Uppinangady: Police raid colleges, recover mobile phones from students
Uppinangady: In view of the misuse of the mobile phones by the students in private colleges in Puttur, the police on Monday raided various colleges and recovered 24 mobile phones from the students here. The police conducted the raids in order to implement the mobile ban norms effectively inside the college campuses.
Sub inspector Nanda Kumar led police team raided the Uppinangadi government first grade college and PU college and searched for mobile phones from the students and recovered 24 mobile phones from them. The police also raided the suspected shops near the colleges where the students keep their mobile phones.
'Don't spoil your future'
Addressing the students after the raid, the police officer said that the future of the students was at stake due to irrational usage of mobile phones and drug addiction like ganja. He explained adverse effects of obscene videos, drugs and others. Students should take care about their future. If the students found using mobile phones, the police would take action, he said.
Students tried to cheat police
Police informed the students to bring their parents to get their mobile phones back. Some students brought their parents, while others brought strangers as their parents and thus tried to cheat the police. Learning the fact, the police said that students should bring identity proofs to prove the identity of their parents. This however disappointed the students who tried to cheat the police.
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Karnataka village switches off TVs, mobiles for two hours daily to help students study
Belagavi: Every evening at 7 pm, a siren rings out in Halaga, a village near Belagavi, signalling residents to switch off all screens including televisions, mobile phones, laptops and tablets for the next two hours.
The community has voluntarily adopted this “digital-free time” to help students focus on studies and to encourage families to spend more time talking to each other. The 'digital detox' initiative, 'No TV, no mobile, just study and conversation', is said to be the first such to be adopted by a Karnataka village, Deccan Herald reported on Monday.
According to the report, Halaga, which has a population of about 12,000 and is located close to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, launched the initiative on December 17. A siren installed at the gram panchayat office marks the start of the no-screen period at 7 pm, and another siren at 9 pm signals its end.
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Gram panchayat authorities are reaching out to those residents who are yet to comply and are urging them to stay away from screen during the two hours.
Authorities are also visiting households that have not fully adopted the practice and are encouraging parents to follow the routine strictly. Teachers and panchayat members plan to continue meeting families to ensure more participation.
The Halaga village exercise is said to be inspired by a similar experiment in Agran Dhulgaon near Sangli in Maharashtra which had a positive response on students' learning habits.
