Quality education, skills important factors in empowering youth: Karnataka Minister Ashwath Narayan
Virtual launching of International Migration Regional Centre in Mangaluru held
Mangaluru: Karnataka Minister for Higher Education, IT&BT, and Skill Development CN Ashwath Narayan on Thursday said quality education and skills are the most important factors in empowering the youth.
He was speaking at the job fair organised by DK District Administration where he also virtually launch Migration Regional Centre under International Migration Centre, Karnataka.
“Today we compete against a world where education and necessary skills are essential,” he said at the event that was organised in collaboration with Karnataka Skill Development Corporation and the Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, and Livelihood.
He further added that additional training sessions will be organised for those who did not qualify to participate in this session.
Speaking about the benefits of job fairs, he noted the initiative named “Skill Hub” at Ramnagar, which aims to provide training and soft skills for the thousands of unemployed youth.
He also virtually inaugurated the English Language Lab to impart working knowledge on the English language, for as many as 300 unemployed youths in 3 months’ duration.
Further, Mangaluru North MLA Dr. Bharath Y Shetty spoke about the need for establishing a tech park in Mangaluru.
Dakshina Kannada MP, Nalin Kumar Kateel, Mangaluru South MLA, Vedavyasa Kamath, Mayor, Premananda Shetty, Deputy Mayor, Sumangala Rao, Head of AJ Group of Institutes, AJ Shetty, KEONICS head Harikrishna Bantwal, Santhosh Kumar Rai Boliyar, Raveendra Shetty, Nithin Kumar, Ashwin Gowda, Sanjeev Gupta, Sandeep Maini, Rohit Bhat, Sudhakar Gudipati and others were present.
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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.
