Journalism of Courage
Teacher ends life
A teacher at an English medium school,Indu Kamble (32),was found dead at her residence in Priyadarshan Society,Gadital,Hadapsar on Monday morning. Police said Kamble was found hanging from the ceiling in her house. No suicide note was found at the spot. A complaint has been registered at the Hadapsar police station. Police said Kamble’s husband works in Nigeria as a senior officer in a private company. Her son who studies in Class I had gone to school around 7 am. After that when the maid came she found Kamble’s house locked. She used a duplicate key that was given to her to open the door of the house only to find Kamble hanging. The maid informed the society members who alerted the Hadapsar police. “We suspect it to be a case of suicide. Cause of the death is yet to be known,” said senior inspector Pandharinath Mandhare.
Groundwater report stagnates
A report readied in 2009 by the city-based Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency (GSDA) for the city has seen only 50 per cent implementation,though the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) insists it is being taken up in many areas. The GSDA had identified 399 dugwells and 4,820 borewells that had potential to be tapped or recharged for various purposes depending on quality.
