Mangaluru: Minister directs authorities to open 3 help desks for issuing DK-Kasargod travel passes
Mangaluru: After complaints from residents of Kasaragod district in Kerala employed in the city that they are not getting passes to travel daily, Dakshina Kannada district-in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary directed the authorities to open three help desks at the Talapady inter-state border to resolve the issue.
The minister ordered that all people living in Kasaragod and employed here should be issued passes on the spot and asked people to inform him directly if they encounter any inconvenience.
Several people, including teachers, commute regularly from Kasaragod to the city to their workplaces daily.
There had been complaints that though more than 2,000 people applied for the passes, the DK administration sanctioned only around 400.
BJP Kasaragod district president K Srikanth had on Sunday accused the DK administration of delaying the issuance of passes to people.
He alleged that a few officials are trying to tarnish the image of the BJP government in Karnataka.
The Centre has already allowed inter-state travel without passes and Karnataka chief secretary also has given directions to the effect.
However, the DK district administration is acting like a super-government, Srikanth alleged in a statement, adding they will submit a complaint before Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on the issue.
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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.
