No decline in road accident deaths during lockdown in Karnataka
Know how many people died in road accident in state during COVID lockdown
Bengaluru: In what has come as a surprise, the number of fatalities in road accidents in the state during the lockdown period has not come down. The state has reported 812 deaths in road accidents during the lockdown.
The information shared by the State’s Traffic Police has asserted that 812 people have lost their lives in road accidents ever since nationwide lockdown was announced in late March this year.
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According to the details, 281 inter-state travelers died in road accidents during the period while 241 people making inter-district travel in the state died in road accidents. 290 others reportedly died in city, town, and village-based road accidents.
Apart from the fatalities, the state has also witnessed 3691 people sustaining injuries in road accidents during the lockdown.
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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.
