Mangaluru: Social media outrage over claims of negligence in check-ups of passengers from Mumbai
Mangaluru: In what has triggered a debate on local social media platforms, people have raised questions over alleged negligence of local Railways staff who have allegedly neglected thorough check-ups on people arriving at Mangalore Railway Station from Mumbai.
Congress party’s social media coordinator Mansoor Ahmed in a social media post has alleged that about 30 people who arrived from Mumbai on the train to Mangalore were let off from the station without carrying adequate health check-ups. He also alleged that the local police and District Administration is in the know of the things.
"No official conducted health checkup of the 30 travelers who arrived at Mangalore railway station. Soon as they were informed about being under home quarantine, the travelers started moving to their homes on auto-rickshaws, and buses. With that, all efforts of District's people of staying indoors during lockdown were destroyed," Mansoor Ahmed tweeted.
Commenting on the issue, MK Gopinath. Public Relations Officer, Palghat Division of Southern Railway added that the allegations were baseless and every passenger arriving at the station had undergone tests and check-up.
“All passengers arriving at Mangalore railway station are being subjected to COVID checkup. The allegation of negligence in the health checkup is baseless” Gopinath said.
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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.
