Chhattisgarh: Kabaddi player dies after injury during match; 3rd such death since October
Jashpur (PTI): A 28-year-old kabaddi player, who suffered serious injuries during a match in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district in October, has died during treatment in a private hospital, officials said on Thursday.
Samaru Kerketta, who suffered injuries during a kabaddi match held in Sundhru village of Jashpur on October 17, died on Wednesday afternoon, a district administration official said.
He is the third player to have died, since October, after participating in the kabaddi matches held as a part of the Chhattisgarhiya Olympics, an event being hosted by the state government.
Kerketta, a native of Ghumra village in Jashpur, had suffered a serious spinal cord injury. He was initially taken to the Tapkara Primary Health Centre located near the event venue. He was then referred to the Jindal Hospital in the neighbouring Raigarh district, where he succumbed after nearly a month-long treatment, the official said.
"The player was being treated for quadriplegia cervical spine injury and kept on ventilator support. Despite all the efforts made by doctors, he could not be saved," the official added.
Jashpur Collector Ravi Mittal said that the district administration will extend every possible assistance to the family of the deceased.
On October 15, a woman Kabbadi player who had suffered injuries during a match held as part of the Chhattisgarhiya Olympics in Kondagaon district died at a hospital in Raipur.
Besides, a 32-year-old man who was critically injured during a match in Raigarh district died on October 11.
The state government had organised the Chhattisgarhiya Olympics from October 6, 2022 to January 6, 2023 with an aim to promote local sports.
There is no age limit for the participants.
Apart from traditional sports like Pittul, Kho-Kho and kabaddi, the grand event will also see contests in games like cricket, volleyball and hockey at four levels - village panchayat, development block, district and state.
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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.
