FIR, action against staff responsible if students made to clean toilets: Karnataka Education Dept
Bengaluru: In response to incidents where students were made to clean toilets in schools, the Karnataka Department of School Education has issued a warning prohibiting such practices.
The department's latest circular emphasises that no student should be engaged in toilet cleaning activities. The circular warns that any violation of this directive will lead to disciplinary actions, including filing of a First Information Report (FIR) against the staff responsible.
Despite a similar notice being issued in 2023 prohibiting the involvement of students in such tasks, there have been continued reports of non-compliance in certain schools. The education department has reiterated the necessity of strict adherence to the guidelines, which have now been disseminated to all district-level education officers, divisional associate directors, joint directors, and principals of Teacher Education Colleges.
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FIR against 2 women corporators of Congress in Indore over refusal to sing 'Vande Mataram'
Indore (PTI): Police registered a case against two women corporators of the Congress in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Wednesday on the charge of disturbing communal harmony for their refusal to sing the national song 'Vande Mataram', an official said.
During the Indore Municipal Corporation's budget session on April 8, Congress corporator Fauzia Sheikh Alim refused to sing 'Vande Mataram' citing Islamic beliefs.
Another corporator, Rubina Iqbal Khan, who joined the Congress after winning the civic election as an independent candidate, also supported Fauzia's stance and refused to sing the national song.
Talking to PTI, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Amarendra Singh said following a probe into a complaint, a case has been registered against Fauzia and Rubina at the M G Road police station under section 196 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) (acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony between different communities).
The police summoned both the corporators for questioning over the past two days and recorded their statements, he said.
"Finally, finding the case prima facie cognisable, we have registered an FIR and initiated a detailed investigation," Singh said.
