Bank Employees to go on strike on 26-27 September; Banks to remain closed for Five days
Bengaluru: Bank Employees have announced a two-day strike on 26-27 September against the merger of 10 major public sector banks announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
The two-day strike, followed by two consecutive weekly offs on 28 and 29 (Fourth Saturday and Sunday), and 30th September being half year closing day that will have no bank transaction. Addistionally the bank will also remain closed to mark Gandhi Jayanti on October 2. The long break is expected to impact trade and transactions and is likely to cause inconvenience to the people.
The four unions that have called for the strike are the All India Bank Officer's Confederation, the All India Bank Officer's Association, the Indian National Bank Officer's Congress and the National Organisation of Bank Officers.
It is however advised that the customer be prepared for the long break to the banking transactions and get their urgent transactions and works done in advance.
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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.
