Journalist Nataraj Malpe selected for Dattinidhi Award
Udupi: Nataraja Malpe, the Malpe reporter for Udayavani newspaper, has been selected for the Divine Dancer Kirtishesha Sridevaiah Kharvi Gangolli Endowment Award.
The award is given by the Kasaragod District Kannada Journalists' Welfare Association and will be presented at the Cochin Kannada Culture Festival on April 30 at the Ernakulam Town Hall.
The festival is being held in collaboration with the Karnataka Border Area Development Authority, Kannada Sangha Cochin, and Karnataka Working Journalists Association Bangalore.
Nataraj Malpe is being recognized for his contributions to Kannada journalism and the award is a testament to his dedication and hard work in the field.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
