Dakshina Kannada to get 25,000 Rapid Antigen kits for COVID testing, 15 ambulances: Karnataka Dy.CM
Mangaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Ashwath Narayan on Friday said Dakshina Kannada District will get 25,000 rapid antigen test kits for conducting free COVID-19 tests.
He also added that the state government will sanction 15 ambulances for the district.
He held an emergency meeting with Kota Srinivas Poojary, Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister at the Vikasa Soudha on Friday, to discuss the increase in COVID-19 cases in the district and free treatment for Covid-19 patients at private hospitals.
The deputy chief minister also held a video conference with the Deputy Commissioner, legislators Vedavyas Kamath, Harish Poonja and U T Khader, and the District Health Officer later.
“The government will provide for free treatment at the private hospitals for COVID-19 patients when they are sent there from government hospitals. The government will also pass an order to bear the expenses of the treatment” Ashwath Narayan said.
He assured that people undergoing COVID-19 treatment and who need to get themselves tested now need not panic. He further instructed Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh to look into the matter at the earliest.
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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.
