Koppal: Headmaster, five other teachers in school suspended for student’s death on educational trip
Koppal: Six teachers, including the stand-in headmaster of the Government Higher Primary School in Ganadal village of Yalaburga taluk, have been suspended in the backdrop of a Class 8 student’s death during an educational trip recently.
Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) Shrishaila Biradar has issued an order suspending the stand-in headmaster Hanumesh Bellad and assistant teachers Shivakumar Avasangarad, Nagaraj Shettar, Amaresh Ballari, Eeramma Badiger and Padmavathi Pawar of the Ganadal school.
The student, Nirupadi, had died as he allegedly slipped and fell into a well during the tour. The DDPI has, in the order, said that the fatality was on account of the negligence of the teachers who are being suspended.
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Rupee declines 27 paise to 90.95 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 27 paise to 90.95 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, weighed down by a strong American currency and higher crude oil prices due to the escalated geopolitical tension.
A selling rush in domestic equities further pressured the Indian currency, forex traders said.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.94 and slipped further to trade at 90.95 against the greenback in early deals, losing 27 paise from its previous closing level.
The rupee rose 4 paise to settle at 90.68 against the US dollar on Wednesday. The currency exchange markets were closed on Thursday on account of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.04 per cent higher at 97.89.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading 0.14 per cent higher at USD 71.77 per barrel in futures trade.
Analysts attributed the strengthening dollar and crude prices to heightened tension between the US and Iran, with both countries signalling they are prepared for war if talks on Tehran's nuclear programme fizzle out.
On the domestic equity market front, Sensex fell 150.35 points to 82,347.79 in early trade while the Nifty declined 35.15 points to 25,419.20.
On Thursday, foreign institutional investors offloaded equities worth Rs 880.49 crore, according to exchange data.
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