Propaganda against Minister Revanna: Education department suspends 2 teachers
Bengaluru, Dec 12: The Education department has suspended two teachers on charges of doing false propaganda against Minister HD Revanna.
An audio clip of a teacher insulting PWD Minister HD Revanna, along with another teacher has gone viral in social media. Against this, JDS workers lodged a complaint against them. Investigating the case, the police found that the voice in the audio clip belonged to the teacher who was accused of doing it. In view of this, the Education Department has suspended the teachers under the Karnataka Civil Service Rules 1966 on charges of tarnishing the image of the Minister.
The Education department has also suspended the teachers of Bidanur government school in Arakalagudu on charges of campaigning in favour of Congress candidate A Manju during the last Assembly elections. The teachers have circulated the videos of then Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who was seeking votes in favour of A Manju, through WhatsApp.
The department has issued the suspension order on December 4. According to sources, the department has taken action against those teachers as the higher officers have put pressure to take action. The department has taken action after six months of the incidents. It is alleged that the teachers were suspended without investigating the issue.
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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
