Yadgir: Viral video of schoolchildren cleaning drain angers parents; action on headmaster demanded
Yadgir: A video of the headmaster of the government school in Kyathanal village under Kadamagera (B) Gram Panchayat limits of Vadgera taluk getting the students to clean the borewell and drain has gone viral, with the locals expressing fury over the matter.
Headmaster Sharanappa Bagli is also seen in the video clip, issuing directions to the students on cleaning the drain.
Parents of the students have expressed shock on seeing the clip, stating that their children had been sent to school to have a good future and not be used as sanitation workers.
District President of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike TN Bheemu Nayak has demanded that the authorities concerned take immediate action on the headmaster.
Government officers have visited the spot and conducted an inspection. They have also directed the district administration to take due action against the headmaster.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
