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In 3 Weeks, Bengal Does U-Turn On Akshaya Patra Providing Mid-Day Meals
- Tuesday September 15, 2026
- India News | Reported by Rittick Mondal
The government had assigned the "Akshaya Patra Foundation" for the mid-day meal service in the government-run schools in Kolkata. The proposal was if they succeed, they will extend it across the districts.
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www.ndtv.com
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27 Students Fall Ill After Consuming Mid-Day Meal At Rajasthan School
- Tuesday August 25, 2026
- India News | Asian News International
According to officials, the children complained of headaches, dizziness, and vomiting shortly after eating the meal.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chicken Biryani In Mid-Day Meal? Under Review, Says Tamil Nadu Minister
- Thursday July 30, 2026
- Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust India
Lashing out at the Union government, minister Rajmohan accused it of "withholding" educational funds over policy and language disputes.
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www.ndtv.com
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Dead Lizard Found In Mid-Day Meal At West Delhi School, Case Filed
- Tuesday July 7, 2026
- India News | Edited by Ejaz Ul Haq Bhat
Police said a case has been registered at Hari Nagar police station and investigation is underway.
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www.ndtv.com
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Snake Found In Mid-Day Meal In Bihar, Hundreds Of Students Hospitalised
- Thursday May 7, 2026
- India News | Reported by Prabhakar Kumar, Edited by Akash Majumder
Almost all the children, one after another, began complaining of stomach pain.
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www.ndtv.com
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Rajasthan Video Sparks Outrage As Teachers Sleep While Students Carry Mid-Day Meal Utensils
- Thursday April 30, 2026
- Education | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
The footage has sparked an official inquiry, with SDM Suryakant Sharma confirming an investigation and CDO Ramlal Karadi promising strict action.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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1 Dead, Over 100 Students Hospitalised After Eating Mid-Day Meal In Odisha
- Wednesday April 15, 2026
- India News | Press Trust India
Over 100 students fell ill and one of them, a Class 5 student, died on Tuesday, two days after having a meal at a government-run tribal residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district.
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www.ndtv.com
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15 Children Hospitalised In Bengal After Eating 'Worm Infected' Midday Meal
- Tuesday November 4, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Tension broke out in Mathurapur in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday after as many as 15 school children had to be hospitalised after they had fallen ill consuming an infected midday meal, officials said.
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www.ndtv.com
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25 Students Fall Ill After Consuming Mid-Day Meal In Karnataka School
- Wednesday July 16, 2025
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
At least 25 students fell ill after consuming a mid-day meal at the Government Lower Primary School in Karnataka.
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www.ndtv.com
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High Food Inflation And Empty Lunch Boxes: Mid-day Meal Scheme Fails To Provide Nutrition To Children
- Friday October 11, 2024
- India News | Reuters
Nearly two years of elevated food inflation in India is leaving less in the lunch boxes of impoverished children, as the mid-day meal scheme suffer cutbacks because of rising prices of vegetables, fruits and pulses.
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www.ndtv.com
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Rs 12 Per Child To Tackle Malnutrition In Madhya Pradesh. Is It Enough?
- Saturday September 21, 2024
- India News | Written by Anurag Dwary
Over 1.36 lakh children are currently malnourished in Madhya Pradesh, but the state government's daily allocation for severely malnourished children remains a modest Rs 12.
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www.ndtv.com
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No Veggies, Not Even Dal, This School's Mid-Day Meal Is Rice And Turmeric
- Sunday July 7, 2024
- India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Julfekar Ali
Refusing to be outdone by reports of children being served chapatis and salt in their mid-day meals in other states, a school in Chhattisgarh has been giving its students plain rice with only some turmeric added to it.
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www.ndtv.com
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Dead Snake Found In Mid-Day Meal Packet In Maharashtra, Parents Claim
- Thursday July 4, 2024
- Cities | Press Trust of India
A tiny dead snake was allegedly found in a packet of mid-day meal meant for children at an Anganwadi' or government-run nursery school in western Maharashtra's Sangli district.
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www.ndtv.com
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UP May Soon Serve Chapatis, Khichdi Made Of Millets In Mid-Day Meals
- Sunday April 30, 2023
- Education | Press Trust of India
Students of government schools in Uttar Pradesh may soon be served millets in the mid-day meals at least once a week to provide them with better nutrition.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Trinamool vs BJP Over Rs 100-Crore School Lunch Corruption Charge
- Wednesday April 12, 2023
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
The Trinamool has vehemently rejected allegations made by the BJP about corruption in the Cooked-Midday Meal scheme in the state.
