Mangaluru: Week-long lockdown to cap COVID-19 spread begins in Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru: The week-long lockdown to stop the spread of Coronavirus in Dakshina Kannada, imposed by the District Administration began on Wednesday evening at 8 pm as per the orders issued by the administration earlier.
Since there are restrictions on bus transport, private buses will also remain off the road for a week from Thursday, said Dakshina Kannada District Bus Owners' Association president Dilraj Alva.
Both government and private vehicles may be used only in cases of emergency or by the essential service sectors.
Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh said that ration and grocery shops and stalls selling food items, grains, fruits, vegetables, and meat will be open from 8 am to 11 am every day.
Containment areas will be sealed down for the period. Commercial and private institutions, liquor shops, bars, and malls will be closed for a week. People will not be given entry into gymnasiums, sports complexes, stadiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, stages, auditoriums, and meeting halls.
Organizing social, political, sports, entertainment, cultural as well as religious functions and gatherings at all religious places and places of worship is also not permitted.
The guidelines given for the lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19 should be strictly followed, the deputy commissioner 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.
