Monsoon takes first life in Dakshina Kannada; 52-year old man dies as compound wall collapses
Mangaluru: The compound wall of a house in the city collapsed due to heavy rainfall on Friday, causing the death of a resident here.
Narayana Nayak (52), died as a result of the wall collapsed on Friday evening at Mathadagudde in Gurupura on the outskirts of the city.
The heavy rain on Friday forced Nayak to dig a trench for the rainwater to flow out of his compound. He was busy at this work at 1.30 pm, when the laterite stone wall, which had been drenched in the rain, collapsed on Nayak.
Bleeding heavily, he was rushed and admitted to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival.
Nayak, who was a private bus transport agent, had got the house constructed recently. He was residing there with his wife and two children. Well-known artiste V J Madhuraj is his son.
House damaged
A part of a house in Alive, Mangaluru Bengre, was damaged late Thursday night when a coconut tree fell on it.
The house belonged to Sharada Angara Mendon.
The authorities have visited the area and inspected the damage to take further action.
The Meteorological Department has given a forecast of four days of heavy rainfall in Dakshina Kannada till June 14.
On Friday, it rained heavily all over the district, as had been forecasted.
From Thursday morning to Friday morning, the district received an average of 26.1 mm rain, with Bantwal taluk getting 26.3 mm rain, Belthangady taluk 17.9 mm, Mangaluru taluk 30.3 mm, Puttur taluk 31.3 mm and Sullia taluk getting 24.6 mm rain.
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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.
