Election Commission orders repolling in 11 Manipur stations following violence
Manipur: The Election Commission of India has announced repolling at 11 stations in Manipur on April 22, following incidents of violence and disruptions during the first phase of polling. The decision comes after polling at these stations on April 19 was declared void. Police have arrested three individuals in connection with the violence, which included firing and vandalism. Despite these incidents, around 68.62% of voters cast their votes in the two Lok Sabha seats in Manipur affected by ethnic violence.
The Chief Electoral Officer in Manipur, P K Jha, stated that the Election Commission of India has, under Sections 58(2) and 58A(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, directed that the poll taken on 19th April, 2024 (Friday) in respect of 11 polling stations listed in the table below of 1-Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency to be void and appointed 22nd April, 2024 (Monday) as the date for taking fresh poll at the said polling stations with hours of poll from 7 AM to PM".
In connection with the incident of firing in which an elderly person sustained injury, police have arrested three people. There were incidents of vandalism and disruption during the first phase polls in Manipur.
Amidst incidents of vandalization of polling booths, firing between the rival groups, clashes in more than six places around 68.62 per cent of 15.44 lakh voters cast their votes in two Lok Sabha seats (one partially) in ethnic violence-hit Manipur.
The injured Khoisnam Sanayaima is 75 years old. Five people came in a car and two of them went inside the polling station while the rest remained in the car. The incident led to scattering of the voters in the area and voting in the polling station was stopped. Voters of the polling station set ablaze the EVM and VVPAT machines of the polling station.
The injured person is undergoing treatment in a hospital. In 2019, the Inner and outer seat registered voters’ percentage of 81.12 percent and 84.14 percent respectively. 15 of the 28 Assembly segments of the Outer Manipur (ST) parliamentary constituency went to polls. Voting will be held in the remaining 13 Assembly segments of Outer Manipur (ST) seat in the second phase on April 26.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
