In a shocking incident, twelve children of migrant labourers fell ill on Saturday after eating poisonous fruit from a nearby forest in Himachal Pradesh’s Una district. The incident took place in Lal Singhi village.

The children, aged three to nine years, have been admitted to the regional hospital in the district after they complained of stomach and vomiting. According to the reports, the children consumed poisonous fruit from a forest located near their place when their parents had gone to work last evening.

Dr Vikash Chauhan, a pediatrician at the hospital, said the condition of the children was critical when they were brought to the health facility. And now after proper treatment, their condition is stable. They are kept under medical supervision, he said.

Una Police is looking into the matter.

Approximately 22 kids were sick a few days ago in the Pakri hamlet of Jamri Bakspura panchayat of Kanhachatti block after consuming wild toxic fruit. According to the villagers, on Saturday evening, all the children went to the forest to collect some fruits. They ate the fruits on their way back to their homes, not knowing what effects they would have.

They began vomiting and complained of stomach pain when they got home, prompting their parents to hurry them to the local health centre for emergency treatment. Subsequently, doctors recommended Chatra Sadar hospital to them for better care. The children are now out of danger.

A horrific accident came to light from Kerala’s Kizhavallor in Pathanamthitta district where a Kerala State Road Transport bus, at high speed, collided with a car running on the opposite side of the traffic. The bus, after ramming into the car, went on to ram into a wall.

In the video, a bus can be seen being driven up the steep road, whereas a car from the opposite side of the traffic can be seen driving down the steep hill road. The bus, due to it being driven in the middle of the road, can be seen ramming straight into the car.

The video also shows the bus, right after colliding with the car, turned toward the wall of the church and rammed into it. After the bus rammed into the wall, the walls crashed down on the bus.

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As per the reports, the passengers who suffered injuries during the incident were shifted to a hospital and are undergoing treatment.

Twitter reactions

After the video went viral, many users rushed in to add their take on the incident as one user wrote and blamed the bus driver for the accident and wrote that Bus drivers in Kerala are absolutely out of control and further said it has been the case for years now.

One user also wrote and stated that all government bus drivers have a tendency of driving buses carelessly, implying that the bus driver was at fault during the whole accident.

Another user also raised a caveat about state bus drivers’ reckless driving and wrote that the drivers are not trained and have pathetic road sense. One user also wrote said that a similar case of bus drivers prevail in Kochi as well. The user further wrote and said they have to be careful when a bus is around their vehicle.

Life came to a halt in Jammu today due to a shutdown being observed in the city to protest the imposition of property tax in the erstwhile state.

According to reports, public and private transport ins plying normally, however, most shops and business establishments remain shuttered due to a bandh called by the Chamber of Commerce and Industries Jammu (CCIJ) which is being supported by several groups including the J&K High Court Bar Association, who have suspended work in all courts in the Union Territory in support of the shutdown call.

CCIJ President Arun Gupta in a statement that the administration issued an order to impose the tax without bothering to consult stakeholders or ask for opinion from the general public.

In a statement issued in response to the bandh, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha assured residents their interests have been taken care of and that lowest property tax rates in the country will be imposed in the former state.

Sinha said the people’s interest is the top priority for the administration and he’s open for dialogue regarding any suggestions or relief in connection with the property tax order.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration recently issued an order according to which property tax will be levied on residential and commercial properties from April this year.

The decision to impose property tax has sparked outrage and has become a rallying cry for various political parties in the erstwhile state with the even the state wing of the ruling BJP distancing itself from the controversial decision.

Former chief minister and National Conference Omar Abdullah gave a rallying cry of “no taxation without representation” after the tax order was issued. Omar was referring to the fact that Jammu and Kashmir has been without an elected government for past five years and LG administration’s decisions are being questioned from several quarters for being allegedly “agenda-driven” and “politically-motivated.”