PGIMER Chandigarh paper leak hits 10,000 postgraduate medical aspirants

November 11, 2012

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Chandigarh, November 11: A racket in leaking question papers and assisting students during the MD/MS examinations of Chandigarh's prestigious Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research was busted by the CBIon Saturday. The scam has not only rocked the premier institute but left the fate of about 10,000 aspirants uncertain. It has also raised questions over the invigilation process at centres selected by PGI to conduct the test.

The CBI arrested 14 men and women, including 31-year-old P Guirivi Reddy from Andhra Pradesh, described as the kingpin of the racket. Reddy was earlier arrested for running a similar racket in his state during the Engineering and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET) in 2009.

All 14 arrested are from Andhra

All the 14 people arrested by the CBI on Saturday for the paper leak and exam scam are from Andhra Pradesh.

Among them was P Guirivi Reddy, who was arrested for a similar racket in Andhra Pradesh in 2009. While Reddy and six others were arrested from a city hotel, seven candidates — all girls — were nabbed from four different examination centers in the city. All of them have been booked for forgery and cheating.

On Saturday morning, CBI sleuths swooped down on the hotel and nabbed Reddy and his accomplices while he was dictating answers to seven students over his phone. A scanned copy of the question paper, allegedly mailed by one of the candidates, was on his laptop.

CBI DIG Mahesh Aggarwal, explaining the modus operandi, told TOI that one of the candidates had clicked photos of the question paper with a spy camera and mailed it to Reddy. "The camera and phone were hidden in her undergarments. The photo was mailed to Reddy's laptop in the 'control room' by the girl," said Aggarwal.

"Reddy then acquired answers to the questions on phone from experts in Hyderabad and Patna. The answers could be heard by the girls through earphones cleverly hidden in their hair, which had been left open," Aggarwal added. According to Aggarwal, each candidate paid between Rs 1 lakh and 2.50 lakh to Reddy.

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Three more people in Kerala test positive for coronavirus; total 378

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April 13,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 13: Three more people in Kerala tested positive for novel coronavirus disease on Monday, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

"With 3 new COVID-19 cases, the total number of cases in the state has reached 378," said Vijayan at a press conference.

Giving a break-up of the three confirmed COVID-19 cases, he said, "Of the 3 cases, 2 are from Kannur and 1 is from Palakkad."

He further said, "Till date, 15,683 samples tested, out of which 14,829 tested negative."

However, the total number of positive cases is decreasing, the Chief Minister added.

According to a recent update by the Ministery of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of cases in the country has reached 9352.

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Coronavirus: India temporarily suspends e-visa facility for people in China

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February 2,2020

Beijing, Feb 2: India on Sunday temporarily suspended e-visa facility for Chinese travellers and foreigners residing in China in view of the virulent coronavirus that has killed more than 300 people, infected 14,562 others and spread to 25 countries, including India, the US and the UK.

“Due to certain current developments, travel to India on e-visas stands temporarily suspended with immediate effect," the Indian Embassy announced.

“This applies to holders of Chinese passports and applicants of other nationalities residing in the People's Republic of China. Holders of already issued e-visas may note that these are no longer valid," the announcement said.

“All those who have a compelling reason to visit India may contact the Embassy of India in Beijing or the Indian consulates in Shanghai or Guangzhou, as well as the Indian Visa Application Centres in these cities," it said.

On Sunday, India airlifted a second batch of 323 stranded Indians and seven Maldivian citizens from coronavirus-hit Wuhan city, taking the total number of people evacuated to 654.

Air India's jumbo B747 made two flights to Wuhan city - the ground zero of the coronavirus epidemic. In the first flight on early Saturday, 324 Indians were evacuated and on Sunday another 323 Indians and seven Maldivian citizens were flown back.

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It's not surprising for countries to restrict. it just feels wrong to treat them that way specially those who are not really infected. It could really hurt their feelings.

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With highest single-day spike of 12,881 cases, India's COVID-19 count reaches 3,66,946

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June 18,2020

New Delhi, Jun 18: With the highest single-day increase of 12,881 COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's coronavirus count has reached 3,66,946 on Thursday.

This includes 1,60,384 active cases and 1,94,325 cured, discharged and migrated patients, according to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry.

Meanwhile, with 334 deaths being reported due to the infection, the toll due to the virus stands at 12,237 in the country.

There is a big increase in the number of confirmed cases in the country today as compared to the recent days when the spike had been limited to under 11,000 cases.

Maharashtra with 1,16,752 cases continues to be the worst-affected state in the country with 51,935 active cases while 59,166 patients have been cured and discharged in the state so far. The toll due to COVID-19 stands at 5,651 in the state.

The number of confirmed cases in Tamil Nadu also crossed the 50 thousand mark on Thursday and reached 50,193. The national capital is the third-worst affected by the infection in the country with the count reaching 47,102 today.

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