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It is no more than a month since two students of a city public school met with an accident and succumbed to the injuries. The accident took place while they were driving a bike, which is not permitted for any one below 18 years. But who really cares about this? In a bid to avoid uncomfortable situation, schools are now strict with students up to class10 and are not allowing them to bring their vehicles to school, but are allowing 11th and 12th class students to do so if they wish.

But if one goes by the law of the nation, then one can have a driving licence at the age of 16 but only for vehicles without gear.

But everyday one can see a large number of high-speed bikes parked on school premises. Is it not a lapse on the part of the school authority to follow the rule in a half-hearted way?

Parents should understand the real problem. The police should catch youngsters below age driving vehicles and summon their parents and enlighten them on the rules.

Bijay Mishra,

Bhubaneswar

The present crisis in the country, going on for the past couple of months, is highly condemnable. The Maharashtra situation, serial blasts in Delhi, Varanasi, Ahmadabad, Hyderabad and now in Assam are causing concern. The Government is simply awarding compensation to victims.

Besides this, floods, drought and other natural calamities are affecting the common man. No body is secure and the Government is not able to control the situation. As it is, elections are fast approaching.

It is the responsibility of the Central and State Governments to look into all the aspects and ensure safety to the lives and property of citizens of the country.

S. R. Krishna,

Berhampur

In last few years engineering colleges have mushroomed around the capital city. However, a majority of these colleges do not have sufficient hostel facilities for students.

As a result, many colonies in the city now witness private hostels set up for housing these students. However, these hostels too lack basic facilities and the rent of the area has gone up beyond reach of the common man. Fire safety norms are grossly violated in most of these hostels.

Surendra Behera,

Cuttack

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