Mangaluru: Harekala PDO suspended for campaigning for political party ahead of Karnataka elections
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Ravikumar has suspended Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) of Harekala Gram Panchayat Yashwanth Belchada with immediate effect for dereliction of duty, based on an investigative report submitted by Zilla Panchayat CEO Dr. Kumar.
Harekala Gram Panchayat President Badruddin had complained to the CEO that the PDO was campaigning for a party, which was a dereliction on Belchada’s part, as a government officer.
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Belchada had denied the charges against him, but closer investigation of an audio clip of his conversation by Dr. Kumar proved the Harekala Gram Panchayat President’s charges against the PDO to be true.
Following the submission of the investigation report by the CEO, the Deputy Commissioner issued the order suspending Belchada.
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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.
