Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sandeep Patil warns School Vehicles Association against strike
The association had planned indefinite strike from Thursday July 11
Mangaluru: I came to know that an indefinite strike of Dakshina Kannada district school vehicles association has been planned from July 11. If they conduct strike, legal action would be taken against them, said city police commissioner Sandeep Patil.
The Karnataka High Court has directed the police department to keep vigil against carrying more students in school vehicles than the permitted strength. Strike should not be staged violating the court order. If the association disobeys the warning, it would be inevitable for the police to take action, he warned.
The association office-bearers meeting was convened at the police Commissioner's office here on Wednesday. Association leaders were given the information about the court verdict and notice was also served, he said.
Organisers should follow the court direction and ensure safety of school children. They should withdraw their strike as it would affect the children, Mangaluru police commissioner Sandeep Patil warned.
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Karnataka village switches off TVs, mobiles for two hours daily to help students study
Belagavi: Every evening at 7 pm, a siren rings out in Halaga, a village near Belagavi, signalling residents to switch off all screens including televisions, mobile phones, laptops and tablets for the next two hours.
The community has voluntarily adopted this “digital-free time” to help students focus on studies and to encourage families to spend more time talking to each other. The 'digital detox' initiative, 'No TV, no mobile, just study and conversation', is said to be the first such to be adopted by a Karnataka village, Deccan Herald reported on Monday.
According to the report, Halaga, which has a population of about 12,000 and is located close to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, launched the initiative on December 17. A siren installed at the gram panchayat office marks the start of the no-screen period at 7 pm, and another siren at 9 pm signals its end.
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Gram panchayat authorities are reaching out to those residents who are yet to comply and are urging them to stay away from screen during the two hours.
Authorities are also visiting households that have not fully adopted the practice and are encouraging parents to follow the routine strictly. Teachers and panchayat members plan to continue meeting families to ensure more participation.
The Halaga village exercise is said to be inspired by a similar experiment in Agran Dhulgaon near Sangli in Maharashtra which had a positive response on students' learning habits.
