Bihar Mid-day Meals

Instead of mid-day meals, the Bihar Education Department said it will provide ration to parents of children and today instructed senior district education officers to provide ration to students of Class 1-8 under the scheme for April, May, and June.

Twenty-four children fell ill on Friday at a primary school near Bhagalpur after consuming mid-day meal, officials said.

When a young Dalit widow went to meet a senior bureaucrat in Bihar, it took him exactly 24 hours to respond. He got into his car and drove 45 kilometres to the school which had sacked her.

Millions of schoolchildren in Bihar schools will soon be served 'pulao' once a week as part of their mid-day meals, officials said today.

A man was allegedly beaten to death in Bihar's Araria district on Wednesday by the principal and teachers of a school after he complained that his daughter was denied mid-day meal.

For more than a week in Bihar's Gopalganj district, a woman was barred from cooking mid-day meals for students at a government school by local villagers, allegedly because she is a widow.

At least 80 children fell ill on Wednesday after taking their mid-day meal at two government schools in Bihar.

At least 20 children fell ill on Tuesday after having their mid-day meal at a government school in Bihar's Bhojpur district, officials said.

At least 66 students and a head cook today fell ill after eating mid-day meal at a primary school here in Bihar's Vishali district.

With a day left for the crucial confidence vote on February 20, Bihar cabinet today decided to hike MLA development fund from the present Rs 2 crore in a year to Rs 3 crore from the next financial year.

At least 50 children yesterday fell ill after consuming contaminated mid-day meal at a primary school in Bihar's Sitamarhi district.

54 students of a government middle school in Bihar's Sitamarhi district fell ill today after eating a mid-day meal in which a 'snake' was found.

There is a shortage of six lakh teachers in the country and initiatives are being taken to fill the gap as the focus is to provide quality education.

The head of a children's orphanage in Bihar's Vaishali district was arrested today, three days after a child died and 10 fell ill after eating contaminated food, officials said.

A chargesheet was filed today against the school principal of a Bihar school for the death of 23 children who ate contaminated mid-day meal, police said.

Instead of mid-day meals, the Bihar Education Department said it will provide ration to parents of children and today instructed senior district education officers to provide ration to students of Class 1-8 under the scheme for April, May, and June.

Twenty-four children fell ill on Friday at a primary school near Bhagalpur after consuming mid-day meal, officials said.

When a young Dalit widow went to meet a senior bureaucrat in Bihar, it took him exactly 24 hours to respond. He got into his car and drove 45 kilometres to the school which had sacked her.

Millions of schoolchildren in Bihar schools will soon be served 'pulao' once a week as part of their mid-day meals, officials said today.

A man was allegedly beaten to death in Bihar's Araria district on Wednesday by the principal and teachers of a school after he complained that his daughter was denied mid-day meal.

For more than a week in Bihar's Gopalganj district, a woman was barred from cooking mid-day meals for students at a government school by local villagers, allegedly because she is a widow.

At least 80 children fell ill on Wednesday after taking their mid-day meal at two government schools in Bihar.

At least 20 children fell ill on Tuesday after having their mid-day meal at a government school in Bihar's Bhojpur district, officials said.

At least 66 students and a head cook today fell ill after eating mid-day meal at a primary school here in Bihar's Vishali district.

With a day left for the crucial confidence vote on February 20, Bihar cabinet today decided to hike MLA development fund from the present Rs 2 crore in a year to Rs 3 crore from the next financial year.

At least 50 children yesterday fell ill after consuming contaminated mid-day meal at a primary school in Bihar's Sitamarhi district.

54 students of a government middle school in Bihar's Sitamarhi district fell ill today after eating a mid-day meal in which a 'snake' was found.

There is a shortage of six lakh teachers in the country and initiatives are being taken to fill the gap as the focus is to provide quality education.

The head of a children's orphanage in Bihar's Vaishali district was arrested today, three days after a child died and 10 fell ill after eating contaminated food, officials said.

A chargesheet was filed today against the school principal of a Bihar school for the death of 23 children who ate contaminated mid-day meal, police said.