Mangaluru: With 311 new cases, 8 deaths on Friday, Dakshina Kannada breaches 3k-mark of COVID cases
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District on Friday saw a steep increase in the number of COVID-19 cases as it reported over 300 cases in a single day for the first time. With this, the number of cases in the District has also gone past 3000-mark.
The district also reported eight COVID-19 related deaths between Thursday 5 pm and Friday at 5 pm.
Among those who succumbed to the virus on Friday in the district were, three from Mangaluru Taluk, one each from Belthangady and Sullia Taluks in the district while one person hailing from Davangere’s Chinnagiri Taluk and one each from Sirsi and Bhatkal Taluks of Uttara Kannada District.
With 311 new cases on Friday, the district breached the previous highest single-day spike of 238 cases recorded on July 16. With this, the district has also breached 3000-mark of total cases reported so far as the total number of cases has now gone up to 3,074.
With 8 new deaths, the total number of fatalities reported in the district has climbed up to 71.
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Of the 311 new cases, the source of infection among a majority of the patients was untraceable.
Meanwhile, 115 patients who were being treated for the virus at various hospitals, recovered from the virus and were discharged from the hospitals.
With 1,278 recoveries so far and 71 deaths, the district currently has 1,725 active cases.
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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.
