Dilapidated government school building collapses
Mudigere, August 14: Two rooms of a 57-year-old government higher primary school building which was in a dilapidated condition, at Chinniga village in the taluk were collapsed completely on Tuesday.
Because of heavy rain that has been lashing the taluk for the last few days, the two classrooms were collapsed. But there were no casualties in the incident.
It was about to collapse because of its condition. As a precautionary measure, the school management has shifted the classes to other rooms. Moreover, there was holiday for the school since two days. The school has total 115 students. When the tahsildar was urged to repair the building, he had promised of reserving Rs 4 lakh for the purpose.
BEO Taranath said that the place where the two classrooms were collapsed would be cleaned. Now the school has six classrooms. For time being, the class which has less number of students will be shifted to the room of the headmaster. A proposal would be sent to the government for reconstructing the room, he said.
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One held for illegal transportation of beef in goods vehicle in Karnataka's Mandya
Mandya (PTI): A driver was arrested for allegedly transporting beef and other cattle parts illegally in a goods vehicle in this district, police said on Monday.
The vehicle was intercepted and seized during a late-night operation near Paschimavahini in Srirangapatna taluk on Sunday, they said.
According to police, the vehicle, which was reportedly travelling from Hunsur to Ramanagara, was first stopped by members of a local Hindu organisation, who then alerted the police. The Srirangapatna Town Police reached the spot and took the vehicle into custody.
During inspection, police found beef and legs of cattle inside the goods carrier. The driver was detained on the spot, a senior police officer said.
Samples of the seized meat have been sent for forensic examination, he added.
A case under the relevant sections of the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act has been registered at the Srirangapatna Town Police Station, and an investigation is underway to trace the source and destination of the consignment, they said.
