Bihar accident: Delhi-bound up line restored, work underway on down line
Patna/Buxar (Bihar) (PTI): The Delhi-bound up line at the accident site near Raghunathpur railway station in Bihar's Buxar district has been restored and work is underway to repair the down line, the East Central Railway said on Friday.
The up line is ready for limited movement of trains but normal movement on this route will be allowed only after restoration of the down line.
Four people were killed and several people were injured after 23 coaches of North East Express, on the way to Assam from Delhi, derailed near Raghunathpur railway station around 9.53 pm on Wednesday.
Eastern Railway Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) Birendra Kumar told PTI, "Up line at the accident site is fit in all respect. The down line will soon be restored. We have teams working round the clock... restoration work is being carried out on a war footing."
He said most of the debris has been cleared off the tracks.
Most of the injured are undergoing treatment in Buxar town and neighbouring Ara.
A total of 25 people have been admitted to AIIMS Patna and of them, nine have been discharged, while 16 are undergoing treatment.
"No one is in critical condition," AIIMS Patna Executive Director Dr Gopal Krushna Pal said.
Indian Railways on Thursday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the next of the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured.
The Bihar government has also announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 4 lakh each for the next of the kin of the deceased.
The Railways has ordered a high-level inquiry into the incident.
Initial investigation found that the derailment was possibly caused due to fault in the tracks.
Meanwhile, Railways cancelled eight trains and diverted nine others on Friday because of the restoration works.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
