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Abusive teacher arrested after Class 8 girl Zaibunnisa found dead in hostel room

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January 26, 2018

Mangaluru, Jan 25: A day after a 14-year-old girl student of Navodaya Minority Residential School at K R Pet in Mandya district was found hanged to death in her hostel room under suspicious circumstances, the police on Thursday (January 25) arrested one of her teachers who was accused of physically and mentally torturing her.

The victim has been identified as Zaibunnisa (Safreena), a class eight student, and daughter of Mohammed Ibrahim and Zubaida couple from Uppinangady in Dakshina Kannada district. At around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday she had contacted her mother through her friend’s mobile phone and complained against the abusive teacher, identified as Ravi.

It is learnt that Ravi had insulted, abused and thrashed Zaibunnissa in front of other students accusing her of not performing well during the rehearsal for Republic Day parade. 

In her last mobile conversation with her mother, the girl also had accused the same teacher of targeting her for past couple of months. She also had revealed that he had threatened to strip and thrash her. Before disconnecting the call, the girl had pleaded her mother to save her by getting her admitted to some other school.

An hour later, around 5:30 p.m., Zaibunnisa was found dead in her hostel room. Her friends, who noticed the lifeless body hanging from a ceiling fan, immediately informed the teachers. Ravi and other staff rushed to the spot and took Zaibunnisa to a local hospital, where the doctors declared her brought dead, and informed police.

Jurisdictional K R Pet police visited the hospital and hostel, conducted mahazar and informed the victim’s parents who rushed from Uppinangady and reached K R Pet around 2 a.m. on Thursday. According to Ravi and other teachers of the school, Zaibunnisa committed suicide. However, her family members and some of the organizations have expressed suspicion that Ravi might have murdered her.

There are more than a hundred inmates in the hostel. During inquiry, many of them reportedly told the police that Ravi used to torture Zaibunnisa indeed. Later, the police shifted the dead body to MMC&RI Mortuary in Mysuru. 

The aggrieved parents and relatives of the victim staged a protest in front of the mortuary demanding justice. Members of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) too joined them and demanded immediate arrest of Ravi and a suitable compensation to the family.

As per the demand of the family members, the post-mortem was conducted at KR Hospital in Mysuru. Ravi was later arrested by the police on charge of abetment to suicide. Mandya Superintendent of Police G Radhika also visited the spot. K R Pet Police are investigating the case.

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Ali
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Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018

  • Govt. should Hang the culprict.

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May 9,2020

Bengaluru, May 9: Karnataka government in its latest order has allowed restaurants, pubs and bars to sell liquor at retail prices from May 9 till May 17. The third phase of coronavirus lockdown is slated to end on May 17.

"Karnataka government has allowed restaurants, pubs and bars to sell liquor at retail prices from tomorrow till May 17. However, they can be sold only in take away form," read an order issued by the state government.

Earlier, the government had allowed the opening of liquor shops in order to mobilise revenue. However, bars, pubs, restaurants were ordered to remain close amid the COVID-19 lockdown.

As per the latest update by the State Health Department, the total number of coronavirus cases in the state is 753. "Of 753 cases, 346 are active cases. 376 persons were discharged after treatment while 30 people have succumbed to the coronavirus," the Health Department said in a release. 

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April 5,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 5: The COVID-19 related lockdown has substantially improved the air quality of Bengaluru, taking it from satisfactory level to good, a senior state pollution control board offcial said here on Sunday.

"During the course of the lockdown 19 problem, we reached good position from satisfactory.

It is between zero to 50 AQI (Air Quality Index) now. We have good quality air," the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board member secretary Basavaraj Patil told PTI.

He said the indicator for knowing the air quality in

"If the AQI is zero to 50 then it is good. If it is 50 to 100 then it is satisfactory. 101 to 150 is moderate and if it is 151 to 200, then it is poor, he explained.

Patil said as per available recrods, there has been a 60 to 65 per cent reduction in pollution during the lockdown.

The city railway station and Peenya industrial area, which used to be among the areas with highest AQI, has seen pollution levels come down significantly, he said.

Another major contributor of pollution was construction activities, which too had ground to a halt due to the lockdown, resulting in zero dust emission.

Patil opined that the improved air quality would boost the immune system of the people.

"It will improve the immune system of people, including those who have breathing problems like asthma," he said.

He asked the public to learn lessons from the lockdown and later switch to sustainable means of transport such as public transport, walking and cycling,.

"We can still reduce the pollution load even after the lockdown is over," Patil said.

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August 9,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 9: Swollen rivers and flood-like situation continue to threaten lives and property in several parts of Karnataka that have been ravaged by torrential rains over the last few days.

Though there has been a respite from the downpour in some parts, rivers continue to flow above the danger mark, inundating low lying areas in several parts of Malnad, coastal and interior Karnataka.

There are also reports of continued landslides in hilly areas of Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru.

In Dakshina Kannada, heavy rains have submerged several areas in Bantwala and Belthangady, among others, with the Netravati river overflowing and also water being released from nearby dams.

Officials said incessant rains in Cauvery river catchment areas have led to increased inflow in the Krishna Raja Sagara dam in Mandya district. Water is being released from it and people living in low lying areas have been warned, they said.

There is also a flood-like situation in Najanagudu and nearby areas of Mysuru as the swollen Kapila river has inundated roads connecting Ooty in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, with water being released from Kabini dam.

There has been some respite from heavy rains in certain parts of Kodagu, which has been ravaged by floods and landslides. However, several areas of the district continue to be in deluge with the Cauvery and Lakshmana Tirtha rivers overflowing due to rains in the hilly areas.

There are also reports of landslides in some parts of the district.

Meanwhile, continuing rains are hampering the search operation by NDRF and authorities to locate five people, including the priest at Talacauvery, the origin of the river Cauvery, who had gone missing due to massive landslides at Bramhagiri hills on Wednesday night.

There are also reports of landslides at a few places in Charmadi ghat region of Chikkamagaluru and the road connecting to Dakshina Kannada has been closed temporarily.

Though Belagavi district has had some respite from the heavy rains, flood like situation continues to persist as the Krishna river and its tributaries are swollen due to continued inflows because of rains in neighbouring Maharashtra.

Inflow has also increased to the Tungabhadra dam of Ballari district due to rains in the catchment areas of Shivamogga and Chikkamagaluru.

Authorities have alerted people living in low lying areas about opening dam gates to release water anytime with rising inflow.

There is a similar flood like situation in parts of Yadgir, Raichur and Bagalkote districts with water being released from various dams.

The state government has released ₹ 50 crore for emergency relief and has announced ₹ 10,000 as immediate relief each to affected families.

An amount of ₹ 5 lakh has been announced for completely damaged houses, while in the case of partially damaged ones, relief will be distributed considering the extent of damage.

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