Kasargod: Principal sacked for locking up students for demanding better drinking water
Kasargod: The principal of a government college was dismissed from her post after she locked up more than 15 students in her chamber for complaining about impurities of drinking water in Kasargod.
The incident took place on February 20 and the students alleged that, when they approached Principal M Rema with a complaint about drinking water, she spoke inappropriately and insulted them by locking them in her chamber, reports onmanorama.com.
"SFI activists visited the principal to complain about the drinking water from the water purifier. On hearing us, she said that she had no time to address the issue. She asked us to continue drinking the impure water. However, the students refused to leave the chamber without a solution. The principal locked over 15 students in her chamber following this," students said.
Students have filed a complaint against Rema with the Human Rights Commission and the Higher Education Minister.
On the basis of the complaint filed by students, the principal has been removed from her post, said R Bindu, Kerala’s Higher Education Minister, reports ANI. The minister also said that Dr A N Ananthapadmanabha, senior faculty under the Geology Department, was appointed as the stand-in principal.
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Metro services begin in Bhopal; excited residents flock to take rides, selfies
Bhopal (PTI): On the first day of the commercial run of the Metro services in Bhopal on Sunday, hundreds of residents enthusiastically took rides, expressing confidence that it will save time and provide relief from traffic jams.
An official said that the Metro’s first service began at 9 am from the AIIMS station, and by 6 pm, 5,731 people had travelled on the new mass-transit corridor.
He said that people, along with their family members, had been lining up for tickets since early morning. Several users were seen taking selfies and photos inside the Metro rakes and at stations.
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Earlier on Saturday, Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated the Metro service by flagging off a train from Subhash Nagar station on a 7.5-kilometre stretch, called the “Priority Corridor”.
With this, Bhopal became the 26th city in the country and the second city in Madhya Pradesh, after Indore, to have the Metro service.
Rao Singh, who took a Metro ride, told PTI Videos that besides saving time and money, the new mode of transport will provide relief from traffic jams and pollution.
Another passenger, who identified himself as Chetan, said he was happy that Bhopal is now on the “Metro list”.
Office-goers will benefit a lot due to the Metro service, said a young man named Akshay.
While the estimated cost of the 30.8-km-long Bhopal Metro project is Rs 10,033 crore, a sum of Rs 2,225 crore was spent on the ‘Priority Corridor’, according to officials.
