Battling financial constraints post lockdown, street vendor in Puttur commits suicide
Puttur: A 63-year-old street vendor on Thursday morning committed suicide by jumping into a government well near his stall here in Puttur.
The deceased vendor has been identified as Vittal Naik a resident of Bannoru village in Puttur. He reportedly owned a stall in Padil wherein he used to sell Kabab. According to the reports, Vittal had suffered a heart attack a few days ago and had to spend lakhs of rupees for treatment. Already fighting financial constraint due to the Corona lockdown, the expense only added to his economic woes and he was under depression from several days.
Reports further added that when Vittal resumed business at his stall post lockdown relaxation he failed to get any business at the stall pushing him further into mental dilemma. This is said to be the reason behind his extreme step.
On June 18, Vittal went missing after eating dinner. His family looked for him in the nearby area but couldn’t find him. On Thursday morning, his footwear and clothes were found near the government well in Padil. His body was later pulled out of the well by a team of Fire Brigade. Vittal is survived by his wife, three daughters and a son.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
