Mangaluru: The three coastal districts in Karnataka (Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada) will have periodical showers of heavy rain throughout the coming week, according to the forecast issued by the Karnataka Meteorological Department.

According to the data released on the official website of the department, the three districts are likely to get continued showers of rain in the coming days.

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Parts of Coastal Karnataka including Mangaluru in Dakshina Kannada has been receiving constantly from a couple of days. This is likely to continue over the next week, as per the Meteorological Department’s forecast.

Popular weather prediction app/website Accuweather has also made similar predictions of periodical showers throughout the week across the three districts of the state.

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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.