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www.ndtv.com
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In 3 Weeks, Bengal Does U-Turn On Akshaya Patra Providing Mid-Day Meals
- Tuesday September 15, 2026
- India News | Reported by Rittick Mondal
The government had assigned the "Akshaya Patra Foundation" for the mid-day meal service in the government-run schools in Kolkata. The proposal was if they succeed, they will extend it across the districts.
-
www.ndtv.com
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27 Students Fall Ill After Consuming Mid-Day Meal At Rajasthan School
- Tuesday August 25, 2026
- India News | Asian News International
According to officials, the children complained of headaches, dizziness, and vomiting shortly after eating the meal.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chicken Biryani In Mid-Day Meal? Under Review, Says Tamil Nadu Minister
- Thursday July 30, 2026
- Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust India
Lashing out at the Union government, minister Rajmohan accused it of "withholding" educational funds over policy and language disputes.
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www.ndtv.com
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Dead Lizard Found In Mid-Day Meal At West Delhi School, Case Filed
- Tuesday July 7, 2026
- India News | Edited by Ejaz Ul Haq Bhat
Police said a case has been registered at Hari Nagar police station and investigation is underway.
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www.ndtv.com
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Snake Found In Mid-Day Meal In Bihar, Hundreds Of Students Hospitalised
- Thursday May 7, 2026
- India News | Reported by Prabhakar Kumar, Edited by Akash Majumder
Almost all the children, one after another, began complaining of stomach pain.
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www.ndtv.com
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Rajasthan Video Sparks Outrage As Teachers Sleep While Students Carry Mid-Day Meal Utensils
- Thursday April 30, 2026
- Education | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
The footage has sparked an official inquiry, with SDM Suryakant Sharma confirming an investigation and CDO Ramlal Karadi promising strict action.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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1 Dead, Over 100 Students Hospitalised After Eating Mid-Day Meal In Odisha
- Wednesday April 15, 2026
- India News | Press Trust India
Over 100 students fell ill and one of them, a Class 5 student, died on Tuesday, two days after having a meal at a government-run tribal residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district.
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www.ndtv.com
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15 Children Hospitalised In Bengal After Eating 'Worm Infected' Midday Meal
- Tuesday November 4, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Tension broke out in Mathurapur in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday after as many as 15 school children had to be hospitalised after they had fallen ill consuming an infected midday meal, officials said.
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www.ndtv.com
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25 Students Fall Ill After Consuming Mid-Day Meal In Karnataka School
- Wednesday July 16, 2025
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
At least 25 students fell ill after consuming a mid-day meal at the Government Lower Primary School in Karnataka.
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www.ndtv.com
-
High Food Inflation And Empty Lunch Boxes: Mid-day Meal Scheme Fails To Provide Nutrition To Children
- Friday October 11, 2024
- India News | Reuters
Nearly two years of elevated food inflation in India is leaving less in the lunch boxes of impoverished children, as the mid-day meal scheme suffer cutbacks because of rising prices of vegetables, fruits and pulses.
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www.ndtv.com
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Rs 12 Per Child To Tackle Malnutrition In Madhya Pradesh. Is It Enough?
- Saturday September 21, 2024
- India News | Written by Anurag Dwary
Over 1.36 lakh children are currently malnourished in Madhya Pradesh, but the state government's daily allocation for severely malnourished children remains a modest Rs 12.
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www.ndtv.com
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No Veggies, Not Even Dal, This School's Mid-Day Meal Is Rice And Turmeric
- Sunday July 7, 2024
- India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Julfekar Ali
Refusing to be outdone by reports of children being served chapatis and salt in their mid-day meals in other states, a school in Chhattisgarh has been giving its students plain rice with only some turmeric added to it.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Dead Snake Found In Mid-Day Meal Packet In Maharashtra, Parents Claim
- Thursday July 4, 2024
- Cities | Press Trust of India
A tiny dead snake was allegedly found in a packet of mid-day meal meant for children at an Anganwadi' or government-run nursery school in western Maharashtra's Sangli district.
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www.ndtv.com
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UP May Soon Serve Chapatis, Khichdi Made Of Millets In Mid-Day Meals
- Sunday April 30, 2023
- Education | Press Trust of India
Students of government schools in Uttar Pradesh may soon be served millets in the mid-day meals at least once a week to provide them with better nutrition.
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www.ndtv.com/education
-
Trinamool vs BJP Over Rs 100-Crore School Lunch Corruption Charge
- Wednesday April 12, 2023
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
The Trinamool has vehemently rejected allegations made by the BJP about corruption in the Cooked-Midday Meal scheme in the state.
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www.ndtv.com