Mangaluru: Death count rises to five in Fish Factory Disaster
Mangaluru: In a reported poisonous gas leakage that occurred at Shree Ulka LLP, a fish factory situated at the MSEZ (Mangaluru Special Economic Zone) on Sunday night, the death count of workers has risen to five.
Miraajul Islam and Sharafath Ali who were admitted to the hospital in a critical state reportedly passed away on Monday morning. Sameerul Islam, Umar Faruq, and Nizamuddeen Saab had breathed their last on Sunday night, the Mangaluru Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar informed.
The disaster is said to have occurred with the workers at the fish processing plant, who were working in the waste collection tank. On Sunday night, Nizamuddeen had been the first worker to collapse while working in the waste collection tank at the fish processing plant. The remaining 7 workers who observed their colleague’s fall had rushed to help him and got into the waste collection tank, which resulted in their lives being in danger, the police commissioner informed. The concerned persons are yet to provide information on whether any chemicals were used in this regard, he said.
Hassan Ali, Muhammed Kareemullah, and Hafeezullah are the individuals who are currently receiving treatment at the hospital. The deceased individuals as well as all the people who became unwell at the factory are all workers originally based in West Bengal.
The families of the deceased have been informed, and the dead bodies will be handed over to their respective families after the post-mortem examination at the AJ Hospital’s mortuary. Further legal actions will also be undertaken in this regard, the police commissioner informed.
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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.
