Forest patrol guard injured while trying to avoid Elephant attack in Chamarajanagar
Chamarajanagar: Three forest guards were seriously injured while attempting to evade an elephant attack during a patrol in the forest area near Gundimala in Hanur taluk. The incident occurred on Thursday night near PG Palya.
The injured guards, identified as Muniyappa, Jadeswamy, and Nagaraj, were initially treated at Kollegala Hospital and later transferred to Chamarajanagar Sims Hospital for further treatment.
The patrol was part of routine surveillance in the Malemahadeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary’s PG Palya zone, a critical corridor for elephants moving to the Biligiri Ranganatha Tiger Reserve. The patrol was meant to monitor and prevent potential forest raids.
On Thursday night, before the guards could take their positions, they encountered elephants on the road. In an attempt to escape, the guards accidentally fell into a nearby ditch, resulting in their injuries.
Forest Officer Sivaram confirmed that the injuries are not life-threatening.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
