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Around seven children of a government school in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district were killed and two were critically injured after the building of the school collapsed on Friday.

The incident occurred at around 8.30 am at Piplodi government school in Manohar Thana.

According to officials, nearly 60 children, besides teachers and staff members, were present in the premises when the roof of the single-storey building collapsed.

The building was in a dilapidated condition and several complaints were raised in this regard earlier. The school offers education till Class 8.

Expressing grief over the incident, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said the concerned...