Need to uphold, redevelop human values in society: Former Lokayukta Santhosh Hegde
Justice Santhosh Hegde addresses ‘Vikasa-22’ programme of Bearys Group of Institutions
Kundapur: Former Lokayukta and Supreme Court judge Justice N Santhosh Hegde has said that the onus of establishing human values is on the individuals of th society. He added that our ancestors had left behind values that we were supposed to uphold but lost due to our own ignorance.
“Society itself is responsible for the social injustice we see around us in current times. There is a thirst for wealth and power to the extent of sidelining people of noble character. As a result, the humanitarian values built by our predecessors have eroded. It is now our responsibility to redevelop these values,” he said.
Justice Hegde was addressing the gathering as chief guest of the ‘Vikasa-22’, the 116th Foundation Day and Annual Day programme of the Bearys Group of Institutions held at Bearys Knowledge Campus on Kodi Beach Road in Kundapur on Saturday.
“Society refuses to acknowledge evil as evil, because of which, there is no peace and harmony in society. Success in life can be gained through a sense of contentment as well as humanity. Developing such a quality and living like a human being makes our life worthwhile,” he said.
The former Lokayukta said that competing for a government post is never healthy. “The difference between the haves and have-nots has only increased with time. This has also made way for greater clashes. Since greed has increased of late, developing a sense of contentment is the only cure for this. Man should have an ambition, but not greed, which makes us harm others to reach a goal,” he stressed.
“Parents should develop the habit of teaching moral lessons to children. The present day education system should give priority to values,” he added.
Abdul Ahad, Superintendent of the Indian Coast Guard, stressed on physical fitness and the role of sports in the maintenance of health.
“The values imbibed by parents will be passed on to children. Focus enables us to learn any subject. There should also be a mind to learn the various aspects of the different religions and communities in India,” he added.
“Indians have an ideology to see God in everything. Expressing concern for the environment and developing sympathy and care for everyone helps us rise to great heights as individuals,” he said and added, “The leaders of the Bearys Group of Institutions have been living a model lifestyle and setting an example for others in society.”
Retired professor and scientist Nadoja K P Rao, who developed software for Indian languages in computers; and international-level cricketer Prithviraj Shetty were felicitated on the occasion. Other students who had made achievements in sports and education were also honoured.
Haji K M Abdul Rehman, president of the Group, chaired the event. Udupi District Deputy Director of Pre-university Education Maruthi, head of Haji K Moideen Bearys Education Trust Syed Mohammed Beary, BEd section principal Siddappa K S, Group advisor Abbu Sheikh Sahib, principal of Haji K Moideen Beary Memorial Government Urdu Higher Primary School Jattappa, and Sumithra of Bibi Fatima Memorial Anganwadi, were among those present. Officers of the Coast Guard also attended the event on Saturday.
Ashwini Shetty, head teacher of the Bearys Seaside Public School, welcomed the gathering. English lecturer Hayavadana Upadhya and Kannada lecturer Sandeep Shetty were the masters of ceremony. The annual report was presented by principal of the DEd section Dr Firdaus and head teacher of the Haji K Moideen Beary Memorial Kannada High School head teacher Jayasheela Shetty. The list of awardees was read out by Commerce lecturer Vinutha, while Bearys First Grade College principal Dr Shameer proposed the vote of thanks.
Polythene-free coastline
SP Abdul Ahad presented to the heads of the Bearys Group a handout on the Coast Guard campaign to keep the coastline free from plastic menace.
“The Coast Guard has launched a year-long hygiene campaign on the coastline, with the help and cooperation of education institutions and other organization. Children as well as the public should be made aware of the need to keep our beaches free from polythene,” he stressed and added that Kodi Beach was clean as the Bearys Group had already involved itself in the activity.
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Airlines got 999 hoax bomb threats till Nov 14 this year; 256 FIRs filed: Govt
New Delhi, Nov 28: Airlines received 999 hoax bomb threats this year till November 14 and as many as 256 FIRs have been filed while guidelines have been issued by aviation security regulator BCAS for objective assessment of threats, the government said on Thursday.
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said a total of 1,148 hoax bomb threat messages/calls have been received since August 2022 till November 14, 2024 threatening the operations of international and domestic air travel.
While 999 threats were received by airlines during the period from January to November 14, 2024, the count stood at 122 last year and at 27 for the August-December 2022 period.
"256 FIRs have been filed since January 2024 till 14 November 2024, out of which 163 FIRs have been filed during 14 October- 14 November 2024. 12 arrests have been made in view of hoax bomb threat since January 2024 till 14 November 2024," the minister said.
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has issued guidelines for objective assessment of threats. The indicative factor has been useful in reducing time taken by the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) during the decision-making process.
"Also, to reduce the overall time taken for convening BTAC to less than 5 minutes, virtual assembly of BTAC through pre-generated video link has been set up. Further, advisories for compulsory 10 per cent of secondary ladder point check-in for all flights, strict monitoring of non-scheduled flight operations, enhanced security measures and surveillance at cargo terminals were issued," Mohol said.
Further, the minister said the government is considering amending the Aircraft (Security) Rules, 2023 to put hoax threat messenger in the no-fly list.
"It is also being considered to amend Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation for covering Aircraft in flight as well as on ground, airport etc," he added.
