Rush Hour: Bengaluru ACP’s suspension over stampede quashed, Telangana blast toll rises to 37 & more

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The Central Administrative Tribunal quashed a Karnataka government order suspending Bengaluru’s Additional Commissioner of Police Vikash Kumar Vikash following the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4. The suspension order had been passed without sufficient grounds, it said.

It appeared that Royal Challengers Bengaluru was “responsible for the gathering” outside the stadium after it “suddenly posted” about the event without seeking permission from the police, the tribunal said.

Sufficient time should be given to the police to make arrangements for such large crowds, it added.

The stampede took place at one of the gates of the stadium where fans had gathered to celebrate the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s victory in the Indian Premier League. Eleven persons were killed and more than 50 were injured in the incident. Read on.

The Calcutta High Court asked the West Bengal government why candidates accused of wrongdoing in an alleged cash-for-jobs teacher recruitment scam were being allowed to apply again. The state’s school education department had published a gazette notification on May 30 regarding the fresh appointment of assistant teachers in upper primary, secondary and higher secondary classes in government-run and...

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