I&PR Commissioner Sri Partha Sarthi lighting lamp on the training programme

Hyderabad,(Deccan Samachar Service DSS) July,25, Sri P.Partha Sarathi(IAS) Special Commissioner for I&PR Dept is seen lighting lamp of One Day Training Programme on “GURUVULU SAMARDHA VANTHAMGA VIDYA ANDHICHATAM ELA” held at Ravindra Bharathi and also parcipated by Prof.B.V.Pattabhi Ram, RJD of Education Surender Reddy. B.V.Pattabhi Ram’s C.D’S are also released by Commissioner for I&PR Dept  (Photo No:CNR-145)
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Shinde-Abdullah jointly released GUIDELINES of solar power projects

New Delhi (PIB NEWS) July,25, The Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr.Farooq Abdullah and the Union Power Minister, Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde jointly released the Guidelines for Selection of New Grid Connected Solar Power Projects, in New Delhi on July 25, 2010.The Minister of State for Power, Shri Bharatsinh Solanki and other dignitaries are also seen. (Photo by No:CNR-32626)
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President attend the "Roshni Programme" at Rashtapati Bhawan,

New Delhi (PIB NEWS) July,25, The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil congratulating a winner of the painting competition on environment, organized by Rashtrapati Bhavan under the Roshni programme, at Rashtrapati Bhavan Auditorium in New Delhi on July 25,2010.The Union Minister for Urban Development, Shri Jaipal Reddy and the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Women and Child Development, Smt. Krishna Tirath are also seen.(Photo by No:CNR-32632)
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MiG 27 crash toll rises to three

July,25, The number of casualties in the MiG 27 fighter plane crash in West Bengal rose to three Sunday after two children hit by splinters of the aircraft died at a hospital here, police said. Latika Roy and Purnima Roy died at the North Bengal Medical College Saturday midnight. Three people, two of them admitted to the North Bengal Medical College and another at the Jalpaiguri district hospital, continued to be critical.One civilian died when the aircraft crashed in Jalpaiguri district Saturday morning. Splinters of the aircraft were scattered over an area of 500 metres radius.Seven of the 16 injured were minors.Squadron Leader Saket Verma, the pilot, ejected safely, said an Indian Air Force (IAF) spokesman at the Eastern Air Command headquarters in Shillong.The pilot had flown from the Hashimara airbase on a routine sortie. Hashimara is under administrative control of the Eastern Air Command.The pilot landed at the Saptibari High School playground, about 10 km from the crash spot. He was given first aid at the Saptibari primary health centre.The aircraft had lost contact with the air traffic control at Hashimara before it crashed.This is the fourth crash involving a MiG fighter plane this year.
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Amit Shah taken into custody, says allegations fabricated

JULY,25, Former Gujarat minister Amit Shah, charged with involvement in the 2005 killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh in a staged shootout, was taken into custody by the CBI in Gandhinagar Sunday.Shah, who was missing since Thursday, earlier surfaced dramatically at a press conference of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Ahmedabad in the morning and said the allegations against him were fabricated.Shah had walked in while BJP state unit chief R.C. Fardu was addressing the press.Shah, who has been charge-sheeted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), said he was being framed by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in New Delhi in a desperate bid to ‘counter’ the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat.He said he would go to the CBI court to surrender.“The accusations against me are fabricated, politically motivated and framed on the behest of the Congress government,” Shah told reporters.He pointed out that the CBI had submitted a charge sheet of 30,000 pages within a day, even though he had not appeared before the agency. “That means my summons were not linked to the charge sheet,” he added.The minister also said that the summons showed that he was alleged to have issued threats, but the chargesheet seems to have accused him of murder.Shah said that he was ready to “face all action and not scared of being arrested”. “I have full faith in judiciary and just want to say that it’s a conspiracy by Congress and misuse of power by the Congress to come in power in Gujarat,” Shah asserted.He claimed that Sohrabuddin was a terrorist, who was involved in conspiracy against the nation. “Congress calls Sohrabuddin as a petty criminal but Gujarat Police has recovered 46 AK-47s, 100 hand grenades and 100,000 ammunition from the well in his house.”Gujarat’s former minister of state for home asked why staged shootouts only in Gujarat were being investigated. “There have been 1,700 encounters all over the country… and targeting only the encounters in Gujarat is a Congress conspiracy,” he claimed.He demanded that his submission before the CBI should be “videographed”. “When this matter comes before court, I am sure that none of the claims against me will stand,” Shah said.Shah submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday.
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TRS ahead as campaigning ends for by-polls in Telangana

