
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.
Cyclonic storm Michong has now weakened. Before hitting the coast between Nellore and Machilipatn
Bill Burns, head of the US intelligence agency CIA, says that the opposition of Indian Prime Mini
'Will help in regional problem', did China mention India by announcing help to Pakistan Army?
Describing Pakistan as a special friend, the Chinese military leadership said that the Chinese mi
No swine flu in Tripura, Girl tests positive in Nagaland
Agartala/Kohima, Feb 19 (IANS) There has been no case of swine flu so far in Tripura, but the s
So far 128 people have died and hundreds have been injured due to the massive earthquake in weste
Mumbai electricity crisis: How the power grid fails, causing power supply to come to a standstill
Mumbai: There is a power failure in the country's financial capital Mumbai from around 10 am. Due
Petrol and diesel will soon be cheap. It is reported that the Finance Ministry is planning to red
Amazon Deal: Buy this convertible laptop at up to 50% discount, will also work as a tablet
Amazon Deal On Convertible Laptop: The cheapest offer on a convertible laptop has come on Amazon,
Whenever the issues are big, Virat Kohli stands against Pakistan. Virat, who has scored four cent
The 3-day Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan concluded on Tuesday in Indore. On the last day of the event