2,627 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday take Karnataka's tally near 40k-mark; 71 deaths reported
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Sunday, July 12 reported 2,627 fresh cases of Coronavirus coupled with 71 deaths due to the deadly virus. With this, the total number of cases reported in the state so far has climbed up to 38,843 while the number of fatalities has gone up to 684.
According to the latest health bulletin issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday evening, Bengaluru Urban reported 45 deaths, Dakshina Kannada reported 5 deaths while Belagavi 3, Mysuru 3, Davangere 3, Hassan 3, Haveri 2, Bagalkote 2, and Tumkuru, Chamrajnagar, Koppal, and Vijaypura reported one death each between Saturday 5 pm and Sunday 5 pm.
Among the districts that reported new cases on Sunday were: Bengaluru Urban 1,525, Dakshina Kannada 196, Dharwad 129, Yadgiri 120, Kalaburagi 79, Bellary 63, Bidar 62, Raichur 48, Udupi 43, Mysuru 42, Shivmoga 42, Chikkaballapur 39, Hassan 31, Koppal 27, Tumkuru 26, Kolar 24, Davangere 20, Bengaluru Rural 19, Kodagu 15, Gadag 14, Chamrajnagar 13, Uttara Kannada 12, Haveri 12, Chikkamagaluru 10, Bagalkote 7, Mandya 4, Ramnagar 3, and Belagavi 2.
Of the 38,843 cases reported in the state so far, 15,409 patients have recovered and have been discharged from the hospitals including 693 on Sunday. 684 patients have succumbed to the virus while there are 22,746 active cases in the state currently, the bulletin added.
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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.
