Malpe/Udupi: A youngster on Monday night was brutally murdered over a minor issue here at Laxminagar under Malpe Police Station limits.

The murdered youngster has been identified as Yogish. The murder was reportedly committed by Sujith Pinto, who is accused of killing Wakwadi Praveen, and his men.

According to the reports the accused and Yogish got into a argument near Yogish’s house when they were drunk on Monday night. When the arguments went out of hands, the accused killed Yogish and fled the scene.

A case in this regard has been registered at Malpe Police Station. Udupi InspectorManjunath, Malpe SI Timmesh and others visited the crime scene.

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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.