MP: Man throws stones at Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat train for 'fun'; arrested
Morena/Gwalior, Aug 14: A window pane of the Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat Express was damaged after a 20-year-old man allegedly threw stones at the semi high-speed train in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, an official said on Monday.
The incident took place at around 10 am on Sunday near Banmore railway station when the train was on its way to the national capital and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested the accused hours later, he said.
A window pane of the Rani Kamalapati (Bhopal)-Hazrat Nizamuddin (Delhi) Vande Bharat Express got damaged in the stone-pelting incident which created panic among passengers, Gwalior's RPF inspector Sanjay Kumar Arya said.
After examining CCTV footage, the police arrested a man, identified as Firoz Khan (20), on Sunday night and booked him under provisions of the Railways Act, the official said.
During interrogation, the accused "admitted" to have pelted stones at the premium train and said he did so for "fun", the official stated.
No criminal record of the arrested man was found, but further investigation was underway, he said.
The Rani Kamalapati-Hazrat Nizamuddin (Delhi) Vande Bharat Express was launched in April this year.
Separately, the RPF apprehended seven minors from the Birla Nagar area in Gwalior for their alleged involvement in multiple incidents of stone-pelting at trains in the past, said the official.
These minors were counselled and later handed over to their families, who were asked not to send their children to play near railway tracks, he said.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
