Mangaluru: Light House Hill Road renamed after former Vijaya Bank chairman
Mangaluru: The light house hill road in the city, earlier known as the St Aloysius college road, has been officially renamed as 'Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty road' in honour of the erstwhile Vijaya Bank's chairman.
The stretch of the road from Ambedkar circle to catholic club via light house hill, will now be known in the new name as per a notification issued by the state government.The official new name was declared at a function held here Wednesday morning by city mayor Diwakar Pandeshwar, who unveiled the sign board bearing the popular bankers name.
Several guests including BJP district president Sudharshan Moodbidri and Bunts welfare trust founder chairman Sadananda Shetty were present.The city corporations decision to rename the road in 2017 was delayed due to protests from the alumni of St Aloysius institutions and the local people who wanted to retain the earlier name.
The issue was moved to the High Court when the state government ordered a status quo.The Court later disposed off the case, directing the state government to take an appropriate decision.
The corporation reiterated its stand on renaming the road, after which the government issued a notification.The employees of the erstwhile Vijaya Bank had strongly argued for the renaming of the road. Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty was associated with the bank since 1946 and had been its chairman from 1962 to 1969.
The Vijaya Bank has now been merged with Bank of Baroda.
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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.
