Government school teacher in Karnataka seen sleeping drunk during school hours, video viral
Udupi: In a viral video that is widely being shared on social media platforms, a teacher of government school in Udupi can be seen sleeping in the front yard of the school in a drunken state while the students are taking classes in the school campus.
The video is of Alangar in Perdoor village of Udupi where a teacher of Alangar Government Lower Primary School teacher, Krishnamurthy was seen sleeping in drunken state during school hours.
A delegation led by Perdoor Gram Panchayat President Devu Poojary submitted a memorandum to the Block Education Officer, requesting an immediate suspension of the school teacher 'who behaved irresponsibly in spite of having the responsibility of shaping the future of children in the village'.
The delegation included Gram Panchayat Vice President Chethana Shetty, member K Thukaram Nayak, School Development Committee member Ramesh Poojary, member of Bydarshi Friends Sathish (Annu) as well as social activists of the village.
DDPI Ganapathi K said that he has instructed the Brahmavar Block Education Officer to investigate the matter. “Due action will be taken once the report on the incident is submitted to me,” he added.
When asked if there were complaints against the school teacher earlier, the Deputy Director said that he had taken charge only a week ago and was not informed of similar acts by the teacher prior to this.
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Delhi's air quality in 'very poor' category at 386, 'severe' at 16 stations
New Delhi (PTI): The air quality in the national capital was recorded in the "very poor" category on Sunday morning, with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 386, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Data from the CPCB's Sameer app revealed that 16 monitoring stations in the city reported air quality in the "severe" category, while the remaining stations recorded "very poor" levels.
As per CPCB standards, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered "good", 51 to 100 "satisfactory", 101 to 200 "moderate", 201 to 300 "poor", 301 to 400 "very poor", and 401 to 500 "severe".
The minimum temperature settled at 9.4 degrees Celsius, which is 1.3 degrees above the season's average, while the humidity was recorded at 91 per cent at 8:30 am, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 17 degrees Celsius, with the IMD forecasting a yellow alert for the city due to moderate fog.
