UP: 16 students, 2 women injured after gas cylinder of school van explodes
Bhadohi (UP), Jan 12: At least 16 students and two women Saturday sustained burn injuries when a gas cylinder of a school van exploded in Gyanpur town here, an official said.
The incident took place at around 8 am when the van was ferrying the students to a private school, District Magistrate Rajendra Prasad said.
"The children are from class 1 to 5 and between 5-8 years of age," he said.
They suffered 30 to 90 per cent burns, Prasad, adding the condition of four is said to be critical.
He said the driver of the van, attached to the private school, was using a domestic gas cylinder as fuel for the vehicle.
Two women who tried to save the students also suffered burn injuries, Prasad said.
The students along with the women are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Varanasi.
"As soon as cylinder exploded, the driver fled the spot, and the two women sustained injuries while trying to save the children," the district magistrate said.
He said soon after the incident the owner of the school locked the institute and fled.
A case has been registered and investigation is on, he said.
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Karnataka issues order on internal quota within SC reservation; 56,432 recruitments to proceed
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Tuesday issued an order implementing internal reservation within the 15 per cent quota earmarked for Scheduled Castes in appointments and admissions.
As per the order, 5.25 per cent reservation has been allocated to Left-hand communities under Category-A, 5.25 per cent to Right-hand communities under Category-B, and 4.50 per cent to other touchable Scheduled Caste communities under Category-C.
The government said the decision follows the recent Cabinet meeting held in view of the interim order of the High Court. It was decided to temporarily adopt the 50 per cent overall reservation ceiling and continue recruitments subject to the final verdict of the court.
Accordingly, the 15 per cent SC reservation in recruitment and admissions will now be distributed among the three categories in the prescribed ratio.
The order further stated that 20 per cent of posts or seats available under Category-C must be reserved for 59 most backward castes within the Scheduled Castes. If eligible candidates from these 59 castes are not available, the vacancies or seats should be filled by candidates from other communities within Category-C.
For implementing the revised quota in recruitment, authorities have been directed to follow a 400-point roster system. Where fewer than three Scheduled Caste roster points are available in any cadre, the reserved posts should be treated as general SC category posts for appointment purposes.
The government has also directed departments to revise ongoing recruitment processes by incorporating internal reservation. Notifications already issued without such quota distribution are to be withdrawn and fresh revised notifications issued immediately.
The order added that if the court upholds the enhanced 24 per cent reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the additional 6 per cent posts should be treated as backlog vacancies and filled accordingly.
The government has instructed all recruiting authorities to take urgent steps to fill 56,432 posts already cleared by the Finance Department through direct recruitment.
