Girl falls into hot sambar vessel in Kalaburagi school
headmistress, teacher suspended, cook dismissed
Kalaburagi: The head mistress, teacher and another staff member of the Government Higher Primary School at Chinamagera, Afzalpur taluk, were suspended after a girl from Class 2 accidentally fell into a vessel of hot sambar, during the midday meals service in school, sustaining serious injuries.
The Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) and the Executive Officer of the Afzalpur Taluk Panchayat issued orders on Friday for the immediate suspension of the head teacher of the school, Lalabi Nadaf and an assistant teacher Raju Chauhan, following the incident, for not ensuring sufficient care was taken while the students were served lunch. In addition, the head cook of the school Kasturibai M Talakeri has been dismissed from duty.
The DDPI order further stated that, during the suspension period, the employees are entitled to receive subsistence allowance as per the rule 98(a) of the Karnataka Civil Service Rules. The employees are not permitted to leave the post without the prior approval of the competent authority.
Ramesh Sulfi, the Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer, has stated in his order that the head cook, Talakeri, has been dismissed immediately due to charges of dereliction of duty, including absence from work on Thursday without approved leave and failure to ensure proper care during the midday meal service.
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Five crushed to death after truck ploughs into tent in Kerala
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): At least five people, including two children, were killed and as many persons injured when a truck ploughed into the roadside tent where they were sleeping in this central Kerala district early on Tuesday, police said.
The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.
The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious, police said.
Among the deceased are two children, aged one-and-a-half and four years. Two women were also killed.
The driver and cleaner of the vehicle have been taken into custody, police added.
