5 Trinamool men among six killed in Bengal accident
Kolkata, June 27: Six persons, including five Trinamool Congress activists, died on Wednesday when their car collided with a bus in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, police said.
They were heading towards Digha from Murshidabad district when the accident took place near Marishda on National Highway 116. The car driver was also killed.
According to police, both the vehicles were travelling at a high speed and collided head on when the bus was trying to overtake a lorry. The impact of the accident was so severe that the car was mangled and police had to use cutters to take out the bodies, said an officer from the Marishda police station.
The passengers of the bus received minor injuries. The bus driver is still at large.
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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.
