Centre to send team to review implementation of the midday meal scheme in West Bengal
In a letter to Dharmendra Pradhan, West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari urged the Union Education minister to send a central audit team to probe the alleged largescale misappropriation of midday meal funds.
Jan 15, 2023, 06:44 AM IST
DNA: Lizard in the name of brinjal in mid day meal!
200 students have fallen sick after consuming mid-day meals at a school in Bihar's Bhagalpur. When the children complained about the lizard in food, teacher scolded them and said that it was a brinjal and not a lizard. Students alleged that they were forcefully fed the food by the school authorities.
Nov 11, 2022, 23:20 PM IST
Plastic rice being fed to children in midday meals?
In the Palghar district of Maharashtra, news of adulteration in midday meals in school has come to the fore. Here social workers have alleged that the rice which is being given to the children to eat contains plastic. However, the administration is denying these allegations.
Aug 03, 2021, 21:28 PM IST
Maharashtra school serves students khichdi with snake
The contract to make the khichdi is given by the school management committee to local groups or non-government organisations.
Jan 31, 2019, 16:14 PM IST
Class 7 girl tries to poison midday meal at school to avenge brother's murder, held
The school cook noticed the girl going into the kitchen and found that her hands smelled.
Jul 19, 2018, 07:30 AM IST
Rs 100 crore transferred from Jharkhand govt account to builder, CBI starts probe
The CBI has registered a case in connection with the illegal transfer of Rs 100 crore from a Jharkhand government account for the midday meal programme in State Bank of India to a private builder, officials said today.
Dec 07, 2017, 14:32 PM IST
Boy falls in pot of hot curry while standing in midday meal queue
A six-year-old boy suffered serious burn injuries after he fell in a pot of hot vegetable curry while standing in a queue for midday meal in a primary school here, the police said today.
Oct 31, 2017, 12:38 PM IST
'Govt to dispose of 5.5 lakh tonnes pulses from buffer stock'
Around 2 lakh tonnes of pulses will be given for consumption under various central welfare schemes like midday meal programme, for which a cabinet nod will be taken soon, he added.
Oct 04, 2017, 19:06 PM IST
Aadhaar mandatory for school goers to avail midday meal in UP from June 30
School goers of all government and government-aided schools across Uttar Pradesh will now have to possess Aadhaar cards for availing mid-day meal from June 30, authorities said on Friday.
Jun 02, 2017, 12:05 PM IST
85 children fall ill after eating midday meal in Bihar
At least 85 children fell ill on Wednesday after eating midday meal in a government school in Samastipur district of Bihar, officials said.
May 10, 2017, 22:29 PM IST
54 students ill after midday meal in Bihar
In 2013, 23 students died after eating midday meal at a primary school in Saran district.
Jun 21, 2016, 14:17 PM IST
ISKCON brushes aside charges, says ailing students ate from roadside stall
An ISCKON centre here, which was booked after over 100 students were taken ill for allegedly consuming midday meal provided by it, on Sunday claimed that many of them had eaten snacks from a roadside stall prior to their regular lunch.
Feb 28, 2016, 16:29 PM IST
DM eats mid-day meal at Bihar school and helps widow get her job back
The widow, who has two minor children, had knocked at the doors of DM's office.
Dec 19, 2015, 11:11 AM IST
