, said the district educational officer (DEO) Dr. A.Ravinder Reddy.

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  Dead rat found in mid-day meal at UP school; principal, 4 others booked

  India | December 04, 2019 10:02 IST

  Four people and an NGO have been booked for negligence after a dead rat was found in the midday meal served in a school here, police said on Wednesday.

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  50 students fall ill after consuming mid-day meal in Odisha

  India | November 16, 2019 21:50 IST

  As many as 50 students of two government schools in Odisha's Jajpur were taken ill after consuming mid-day meal on Saturday, officials said. The first incident occurred at Sibantpur Upper Primary School under Haridaspur panchayat of Dharmasala block, they said.

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  29 booked for mid day meal scam in UP

  India | September 19, 2019 10:49 IST

  Seventeen Anganwadi workers and four supervisors of Pratapgarh were suspended after raids led to the recovery of large quantities of food grain meant for the scheme in the warehouse of a private trader in Rae Bareli.

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  'Namak-roti' served as mid-day meal; 2 teachers suspended

  India | August 23, 2019 21:49 IST

  The video is of Siyur Primary School under Jamalpur block and it shows a woman distributing rotis and another woman giving salt to children as the mid-day meal. Authorities suspended two teachers, apparently in an immediate damage control exercise.

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  Pune: At least 21 students take ill after eating mid-day meal

  India | August 21, 2019 15:14 IST

  The students of Rambhau Mhalgi secondary school complained of nausea after eating 'masala rice' around 11 am, following which they were rushed to nearby hospital, a Bharti Vidyapeeth police station officer said.

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  Headmistress cooks held in Domjur mid-day meal case

  India | March 27, 2014 19:50 IST

  Howrah: The headmistress along with six cooks and helpers of a government school were arrested today, a day after 30 students fell ill after being served detergent when they had asked for salt during their