Elderly woman dies of Monkey Fever in Chikkamagaluru: Death toll rises to 4
A women from Chikkamagaluru died of monkey fever at Manipal hospital after many days of treatment on Tuesday. With this, the death toll in the land of coffee, which has seen a surge in the disease, has raised to 4.
The dead has been identified as Rathna (68) of Bintravalli in Koppa. She was admitted to a local hospital with high fever a few days ago. As she exhibited certain monkey fever symptoms, the attending doctor had sent her blood sample to a laboratory. When the test results came positive, she was immediately shifted to Manipal Hospital for treatment. The woman did not respond to any medications and died on Tuesday mid-night.
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Monkey fever, also known as Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), is a virus transmitted disease that affects human being through tick bites or infected animals. Chikkamagalur currently has 11 cases reported and all are under medical supervision. All the patients have recovered due to proper treatment. Health department officials and staff have taken necessary steps to control the spread of disease in affected villages. They have advised the locals to smear Dimethyl phthalate (DMP) oil on their bodies before entering forest. The oil has been already supplied to the coffee estate workers and forest officials.
The officials have urged the public to inform the health department and department of animal husbandry if they see any dead monkeys in the forest. The departments are testing blood samples from the dead animals to check for KFD virus.
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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.