Hyderabad, July 25 : Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) appears to be ahead of its rivals as campaigning came to an end Sunday for by-elections to 12 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh's Telangana region scheduled for Tuesday.Leaders and candidates of the three major parties conducted road shows and door to door campaign in a last minute bid to woo the voters. Stakes are high for TRS, the mass resignations of whose legislators on the demand for separate statehood to Telangana February this year, necessitated the by-elections. All 10 legislators of TRS and a candidate each of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) had resigned. With Telangana as the core issue, the by-elections are a major test for TRS and Telangana sentiment, especially when Srikrishna Committee - formed by the central government to look into the demands for and against Telangana state - is in the final phase of consultations. TRS chief K.Chandrasekhara Rao and party MP Vijayashanti addressed a series of election meetings on the last day of the poll campaign. Some ministers campaigned for ruling Congress while local leaders of TDP canvassed for the party candidates. Chief Minister K. Rosaiah and TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu, both of whom come from outside Telangana, choose not to campaign making it a low-profile electoral battle for their respective parties. Taking advantage of this, the TRS chief mounted spirited attacks on Congress and TDP, labelling them anti-Telangana. A new alliance also emerged in the by-polls with TRS supporting BJP candidate in one constituency while BJP is backing TRS in 11 constituencies. For the ruling party this is the first election after the death of its popular leader Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy. The party is clearly feeling the absence of the strong leader to counter TRS and TDP. After suffering the defeat last year, state Congress chief D. Srinivas is again trying his luck from Nizamabad Urban. The party has again fielded former ministers Mohammed Ali Shabbir and G. Vinod from Yellareddy and Chennur constituencies respectively. TRS chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao's son K. Tarakarama Rao is again contesting from Sircilla and is confident of improving his margin. He had scraped through by a slender margin of 171 votes in the last elections. The other key TRS candidates include T. Harish Rao (Siddpet) and E. Rajender (Huzurabad).
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Poll panel notices to TRS chief, Andhra minister

New Delhi, July 25 : The Election Commission Sunday issued notices to Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao and Andhra Pradesh IT minister Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy for violating the model code of conduct.According to the poll panel, the model code of conduct came into existence after it announced by-elections to 10 state assembly seats June 21 and two more seats July 1, after which government officials and candidates cannot make poll promises to the people. The by-election will be held July 27 and counting of votes will take place Aug 3. The Commission said it had received a video of Reddy, who is also sports and youth services minister, promising that he will tackle all problems related to roads and irrigation at an election campaign July 21 in Kunchavalli village of Sirpur constituency. He also promised that all these projects will be completed within a year. "The commission is of the opinion that by making these promises you have violated the model code of conduct," a statement issued here said. The panel asked the minister to explain by July 26 why action should not be taken against him. "If no reply is received within the prescribed time limit, it will be presumed that you have nothing to say and the commission will proceed to take appropriate action without making any further reference to you," it added. Notice was also issued to TRS president for making derogatory remarks against state Home Minister Sabitha Indira Reddy and also telling voters to take money and liquor from Congress and other parties, but not to vote for them. The panel said this not only violated the model code of conduct but also meant abetting corrupt practices and amounts to an electoral offence. The TRS chief has been asked to explain his stand by July 26.
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Take action on illegal mines: Chiranjeevi

Tirupati, Jul 24 : Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) President K Chiranjeevi today demanded the Andhra Pradesh government to take action on illegal mining in the state.Talking to mediapersons, Mr Chiranjeevi, who arrived here on a two-day visit to the temple town to participate in various programmes, welcomed Chief Minister K Rosaiah's initiative for taking action against multi-crore Bayyaram mining in Khammam district.The government should also take action on such illegal mines in the state to protect national resources, the Tirupati legislator said.Referring to the Babli project, Mr Chiranjeevi said all political parties in the state should fight unitedly against the construction of Babli project and 13 other projects across river Godavari by Maharashtra Government. The problem could be solved only through political resolution, he opined.He said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should intervene and halt the construction of Babli project by Maharashtra immediately and find a lasting solution to inter-state water disputes.Later, the PRP chief laid the foundation stone for Rs 1.81 crore women's hostel at the premises of Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswavidyalayam (SPMVV).
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Walkout exposes TDP's Publicity stunt: Govt Whip

