All 41 workers trapped inside Uttarakhand's Silkyari tunnel rescued
In a successful rescue operation, all 41 workers who had been trapped inside Uttarakhand's Silkyari tunnel since November 12 were safely evacuated. The rescued workers, draped in orange marigold flower garlands, were warmly welcomed by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Union Minister VK Singh.
The rescue involved pulling out the trapped workers through a 57-meter steel pipe, with stretchers fitted with wheels facilitating their safe extraction.
The incident unfolded when a section of the tunnel, located between 205 and 260 meters from the Silkyara side, collapsed on November 12. The workers, positioned beyond the 260-meter mark, found their exit blocked, leading to the challenging rescue operation.
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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.
