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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Karnataka HC directs to re-verify rejected postal ballots in Sringeri Assembly constituency
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court has directed to re-verify the 279 rejected postal ballots polled in Sringeri Assembly constituency during the 2023 election.
The court has also said that the Returning Officer (RO), depending on the outcome of the re-verification, will have to undertake recounting of the postal ballots and announce the results.
Justice R Nataraj on Monday passed this order, hearing the election petition filed by BJP's defeated candidate D N Jeevaraj, who challenged the election of Congress's T D Rajegowda, who won by 201 votes.
The court, however, has granted a stay for two weeks on this order, on the request from Rajegowda's advocate to enable him to challenge the same before the Supreme Court.