Hyderabad, Jul 24 : Andhra Pradesh Government Whip Dr Shailajanath alleged that walkout from the all-party meet called by Chief Minister K Rosaiah yesterday by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) citing the number of persons permitted was proof that the party was not sincere towards the Babli issue, and that it was only interested in publicity.Claiming that TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu was interested in generating publicity at the cost of the interests of the state, Shailajanath said the TDP chief had a moral responsibility to attend the all-party meeting since it was he who had forced the meeting in the first place.Demanding TDP president to explain his absence from the all-party meeting, Shailajanath alleged that Naidu was under pressure from his own party members to abstain from the meeting despite creating an image of spearheading the protests against the illegal constructions as part of the Babli project.Talking to mediapersons here, Shailajanath accused Naidu of 'habitually' skipping important meetings. He advised the TDP cadre not to follow this 'bad habit.' The Government Whip said the TDP president sent four of his party leaders but did not attend himself. ''Only one person from each political party was permitted to attend the meeting,'' he added.
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Andhra Pradesh student alleges sexual assault by school principal

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Two TDP leaders hacked to death

Hyderabad, July 24 : Two leaders of the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP), who were brothers, were hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district in a case of fational killings, police said Saturday.Vishwanath Reddy and Maheshwar Reddy, both brothers and local leaders of the TDP, were murdered late Friday in Nakkaladinne in Kadapa. A woman was also injured in the attack. Some unidentified people, who came in a car, barged into the house of the two brothers after midnight and attacked them with sickles and other sharp-edged weapons, an official said. Police suspect it to be case of factional killings. Eight people of a rival faction have been booked and searches are on to find them, the official said. Kadapa is a part of Rayalaseema region, notorious for factional killings. The factions fighting for domination in villages kill their rivals mercilessly. The factions are supported either by the Congress or by TDP.
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State govt used force to crush democratic rights:Naidu

Hyderabad, Jul 23 : Telugu Desam Party(TDP) President N Chandrababu Naidu today alleged that the ruling Congress government was using force to crush people's democratic rights and suppress the opposition's voice. Addressing newspersons at the Osmania General Hospital where some of his party workers were undergoing treatment for injuries suffered during the lathicharge at the Andhra-Maharashtra border on Babli issue on July 20, he lambasted the Rosaiah government for trying to suppress the people of the state while adopting a 'soft' approach towards the Maharashtra government. Describing the lathicharge as 'illegal and inhuman', he alleged that police had deliberately used force on TDP workers on the instructions of the Congress government.He said his party had been fighting for the welfare of the people for the last 18 years. He enquired about the health of Karimnagar corporator O Ramesh, corporator and town president Ashok, ST Cell President G Sudhakar, BC cell President Raj Kumar and Vice President K Krishna, who were admitted to hospital after being injured in the lathicharge. The TDP leaders were protesting against the treatment meted out to Mr Naidu and his team members by Maharashtra police while shifting them from Dharmabad ITI to Aurangabad.Mr Naidu also visited the Apollo Hospital at Jubilee Hills where he inquired about the health of former MP Ramakrishna Reddy. He was accompanied by TDP leaders Nagam Janardhan Reddy, Muzzafar Ali Khan and others.
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EC expresses displeasure on KCR's remarks

Hyderabad, Jul 23 : The Election Commission today expressed displeasure to Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President K Chandrasekhara Rao on his provocative statements during his election campaign for the July 27 bypoll in 12 constituencies in the Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh.''It was not satisfied with his explanation regarding these statements and is of the considered view that he as a responsible political leader, should not have made such statements in public, which can aggravate the existing differences between different sections of the society, during the period when by-elections to 12 Assembly Constituencies in Andhra pradesh Legislative Assembly are under way,'' it said.The Election Commission advised him to be more cautious in future so that no provision of Model Code of conduct was violated in letter and spirit, according to a Election Commission statement.
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Rape accused school director sent to jail

