Army aspirants from Bagalkot return disappointed

[email protected] (Govind D. Belgaumkar, The Hindu)

April 5, 2011

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Mangalore, April 5: More than 60 youths who came from Bagalkot district to take fitness test for sepoy GD (General Duty) in the army recruitment rally at Mangala Stadium here on Monday had to return home disappointed.

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They arrived here based on a report that appeared in a popular Kannada daily that the recruitment was open for 11 districts, including Bagalkot. But they learnt on arrival here that Bagalkot was not one of the districts listed.

Disappointed

Bhimappa Bargi was among the 12 youth from Kulali in Mudhol taluk of the district who had to spend Rs. 450 to reach here at 1 a.m.

They waited till day break only to be turned down saying people from Bagalkot will have to go Bangalore sometime later.

Siddappa Y. Goudar of Somankoppa in Badami taluk was among those who reached at 2 a.m. spending Rs. 350 only to be “thrown out” of the stadium.

Hanumanth H. Walikar said he and his friends had been practising for the last one year to improve fitness for the sepoy post.

“We have been doing pull ups and running regularly,” he said.

Harsh treatment

A number of aspirants had to face the harsh words from army officers at the screening centre. “Chal hath (get lost)” were the common words for those who did not qualify but expressed their disappointment.

Some youths complained that although they were eligible they were not allowed to take the test for other posts but officers.

When The Hindu brought this to the notice of an officer, he immediately arranged for the screening of about 30 youths. At least five candidates who had been asked to go away got a chance to face fitness tests.

Army officers screening the candidates said it was common for them to see candidates from districts not listed coming to the recruitment rally. An officer even made light of it saying “they would have come here for some other purpose and may want to take some chance.”

Not responsible

On being told that they had a clipping of a newspaper with them, he said the Defence force could hardly be held responsible for the news published.

Verify information

An officer of the rank of Colonel said aspirants should cross check information with sainik welfare boards, district information offices or Deputy Commissioner's offices before reaching the rally.

The schedule could not be changed now, he said.

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Karnataka II PU exams: Question paper leaked online within an hour

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March 4,2020

Vijayapura, Mar 4: Despite strict measures to prevent any kind of embarrassing incidents during II PU board exams, the first three pages of Physics question paper was doing rounds on social media within an hour of commencement.

According to sources, “after removing the question papers from the sealed paper envelope, one of the supervisors is suspected to have taken photographs of it and circulated to the various social networking sites and Whatsapp. In an hour it spread across the district and the incident is said to be happened at Shanteshwar Pre-University College at Indi town.”

As many as 27,359 students were enrolled for the PU Board exams and among them 7,984 students have registered for Science. On the first-day, Physics for Science and History for Arts examinations were held in 41 centres of the district.

Confirming the question papers are being circulated over social networking applications, Deputy Commissioner YS Patil told TNIE that: “According to the Karnataka Education Act 24 (a) it cannot be considered as the question paper leak.”

“Even we have contacted the head office of the PU Board they also collecting the primary details denied to claim it as question paper leak. However, a committee will investigate and will also visit the college in the earliest. If any of the supervisors found guilty an action will be initiated against them. It is not a question paper leak instead it might be lapse of duty from the supervisors and investigation will be made,” stated DC Patil.

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Karnataka BJP urges Modi govt to ban PFI, SDPI

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January 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 29: The Karnataka unit of BJP has urged the Centre and the State governments to ban the Popular Front of India (PFI) and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), accusing them of harbouring terrorist tendencies.

Addressing a press meet, N Ravi Kumar, state general secretary of the party, alleged that there was a nexus between the Congress, the PFI and the SDPI.

“Recent reports have exposed the links between the PFI and the Congress,” he said, accusing Congress leader Kapil Sibal of receiving huge funds from PFI to defend their cases in the Supreme Court.

He also accused the organisations as the ones responsible for the death of 23 Hindu activists in Karnataka. Such incidents have proven that both SDPI and PFI are dubious organisations, he said.

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PFI is the first kind of organization which is doing community work in all the walks of life.

and providing the helping hands to all the Indian community doing marvelous job.

this is the first organization fighting against corrupt and injustice following the principle of our father of nation mahatma Gandhi’s.

the corrupt and injustice people in the society not ready to accept their policy and trying to stop the voices of justice to the society.

I wish PFI and its sub organizations will continue to support to the society and keep the good work so that people are with you.

Wah what a joke.

RSS is blamming others as terrorists.

Constitutionof RSS is a terrorism. Stupid Hegevar and Savarkar are the heroes of illiterate stupid community.

The whole intelligent community including European Uniion and US openly declared.

This is the sure end and downfall of RSS, which will never come-up again. You woke-up of peace lovers.

Thank you.

You people are never fit to run even a small village and how come thinking of ruling a big country.

RSS is the most active and first ever terrorist organisation in India and it should be banned first. There is no proof of terrorist activities by SDPI and PFI. BJP is afraid of these organisations as they give tought resistance to BJP and this is the reason why its planning to ban these organisations. BJP is doing propoganda only. Real thread for peace + harmoney in India by sanghis. We should ban them first.

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Craze for selfies cost newly weds their life in Hassan

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Hassan, May 8: A newly married couple accidentally fell into the Hemavathi river and drowned while clicking selfies near Henneli village in the district, police said on Friday.

The deceased were identified as Kritika (23) of the same village and Artheesh (27) of Belur taluk in the district.

They got married on March 20. Both were working in Bengaluru and were in the village due to the lockdown.

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