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UP: School principal suspended after death of 5-year-old student; parents allege mid-day meal poisoning
 A primary school principal in Jaidopur has been suspended following the death of a student, who possibly choked on a fruit seed. The five-year-old girl s family, however, claim that she had died after eating khichdi served at the mid-day meal in the school.
District magistrate Aditi Singh said: Gunjan had reached school on Wednesday and had brought some jujube (ber) from home. After she consumed them, the fruit seed got stuck in her throat and she fell unconscious and later died.
The district magistrate said Gunjan s parents had later reached the school on Bansdeeh road with the girl s body and alleged that she had consumed khichdi in the mid-day meal that led to her death.
Fairfield, CT Boy Scout Troop 90 Selling Garden Products Written by Fairfield Boy Scout Troop 90
Fairfield, CT - Boy Scout Troop 90 is selling garden products in Fairfield, CT to help raise funds for their Troop. This is your chance to help the Troop and beautify your lawn at the same time!
Products include everything from
potting soil & plant food (2 cu. ft./bag), and four different kinds of mulch (
black, cedar, pine bark, and mini pine bark nuggets).
In addition to seed, potting soil and mulch, Troop 90 offers three types of fertilizer:
Organic Cow Manure (40 lb. bag), General Purpose, and Slow-Release.
General Purpose Fertilizer (40 lb. bag) is a season long and slow-release shrub/tree feed. It s for general purpose use on shrubs, lawns and gardens (used to feed non acidic plants like Holly, Rhododendron, and Dogwood) and covers about 7,000 square feet.
Thornton teen becomes NH s first female Eagle Scout
March 03, 2021THORNTON The Daniel Webster Council is proud to announce that Valerie Ann Johnston of Thornton has become the first female Scout from New Hampshire to earn the rank of Eagle. With this achievement, Johnston, a member of Troop 58 in Campton/Thornton, has become one of America s first female Eagle Scouts.
Eagle Scout Valerie Johnston of Troop 58 said, I am honored to have earned the rank of Eagle Scout, and I m humbled to be the first woman to do so in New Hampshire. Being a part of Scouting has been a rewarding, life changing experience for me, from earning merit badges, to staffing Scouting s National Youth Leadership Training the past five years, attending the National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience at Summit Bechtel National Scout Reserve then staffing that course at Philmont Scout Ranch, all the way to my Eagle Scout project organizing and implementing a food and donation drive to benefit the New Hamps
Updated Mar 04, 2021 | 16:41 IST
The principal said all students ate khichdi but nothing happened to any of them. A detailed probe is on in the matter. The sample of khichdi was also taken and BSA Shiv Narain Singh suspended principal Shiv Kumari Yadav in the matter for her laxity. | Photo Credit: ANI
Ballia: A government primary school principal in Jaidopur here was suspended over the death of a student, possibly after choking on a fruit seed, officials said on Thursday.
The 5-year-old girl s family, however, claim that she had died after eating khichdi served at the mid-day meal in the school.
Deputies searching for missing boy scout trailer Dorchester County Sheriffâs Office deputies are searching for a trailer reported stolen on Saturday. (Source: Christine LaRue) By Live 5 Web Staff | February 27, 2021 at 6:54 PM EST - Updated February 27 at 6:54 PM
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Dorchester County Sheriffâs Office deputies are searching for a trailer reported stolen on Saturday.
Troop 742 Committee Chair Christine LaRue says the trailer was stolen from its storage location at Coastal Shores Baptist Church in North Charleston.
LaRue is leader of Boy Scouts Troop 742 which was chartered in 2019 as one of the areas first all girl troops.