Davangere : Honour killing claims minor girl
Grandmother, father held
Davangere : Fearing the disrepute to the family, father and grandmother together allegedly killed their daughter at Maravanji village in Channagiri taluk in the district. The incident came to light of late.
The accused were identified as grandmother Dakshayanamma and her son Parameshwarappa.
The elder daughter (minor) of Parameshwarappa and Pushpa couple had eloped with a youth Praveen of the same village belonging to other cast a few months back. Later, her parents lodged a missing complaint at the Channagiri police station. The police traced both of them and brought them to Channagiri and handed over the girl to her parents, while the youth was sent to jail under POSCO Act.
After this, the girl tried to commit suicide by consuming sleeping pills. She was treated at McGann Hospital in Shivamogga and she was alright. Meanwhile, her parents tried to get her married. As Parameshwarappa was suffering from illness, he had gone to Manipal Hospital with his wife Pushpa. At that time, the girl who was with her grandmother, consumed poison due to depression. Suddenly, she informed her son over phone. As Parameshwarappa told his mother to kill his daughter as she brought disrespect to the family, the grandmother strangulated her with a rope and later, it was said that she committed suicide.
However, in the postmortem report, it was confirmed that the girl died because of strangulation. When the family members were interrogated, grandmother admitted that she has strangulated her on the words of her son. Now, the police arrested both mother and son in the case.
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Primary teacher spends Rs 2.1 lakh, takes 17 students on air trip to Hyderabad for 100% attendance
Belagavi, November 9: A primary school teacher from Sonatti village in Belagavi district spent Rs 2.1 lakh from his savings to take 17 students on an air trip to Hyderabad as a reward for maintaining perfect attendance. Prakash Deyanna, a teacher at the Government Primary School in Sonatti, organized the trip on November 7, fulfilling a promise he had made to encourage regular attendance.
Located 11 kilometers from Belagavi city, the school had been struggling with low attendance rates, with many students often staying home to assist their daily wage-earning families. In an attempt to change this, Deyanna pledged to take the children on an air tour if they attended classes daily. Motivated by this unique offer, 17 students maintained perfect attendance throughout the term.
Deyanna, joined by three colleagues and the president of the School Development and Monitoring Committee (SDMC), accompanied the students on their trip, visiting popular sites in Hyderabad such as Ramoji Film City, Charminar, Snow World, Salar Jung Museum, and Golconda Fort.
Speaking about his initiative, Deyanna stated, "Traditional efforts to improve attendance weren't working, so I decided to try something new. It’s rewarding to see the children’s enthusiasm, and I’m happy to have been able to keep my word."
