Hurricane Asani effects at Malpe Beach: Water sports, Malpe Island closed, hanging bridge damaged
Udupi: As a result of Hurricane Asani in the Bay of Bengal, the tides at Malpe Beach saw an unusual rise that have left the newly constructed hanging bridge at the beach damaged.
The bridge that was inaugurated four days ago, was closed for public along with all other water sports, following the unusually high tidal movements on Sunday evening.
The tides reportedly turned more aggressive in the night and has left the new bridge damaged. Damages parts of the bridge were seen floating in the sea on Monday morning.
Malpe Beach in-charge Sudesh Shetty however said, the repair work of the beach was underway and all the water sports activities and entry into the beach and ship ride to St. Mary's Island will remain closed till Tuesday to avoid any possible mishap.
Shetty further urged people to not spread false news regarding the hanging bridge and added that no untoward incident was reported at the bridge and the damage was solely because of the high tides due to the Hurricane.
"False information is being shared about the safety of the bridge claiming that people fell off the bridge during the hurricane effects. Those reports are untrue. We have closed the bridge for now, and will inform people when we resume entry for public, when the hurricane effects subside," Shetty said.
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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.
