Mangalore, August 11: Jagadish Karanth, State Convenor of Hindu Jagrana Vedike, which had been accused of the assault on college students celebrating a party at Padil on July 28, has been denied permission to conduct a rally at Ramakunje near Uppinangadi.
However, Mr. Karanth can participate in a private ceremony of the group scheduled in Puttur at 2 a.m., sources added.
Mangaluru, Mar 9: A person who arrived at the airport in Mangaluru from Dubai and was admitted to the isolation ward of a hospital with symptoms of coronavirus has gone missing, sources said.
The patient, who arrived on Sunday, was shifted to the district Wenlock hospital with a high fever and a few symptoms of coronavirus.
He reportedly argued with the hospital staff late in the night that he had not contracted the virus and left the hospital saying he will take treatment in a private hospital.
The hospital health officer called up the police and a high alert has been sounded in coastal districts to locate the person who has 'escaped' from the hospital.
Dakshina Kannada district health officer Sikandar Pasha had earlier said the patient will be kept under observation for 24 hours and will be discharged after routine tests.
The district health department on Monday lodged a complaint with the Mangaluru police station and investigation is on.
Mysuru, Jan 2: Mysuru-based Karnataka State Open University is gearing up to offer courses online from this year onwards and a proposal in this connection will be placed before the University Grants Commission (UGC) this month, after approval from the board of management.
As of now, the university offers 31 courses, including undergraduate, postgraduate, and diploma programmes.
Vice-chancellor Vidyashankar S Said that the university will submit its proposal to the UGC soon.
“This is being done to make learning convenient and help students study their courses of choices from the comfort of their homes.”
After launching online admissions for courses, this is another step to go paperless and towards an e-campus, the V-C explained.
The university has also proposed to launch 12 new courses for 2020-21.
A proposal in this regard will be placed before the board for approval on Thursday and the same will be submitted to the UGC for its nod.
Prof. Vidyashankar said the these courses will be in addition to the 31 already available.
The new courses include LLM, MA in Education, BBA, BSc, BCA, diploma in Information Technology, postgraduate diploma in Information Technology, BSc in Information Technology, MSc in Information Technology, MSc in Botany, PG diploma in Banking and Insurance, MSc in Zoology, MA in Telugu, Executive MBA, and MSc in Food Sciences and Nutrition.
The new courses had been proposed based on students’ feedback and the trend.
The V-C said the admissions for the January cycle have begun and over 380 students had so far taken admissions online.
“We are hoping for good admissions this cycle and are expecting around 12,000 admissions,” he replied.
Udupi, Mar 25: A 34-year-old man who returned from Dubai tested positive for novel coronavirus in Udupi district. This is the first case in the district.
He returned from Dubai on March 18 and got admitted to a government hospital in Udupi on March 23 for fever. The swab samples were sent to Shivamogga laboratory for testing.
The report which arrived on Wednesday confirmed that he was positive for COVID-19, said DHO Dr Sudhir Chandra Sooda.
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