Mangaluru MLA UT Khader appeals CM to impose Bengaluru-like lockdown in Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru: Ullal MLA and Congress leader UT Khader on Sunday appealed to the Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to impose complete lockdown in Dakshina Kannada District in the wake of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the district.
Taking to Twitter, Khader noted that the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Dakshina Kannada has made the situation grim in the District and that there was a need to impose complete lockdown like Bengaluru here to cap the spread of the virus.
He also urged the CM to increase health and medical infrastructure, adding that the lockdown should be eased in phases only after ensuring a supplementary plan ready to be implemented to keep the spread of Coronavirus under check.
"Announce lockdown here also like you have announced in Bengaluru. Increase the health and medical infrastructure. Only after getting the supplementary plan ready for implementation, relax the lockdown in phases” he tweeted.
Earlier in the day, District In-Charge Minister, Kota Srinivas Poojary confirmed that no decision was taken on imposing lockdown in the District as of now and that the further course of action in the wake of COVID-19 situation in the District will be taken only after consulting the CM during the video conference to be held on Monday.
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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.