Hyderabad, July 23 : A city court Friday sent the director an international school to judicial custody for 14 days on charges of raping a Class 11 student as another girl student filed a police complaint accusing him of sexually exploiting her.Salahuddin Ayub, director of Parkwood International School, was produced before a magistrate at Nampally Criminal Court complex, who remanded him in judicial custody till Aug 5. Earlier, police sent the accused to Osmania General Hospital, where his blood samples were collected for scientific tests. Ayub told reporters at the hospital that he is innocent. "I will speak out at appropriate time," he said. Even as Ayub denied the allegations, another student has lodged a complaint with the police that the principal had tried to sexually exploit her. Sleuths of the Central Crime Station (CCS) continued investigations into the complaint by a student from Mumbai that Ayub raped her repeatedly during the past few months. The family lodged a complaint after she became pregnant. The girl complained that the director lured her to his penthouse on the premises of the residential school on March 10 and raped her after offering her a soft drink laced with some drug. She alleged that he again raped her a few days later by threatening her with a revolver and also blackmailed her by taking her nude pictures on his mobile phone. For the second day, student bodies and parents staged protests outside the school at Manneguda in Vikarabad, about 50 km from here. They demanded that that the Central Board of Secondary Education derecognize the school. Students gathered in large numbers and staged road blockade on Vikarabad-Pargi road. Tension prevailed at the school as parents of many students demanded transfer certificates of their wards. They also wanted their fees to be paid back. Meanwhile, school principal and director Ayesha Tanveer told reporters that the school would re-open July 27. She urged the government to ensure that the school functions in a smooth manner. She defended Ayub saying he is innocent. "The court will decide whether he is guilty or not," she added.
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Andhra to seek PM's intervention on dam row with Maharashtra

Hyderabad, July 23 : All political parties of Andhra Pradesh Friday unanimously decided to seek Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to stop the "illegal" construction of the Babhali dam by Maharashtra across the Godavari river.An all-party meeting chaired by Chief Minister K. Rosaiah resolved to submit a memorandum to the prime minister July 26, urging him to protect the interests of lower-riparian states, especially of Andhra Pradesh. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Major Irrigation Minister Ponnala Lakshamaiah said the meeting decided to bring to the notice of the prime minister that the project being built by Maharashtra in violation of river water sharing agreements would prove detrimental to the interests of Andhra Pradesh. He said the prime minister would be urged to suggest a permanent solution to the problem and to ensure that upper-riparian states do not resort to steps which prove detrimental to the interests of lower-riparian states. The meeting was called to evolve a consensus before the all-party delegation visits Delhi to meet the prime minister. The main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) did not participate in the meeting protesting the decision of the government to allow only one representative from each party. Its leaders came out after submitting a memorandum to the chief minister. TDP demanded that Maharashtra should stop the construction of the Babhali dam and 13 other projects being illegally built by it across Godavari. Leaders of the Congress, the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP), the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM), the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Lok Satta attended the meeting. The meeting also passed a resolution condemning the Maharashtra Police's ill-treatment to TDP leaders who had gone to visit Babhali last week. The meeting, however, felt that as a large number of Telugus reside in Maharashtra, there was a need to ensure that the problems were sorted out in an amicable way. The row over Babhali had created tension last week when Maharashtra Police arrested TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and 74 other party leaders while proceeding towards the dam. They were kept in judicial custody for two week before being forcibly sent back to Hyderabad by a chartered flight. To counter the TDP's move, the Shiv Sena Thursday took out a march towards the Salura project across the Manjira river in Andhra Pradesh but were prevented by Maharashtra Police from crossing the river. The Shiv Sena says the project has come up on Maharashtra's territory.
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Satyam scam: Examination of Raju, others adjourned to July 26

Hyderabad, July 23 : A local court on Friday adjourned the case of examination of former Chairman of Satyam Computers B Ramalinga Raju through a questionnaire and nine other accused in the multi-crore financial scam to July 26.The XXI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court also dismissed the application of Ch Srisailam to hear the accused before examination and framing of charges.Magistrate BVLN Chakravarti, in his orders said the application is devoid of any merits and liable to be dismissed.The court wants to examine all the accused with regard to the allegations mentioned against them by the CBI in two separate chargesheets before commencing the trial.Apart from Raju, other accused include -- Ramaraju, V Srinivas, Gopalakrishnan, T Srinivas, B Suryanarayana Raju, G Ramakrishna, D Venkatapathi Raju, Srisailam Chetkuru and VSP Gupta.The Andhra Pradesh High Court had on January 18 dismissed a revision petition of Raju and two others, challenging a lower court''s order remanding them to police custody. Raju, who resigned as chairman of Satyam Computer Services Ltd. has been charged for his role in a Rs 7,100 crore financial scam.
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Rain in AP

