Bidar, Feb. 3 -- At least 48 children fell ill after consuming the midday meal at a government higher primary school in Jamalapur village of Bidar district in Karnataka on Tuesday.

The incident occurred in Aurad taluk when students began complaining of vomiting and diarrhoea shortly after eating the midday meal.

Teachers and villagers rushed to help and shifted the affected children to the Aurad taluk hospital, where they underwent treatment.

Preliminary information suggests that contamination or a defect in the cooked midday meal may have caused the illness.

Further details on the matter are awaited.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident in Telangana, around 22 students were hospitalised after consuming mid-day meals at a primary school...