10-minute meditation for students in schools, PU colleges: Minister Nagesh
Bengaluru: Minister for School Education and Literacy B C Nagesh has issued an order directing officers to mandate 10 minutes of meditation for students of all schools and pre-university colleges in Karnataka.
The chairperson and secretary of the Karnataka State Primary School Association, Bengaluru, had written to the minister requesting for such a mandate, said sources.
Citing the request, the minister has reportedly issued a circular to the officers of the Department of School Education and Literacy, instructing them to fix a time daily for the school and pre-university college students and also ascertain that the mandate is followed.
Nagesh said on social media on Thursday, “The order has been issued to help students develop their concentration, health and positive thinking along with overcoming hurdles. The meditation will contribute to personality development of the students and support them in excelling in studies.”
ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕಾಗ್ರತೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಲು, ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ವೃದ್ಧಿಸಲು, ಸದ್ವಿಚಾರ ಚಿಂತನೆ, ಒತ್ತಡಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿ ಜ್ಞಾನಾರ್ಜನೆ, ಉತ್ತಮ ಗುಣಗಳನ್ನು ರೂಢಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮೂಲಕ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವ ವಿಕಸನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಶಾಲೆಗಳು & ಪದವಿಪೂರ್ವ ಕಾಲೇಜುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿನಿತ್ಯ 10 ನಿಮಿಷ ಧ್ಯಾನ ಮಾಡಿಸಲು ಅಗತ್ಯ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸೂಚಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. pic.twitter.com/j7lVJYr65B
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Absconding doctor held in hit-and-run case that killed woman in Kochi
Kochi (PTI): Police on Friday took a doctor into custody after he had been on the run following a hit-and-run accident near here that claimed the life of a 19-year-old woman, officials said.
Police said Dr Cyriac George was taken into custody from a resort in Kannankulam, near Wagamon, in Idukki district, after local police received a tip-off about his presence there.
Police personnel in plain clothes reached the resort, and on seeing them, George attempted to flee but failed in the attempt. The accused was handed over to a police team from Angamaly that reached Wagamon, officials said.
Earlier in the day, police had arrested George’s father, George Mathew of Athirampuzha in Kottayam district, for allegedly helping the accused evade arrest.
Mathew was summoned to the Angamaly police station and, after interrogation, his arrest was recorded for aiding the accused to remain at large, police said. Police said Mathew had met George after the accident and assisted him in going into hiding.
Officials also said the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run incident was registered in Mathew’s name.
The victim, Jasliya Johnson (19) of Edavanakkad, sustained serious injuries while she was walking back to her hostel in Angamaly at around 7.30 pm on February 28.
She was declared brain dead at a private hospital here on March 3, after which her parents consented to donate her liver, kidneys and corneas. Dr George was working as a house surgeon at a private hospital in Ernakulam.
The investigation team had issued a lookout circular and conducted raids in Ernakulam, Kottayam and Idukki districts before tracing him, officials said. George had also approached the Kottayam District and Sessions Court seeking anticipatory bail.
