Teacher held under POCSO Act
The Hindu
RAMANATHAPURAM A science teacher handling classes for ninth standard and other senior sections, working in a government-aided private school here in Mudukalathur near here has been arrested on charges
RAMANATHAPURAM A science teacher handling classes for ninth standard and other senior sections, working in a government-aided private school here in Mudukalathur near here has been arrested on charges of sexual misconduct among others on Tuesday. Following a complaint from a girl student's parents, the police registered a case and held inquiries with the suspect.“Spider wasp,” says ecologist and nature educator Vena Kapoor, narrating the fascinating but macabre tale of the spider wasp and its victims. While adult spider wasps mostly feed on flower nectar, making them excellent pollinators, they are also what are known as “parasitoids.” Unlike parasites, they kill their host. In the case of spider wasps, females hunt down spiders, inject them with venom and lay eggs on them. Once they hatch, the larvae eat these spiders alive, inevitably killing them, she tells the huddle of women cloistered around this tree.
Karnataka’s Shakti scheme, which provides free travel for women on State-run buses, will turn one on June 11. Though the scheme has empowered women’s travel, the lack of adequate number of buses and poor connectivity are key concerns. Darshan Devaiah B.P. explores various locales to gauge the scheme’s impact Statewide