Students at Govt School in MP served Republic Day’s mid-day meals on torn notebook pages
New Delhi: Students of a government school in Madhya Pradesh’s Maihar district were allegedly served their special Republic Day midday meal on torn notebook pages and scraps of paper, triggering public outrage and prompting the district administration to initiate disciplinary action against senior school officials.
According to a report by Indian Express, the incident occurred at the Government High School in Bhatigwan village. A video that surfaced on social media shows students sitting on the floor and being served puri and halwa on ink-stained pages torn from old books.
Maihar District Collector Rani Batad said the administration had taken cognisance of the matter. “Action has been initiated against the concerned officials, and a proposal has been sent to suspend the principal of the school,” she was quoted as saying.
Rajesh Singh, Public Relations Officer for Satna and Maihar, said disciplinary steps were taken after a detailed inquiry. He said the investigation report, submitted by District Project Coordinator Vishnu Tripathi, led to a proposal being forwarded to the Rewa divisional commissioner seeking suspension of the in-charge principal of Government High School, Bhatigwan, Sunil Kumar Tripathi.
Singh added that the salary of a contract employee, Block Resource Coordinator Pradeep Singh, had been deducted for one month as part of the action taken.
District Project Coordinator Vishnu Tripathi said the arrangements made for the Republic Day celebrations at the school violated basic norms and that responsibility lay with the school administration. “The preliminary inquiry clearly establishes that the principal was responsible for ensuring proper arrangements for the midday meal. Such negligence on a national occasion like Republic Day is unacceptable,” he said, adding that a report recommending strict action had been submitted to the district administration.
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Karnataka: Coffee estate security guard killed in wild elephant attack
Madikeri (Karnataka) (PTI): A 72-year-old man died after he was attacked allegedly by a wild elephant on Thursday at a coffee estate in Virajpet taluk of Kodagu district, officials said.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Latheef, a resident of Maliyeri village of Virajpet taluk, they said.
He was working as a security guard in the coffee estate, officials said.
According to forest department officials, at around 1 pm, a wild elephant entered the coffee estate and suddenly attacked Latheef, resulting in his instant death.
On receipt of the information, the Assistant Conservator of Forests, Virajpet Sub-Division, the Range Forest Officer, Virajpet Range, along with staff, immediately visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
The body was shifted to the Siddapur Government Hospital for post-mortem examination, a senior department official said.
After completion of the post-mortem, the body will be handed over to his family, he said.
As per the Government Order, compensation of Rs 20 lakh is payable to the legal heir, the wife of the deceased, Nabeesa. Accordingly, the amount will be released to her, they added.
