World Cup: Afghanistan win toss, elect to field against New Zealand
Chennai (PTI): Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in their World Cup match here on Wednesday.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson misses out due to a fractured thumb he sustained in the match against Bangladesh last week, making way for Will Young.
Tom Latham is leading the Black Caps in Williamson's absence.
Afghanistan are unchanged from their win against defending champions England.
Teams:
New Zealand: Tom Latham(wk/c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell,Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson and Trent Boult.
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi(c),Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah,Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil(w), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq and Fazalhaq Farooqi.
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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.
