Siddaramaiah visits Vartha Bharati Head office in Mangaluru
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Saturday visited the head office of Vartha Bharati in Mangaluru.
Speaking to the team of Vartha Bharati, Siddaramaiah lauded the efforts of the team and added that Vartha Bharati was carrying out objective and people-friendly journalism.
“Over the last two decades, Vartha Bharati has fulfilled its duties as a responsible and people-friendly media house. It has been the voice of the people and has been doing what a media house should ideally be doing,” he said.
Chief Editor Abdussalam Puthige gave a tour of Vartha Bharati’s office and later briefed him about the reach and performances of online and print editions of Vartha Bharati .
The Community Media Trust’s Trustee Yaseen Malpe presented a memento to Siddaramaiah while Mangaluru Bureau Chief B N Pushparaj welcomed him with a bouquet.
Deputy Leader of Opposition UT Khader, former ministers Ramanath Rai, Abhaychandra Jain, former MLA Vasant Bangera, JR Lobo, former Mayor Shashidhar Hegde, Congress DK Minority Wing’s Chairman Shahul Hameed, Corporator Abdul Rawoof, Abdul Latif, Congress leaders GA Bava, Luqman Bantwal, Pratibha Kulai, Kavita Sanil and others were present during Siddaramaiah visit to Vartha Bharati office.
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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.
