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Festive blues: Spike in fare, misbehavior of bus drivers in Bihar during Chhath Puja
Several passengers also complained that they are being dropped mid way and had to pay the fare of the second bus to reach home.
There is a large number of people coming to Muzaffarpur from other states during Chhath festival. Due to lack of seats in trains, passengers are resorting to buses. But seems like the private bus drivers and conductors are using this auspicious time to earn money.
The local people reported that buses are taking advantage and charging extra during Chhath Puja. Passengers are being charged double the fare. The fare from Delhi to Muzaffarpur- Darbhanga is Rs 900-1000. Whereas the bus drivers are currently charging Rs 2000. Despite charging double the fare, passengers are not being taken to Darbhanga. Drivers are dropping them off mid-way so that they can accommodate more passengers.
Every day hundreds of passengers are coming home to celebrate Chhath Puja, by bus in Sadatpur of the city. But by the time of their dropping, passengers are being suffocated and three people are forcibly made to sit on the seat of two. some passengers even reported that when the bus starts from Delhi, everything is fine. But gradually the crowd in the bus starts increasing. at several occasions they don’t even have a seat to sit on but are asked to pay the whole amount. If there is no seat, forcibly two passengers are seated instead of one. If they protest, they threaten to be thrown out of the bus, as told by the local travelers.
Several passengers also complained that they are being dropped mid way and had to pay the fare of the second bus to reach home. Several passengers also said that there is Police mostly present at Sadatpur, but when passengers complain to them, they ignore the issue. No cognizance was taken on the complaints of the passengers. The bus drivers drop the passengers there and leave comfortably. Passengers get frustrated and go to the destination by another bus.
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10 school children go missing as boat capsizes in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, CM Nitish Kumar assures assistance
Police and the State Disaster Respond Fund team rushed to the scene and initiated the rescue operation.
In Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, a boat carrying 30 children to school capsized in the Bagmati River on Thursday. As per the reports, 20 out of 30 children have been rescued while 10 kids are missing.
Police and the State Disaster Respond Fund team rushed to the scene and initiated the rescue operation.
As per the reports, the incident occurred as CM Nitish Kumar went to Muzaffarpur to review the on going projects. The unfortunate incident happened near Madhupur Patti ghat along the Bagmati River.
Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed his concern and assured all the assistance to the families of the victims. The chief minister has asked the district magistrate to look into the incident that took place in the Bagmati River, where children were on their way to school on a boat capsized.
In another incident, that took place last year in Madhya Pradesh’s Katni district, five children drowned in the river. As per the reports, the children went for a picnic to celebrate a friend’s birthday at the ghat in Katni. Siddharth Rai, SI of NKJ PS, said five children left their homes for a picnic at the ghat. The parents got worried when the children didn’t return, even after dark and their clothes were found on the banks of the river.
The villagers informed the police that the children had gone for a picnic to celebrate their friend’s birthday.
After receiving the information about the incident, the police reached the spot and started the rescue operation along with the diving team of Katni SDRF.
The diving team boarded the boat and recovered their bodies. The officials said they found the cooking utensils, clothes, and slippers lying on the side of the pier.
The deceased are identified as Mehpal Singh (15), Sahil Chakravarti (15), Surya Vishwakarma (15), Aayush Vishkarma (13), Anuj Soni (13). The officials said the children died due to drowning in deep water.
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Bihar: 50 school students hospitalised after eating mid day meal, chameleon found in food
As per Sudha Jha from the Sadar Hospital, the children complained that the chameleon was found in the mid day meal that they consumed.
In a shocking incident, 50 school students in Bihar complained of stomach ache and vomiting after consuming the mid-day meal at a primary school in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district on Tuesday. The students of the primary school in Dumra block of Sitamarhi district were taken to Sadar Hospital.
The doctors asserted that the condition of the children were stable and they were being kept under observation. As per Sudha Jha from the Sadar Hospital, the children complained that the chameleon was found in the mid day meal that they consumed. She added that the parents are here with the children and that there is nothing to worry about.
Earlier in August 70 students were hospitalised after having mid-day meals in a government school in southwest Delhi’s Dabri area. The Delhi government had then issued a show cause notice to the mid day meal provider. Reportedly, the Delhi police received a PCR call at Sagarpur police station mentioning that around 70 boys of Class VI to VII reported vomiting after having a mid-day meal in Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya School, Durgapark.
In addition, in June this year, 21 students from a government school in Maharashtra’s Nanded were hurried to hospital after a dead lizard was found in the mid-day meal served to them. Following the consumption of the mid-day meal, 21 students were hurried to the hospital after their health deteriorated.
A day ago, students from a Bihar government school took to the road to protest against the lack of facilities in their educational institute.The girl students of the government school vandalised a vehicle of an officer from the Education Department. According to reports, the furore by the students is against the lack of facilities in the school such as furniture and other basic amenities.
Hundreds of girl students from a Bihar government school took to the road to protest against the lack of facilities in their educational institute. The incident took place in Mahnar, situated in Bihar’s Vaishali district. The girl students of the government school vandalised a vehicle of an officer from the Education Department.
According to reports, the furore by the students is against the lack of facilities in the school such as furniture and other basic amenities. The school administration told the media that the students were influenced by the external elements owing to which they created ruckus and blocked the road. The students alleged poor seating arrangement in the school.
Reports stated that woman cops reached the school and took the situation under control. The police officials are also accused of slapping the students. In the video shared by news agencies, the girls can be seen throwing bricks and water bottles at the officer’s vehicle.
Speaking on the matter, Sub Divisonal Officer of Mahnar, Vaishali, Neeraj Kumar asserted that there are more student admissions than the capacity of school classrooms. He added that the students who did not find a place to sit inside started protesting and blocked the roads. He assured that they are trying to run the school in two shifts and that an investigation is underway.
The angry students blocked the main roads of Mahnar Mohiuddinagar near Madan Chowk and Patel Chowk. Reportedly, security has been put in place in the area after the incident. As of now, there has been no comments from the Bihar Education Department regarding the incident.
Meanwhile, a day ago, the Bihar government rolled out Bihar Student Credit Card Yojana 2023 in an effort to promote education and to improve the level of higher education in the state. Under the aegis of this scheme, the Bihar government is trying to give benefit to a maximum number of students.
