BENGALURU: Sixteen drivers taking children to their schools were found to be driving under the influence of alcohol on Tuesday morning, underscoring t.
When this correspondent visited the Government Tamil Higher Primary School on Thursday, there were five students and two teachers. The girl student was not in a position to explain why she comes to school early every day.
The city police commissioner emphasised that the police will keep conducting raids in order to address Bengaluru’s drug problem. On International Day Against Drug Abuse, the police also highlighted that many children are becoming a victim of drug abuse and they have caught several drug peddlers around educational institutes whose main target are school and college going students.
Recently, a Public interest litigation (PIL) filed at the Karnataka High Court regarding the weight of school bags was withdrawn by the petitioner. A few days ago, the Department of Public Instruction also issued a circular reiterating the Centre’s School Bag Policy, 2020.