Kundapur: An employee of a software company who was returning to his native place Koteshwara from Bengaluru died on the bus today. The accident occurred when he was traveling from Bengaluru on a private bus.

The deceased has been identified as Chaitanya (25), a resident of Koteshwara Kumbri.

The young man, who had pursued engineering in Bengaluru, worked for two years in a software company in Maratahalli. He had reportedly told his family members that he was coming home because there was less work.

He had left Bengaluru on Monday night through a private bus. At 6:30 in the morning, he called home and told that he was coming near Barakuru. When he did not alight at Koteshwara, the conductor approached him and noticed that Chaitnya was unwell. 

The conductor then rushed Chaitnya to a nearby private hospital. Doctors however declared him brought dead.

A case has been registered at Kundapur station in this regard.

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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.