Hyderabad, Jul 23 : Rain occurred at a few places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Rayalaseema regions of the state,Sirpur (Adilabad district) recorded a heavy rainfall of 7 cm, Met department said today.The other chief amounts of rainfall recorded in cm are Mudhol (Adilabad district) 6, Palasa (Srikakulam district) 5, Parvathipuram (Vizianagaram district) 4, Ichapuram, Mandasa and Ranasthalam (all Srikakulam district) 3 each, Araku Valley (Visakhapatnam district), Mahabubabad (Warangal district) and Yellandu (Khammam district) 2 each and Achampet, Kalwakurthy and Nagarkurnool (all Mahabubnagar district), Dummagudem (Khammam district), Metpalli (Karimnagar district), Narayanakhed (Medak district), Narsampet (Warangal district), Navipet (Nizamabad district), Nirmal (Adilabad district), Paleru Bridge (Krishna district), Pulivendala (Cuddapah district) and Tanuku (West Godavari district) one each.Light to moderate rain/thundershowers may occur at a few places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Isolated rain or thundershowers would occur over Rayalaseema.Sky condition would be generally cloudy. One or two spells of rain/thundershowers may occur in parts of city. Maximum and Minimum temperatures would be around 31 and 23 degrees Celsius respectively.
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Rolls-Royce Ghost debuts in AP

Hyderabad, July 22 : Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (Headquarters: Goodwood, West Sussex, United Kingdompreviewed its new four-door super-luxury saloon, Ghost, for the first time at the Hyderabad International Auto Show 2010 on Thursday.The car was unveiled by the show's Chief Guest, K. Rosaiah, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, and Sharad Kachalia, Director of Marketing, Navnit Motors Pvt. Ltd, the authorised Rolls-Royce Motor Cars dealership for Mumbai at the Rolls-Royce exhibition stand (A29).Ghost is smaller and more dynamic than previous models but is instantly recognisable as a Rolls-Royce.Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Asia Pacific Regional Director Paul Harris said: "Over the first half of this year, we saw unprecedented demand for our cars in India with both Ghost and Phantom helping to drive strong sales growth in the Asia Pacific region. India will be a significant market for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in the years to come. Ghost is a unique car in its segment that blends informality, refinement and dynamism for everyday use. " Ghost is the first in a new Rolls-Royce model series, which is separate from the Phantom family that comprises Phantom, Phantom Extended Wheelbase (four door saloons), Phantom Drophead Coupe (convertible) and Phantom Coupe (fixed roof).
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Minor raped: School Principal in custody

Hyderabad, Jul 22 : Police have taken into custody Principal of a corporate school in adjoining Ranga Reddy District for allegedly outraging the modesty of a IX class student for more than one year at gun point, Salahuddin Mohmmed Ayub, Principal of the Parkwood International School at Manneguda about 35 km from here, was taken into custody by the Central Crime Station police on a complaint filed by the parents of the girl last evening in the Jubilee Hills police station, where the principal resides.Police sources said the girl was bearing the sexual harassment as the principal threatened her at gun point. But the girl three days back told her parents residing in Delhi, about the ongoing sexual harassment by the principal at his Jubilee Hills residence where she was taken by him on the first occasion and raped.Since then, the principal has been using her photographs to continue the sexual harassment over a year.However, the school management denied the incident and claimed it that was a ploy of the girl to leave the school as she was ''not interested in studies.'' Irked by the indifferent response of the management against the principal, harassed parents today attacked the Parkwood International School's administrative block, damaging furniture. The school is part of a chain of corporate schools across Canada, Saudi Arabia and in Dubai.
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School principal held for raping student in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, July 22 : The principal of an international school here has been arrested on charges of raping a Class 11 student from Mumbai, police said Thursday. The victim had become pregnant.A case of rape and criminal intimidation has been booked against Salahuddin Ayub, principal of Parkwood International School at Manneguda near Vikarabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Crime Station (CCS), J. Satyanarayana, investigations into the complaint were on. The CCS sleuths were questioning the principal and collecting scientific evidence to build the case against him, the official said. However, the school authorities denied the allegations against the principal and said they were aimed at defaming the school, which has branches in the Middle East. The parents of the girl from Mumbai alleged that she was repeatedly raped by the principal during the last one year. The principal had allegedly threatened the girl with dire consequences if she said anything to anyone. The girl's family complained after she reportedly became pregnant. Investigating officials visited the school and the principal's house and other places where the girl was sexually exploited. A group of local people and parents of some students staged a protest outside the school demanding stern action against the principal. Women's organisations have also demanded punishment to the guilty. However, the school authorities have denied the allegations against the principal and said they were aimed at defaming the school, which has branches in the Middle East.
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