Bhatkal: Police raids warehouse in Chowk Bazaar, seizes foreign cigarettes worth over Rs 2.25 lakhs
Bhatkal: Local Police on Saturday raided a warehouse and seized several boxes of illegally stored foreign cigarettes here in Chowk Bazaar of the city.
According to the police, the sales and use of foreign cigarettes were increasing in the town and local youths were facing addiction issues, following which a team led by Bhatkal CPI Diwakar, raided the warehouse owned by Marzook Ahmed in Chowk Bazaar popularly known as “Dubai Market”.
The seized cigarettes are estimated to be worth over Rs. 2,25,500, police said.
A case in this regard has been registered under the COTPA Act and further investigations are underway.
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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.
