Four children killed in UP mud mound collapse
Lucknow: In a tragic incident, four children were buried alive at a Uttar Pradesh village when a mud mound caved in on them on Friday, police said.More than half-a-dozen people were also injured and have been admitted to a local medical facility.The incident took place at Tikauta village in Kudh Fatehgarh in Sambhal district where the earth mound suddenly collapsed, burying four children and a number of others, including some women, police said.While rescuers managed to pull out more than six people, the four children were suffocated under the mud piled atop them.The condition of three of the injured was said to be critical. (IANS)
HC asks parents to inform schools of status quo on RTE quota
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday asked parents to make representation before schools which cancelled admissions of pre-primary students under the Right to Education quota following a Government Resolution which made Class I as entry-level point for RTE admissions. Maharashtra government’s education department had on April 30 issued a GR by which schools were to reserve 25 per cent seats in Class I as entry-level point. Earlier, admissions under RTE were taken from pre-primary sections. Aggrieved by the GR, several schools approached the High Court stating that admissions for pre-primary sections under RTE quota were already done for this academic year. On May 7, the High Court ordered for status quo on the admissions under the RTE quota. However, several schools, despite the High Court order, cancelled admissions of students. Following this, parents filed a public interest litigation before the HC today. A division bench of justices S C Gupte and A K Menon asked the parents to first make a representation before the schools informing them about the May 7 order of the High Court directing for status quo on the admissions. The bench said parents can re-approach the HC later. (PTI)
Three bike-borne youth run over by truck in Allahabad
Lucknow: Three youngsters riding a motorbike were run over by a speeding truck in Allahabad on Friday, police said.Angry residents took to the streets after the mishap and disrupted traffic. Following the protests, police reinforcements were rushed to the spot. It took the police more than an hour to disperse the mob and bring the situation under control.The incident took place at Bara near Kanjasa village when the three youths returning on a motorcycle after having ‘darshan’ at Mansuriyan Devi – a local shrine – were run over by a speeding truck. They died on the spot. (IANS)
