Mangaluru: Woman mowed down by city bus while crossing the road
Mangaluru: A 55-year-old woman died on the spot as a city bus mowed her down as she was crossing the road near Bendoorwell in the city on Thursday after noon.
The deceased woman has been identified as Irene D’Souza.
The woman, incidentally, had been traveling in the city bus, which traveled from St. Agnes Circle and stopped at the Bendoorwell Junction. Irene got off at the Junction and was crossing the road when the bus hit her. The bus also ran over her after she fell on the road, police said.
Traffic Police officers have filed a case and are investigating the matter. They also visited the accident spot for investigation.
This is the second death in an accident at Bendoorwell Junction in the last one week. On March 24, an 11-year-old boy died on the spot after he fell off a two-wheeler that was hit by a bus at the Junction.
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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.
