Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) Two teachers of a tribal welfare school in Odisha were arrested after a class VI student delivered a baby in its hostel, police said Monday.
The headmaster and hostel superintendent were arrested Sunday for negligence of duty, not informing the administration about the incident and trying to suppress the matter, said Jeypore sub-divisional police officer Rajendra Senapati.
The tribal girl from Umuri Ashram School, a state-run residential school for SC and ST students, in Jeypore, block of Koraput district 500 km from here, delivered a baby Feb 4.
When the school authorities came to know about this, they took the baby and the minor mother in a jeep to her village in Upperkendi, under the jurisdiction of Semiliguda police, and left them with her parents.
After the district administration came to know about the incident, the welfare extension officer of Jeypore block informed Jeypore police Sunday.
After preliminary investigation, the police arrested school headmaster Kailash Verma and hostel superintendent Sabita Guru.
This is the second incident in the state in the last forthnight. A class X girl of a residential high school at Lingagada in Kandhamal district had delivered a baby in her hostel Jan 23. Police had arrested a man, Sukanta Pradhan, who allegedly got her pregnant.
Pakistan connection in Baba Siddique murder case? Weapons came from across the border!
During the investigation into the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, the police have found a big
Draupadi Murmu will be the 15th President of the country. She is the first tribal and second woma
Weather might play spoilsport in India-Bangladesh clash
Melbourne, March 18 (IANS) There is a high probability of rain or thunderstorm interrupting the
On the petitions filed regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar,
Tension is rising over Ukraine, will Putin press the nuclear button?
First of all, I want to admit one thing. Several times I thought: "Putin would never do that." Bu
After adopting all the marketing and promotional techniques in the last three films 'Bunty Aur Ba
Odisha legislator gets bail in chit fund case
Bhubaneswar, March 3 (IANS) The Odisha High Court on Tuesday granted conditional bail to Biju J
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh clarified in a program on Monday that India has no intention of ru
Cabinet approves 15,000 MW Solar Projects by NTPC
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The union cabinet Wednesday approved the setting up of 15,000 MW of gr
The year 2024 is going to be very special in America because in 2024 the presidential elections o
