Mangaluru: Two girls die of stomachache, suicide suspected
Mangaluru (PTI): Two girls, working as service representatives of a rural development scheme, died of severe stomachache at a private hospital here on Thursday, police sources said.
The deceased are identified as Rakshitha (22) and Lavanya (21), residents of Patrame village in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.
While Rakshitha died Thursday morning, Lavanya succumbed in the afternoon at the hospital.
The exact cause of their death is not immediately known. It is suspected that they died by suicide by consuming poison, sources said.
Both the girls complained of severe stomachache on April 4 evening and were admitted to a nearby hospital, from where they were shifted to Mangaluru.
The two girls were close friends and working for the same organisation. Dharmasthala police have registered a case and further investigation is on.
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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.
