SMARTKiDZ Pre-school opens in Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Dec 13: SMARTKiDZ, a national branded chain of pre-school incorporated in 2008, opened its first branch in Mangaluru recently.
Having its 250 plus branches across India, SMARTKiDZ has opened its first branch at Kaprigudda near KMC Men’s Hostel of Attavar in the city.
Inaugurating the branch, Corporator Abdul Ravoof said that SMARTKiDZ is being opened in our city which was selected for Smart City Project. It’s a good sign that renowned education institutions have been opening their branches in the city and he was happy that such a pre-school was inaugurated in his ward, he said.
SMARTKiDZ regional manager Ramakrishnan Komarla said that their syllabus was complementary to the overall development of the children. “Our vision is to provide a learning environment to encourage children to bring out the best in them, enhance their creativity and illuminate their intellect in many ways. We offer Smart Play, Smart Nursery, Smart Junior (LKG) and Smart Senior (UKG) with facilities like Ball Room, Doll Room, Activity Room, Mind Room, Dining Room, Splash Pool, Indoor and Outdoor Play area and modern teaching aids which stimulate children and allow them to learn while exploring creative outlets to help them progress in the future and have a stronger foundation, he said.
Udupi district Congress vice president Avelin R Lewis, Moidin, SMARTKiDZ franchise owner Noureen Naveed Shaikh and others were present.
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Jharkhand horror: Man kills live-in partner, chops body into 40 pieces
Ranchi (PTI): A 25-year-old man, who works as a butcher, allegedly strangled to death his live-in partner and chopped her body into 40 to 50 pieces in a forested area in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Naresh Bhengra, was arrested.
The matter came to light after around a fortnight after the killing when a stray dog was found with human body parts near Jordag village in Jariagarh police station on November 24.
Bhengra was in a live-in relationship with the deceased, a 24-year-old woman also from Khunti district, in Tamil Nadu for the past couple of years. Sometime back, he returned to Jharkhand, got married to another woman without telling his partner anything and went back to the southern state without his wife to join her.
"The brutal incident occurred on November 8 when they reached Khunti as the accused who had married another woman did not wish to take her home. Instead, he took her to a forest near his house at Jordag village in Jariagarh police station and chopped the body into pieces. The man has been arrested," Khunti Superintendent of Police Aman Kumar told PTI.
Inspector Ashok Singh who investigated the case said the man worked in a butcher shop in Tamil Nadu and was expert in slicing chicken.
“He admitted chopping the body parts of the woman into 40 to 50 pieces before leaving those in the forest for wild animals to feast on. The police recovered several parts on November 24 after a dog in the area was seen with a hand," Singh told PTI.
Singh said that the woman, who was unaware of his marriage, pressured him to return to Khunti. After reaching Ranchi, they boarded a train on November 24 and headed to the man's village.
"Under a plan, the man took her to Khunti in an autorickshaw near his home and asked her to wait. He returned with sharp weapons and strangulated her with her dupatta after raping her. He then cut the body into 40 to 50 pieces and left for his home to live with his wife," Singh said.
The woman, however, had informed her mother that she had boarded a train and would be living with her partner, the police officer said.
Following the recovery of body parts, a bag was also found in the forest with the murdered woman's belongings including her Aadhaar card. The mother of the woman was called at the spot and she identified her daughter's belongings.
"The mother suspected the man behind the crime who after being nabbed by the police admitted to chopping the woman into pieces," the official added.
The incident has sent shockwaves among people in the region, with the Shraddha Walker murder case of 2022 still fresh in their memory.
Walker was killed by her live-in partner who chopped her body into pieces before dumping them in the jungle in South Delhi’s Mehrauli.
