13 students debarred on first day of II PU examinations

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March 16, 2012

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Bangalore, March 16: The second pre-university examination commenced at 923 centres across the State on Thursday, with nearly 3.5 lakh students appearing for the history and computer science papers on the first day.

all set: A student prays before writing the examination at a centre in Hubli on Thursday. KPNThough strict security measures were in force, it did not deter students from attempting to copy. At least, 13 students had to face ignominy when they were caught copying and subsequently debarred, the Department of Pre-University Education (DPUE) said.

Bijapur district accounted for three debarments. Two students each were debarred in Belgaum, Kolar, and Dharwad districts. One student each was debarred in Bagalkot, Gulbarga, Hassan, and Chikballapur districts.

Most students caught copying were using chits as mobile phones are banned in the examination hall. They have been debarred for one to two attempts, based on the severity of the “offence”.

According to a DPUE official, a student will be debarred for one attempt even if he/she has not noted down answers from the chits he or she is carrying. Such students will be debarred from writing the upcoming supplementary examination. Students who note down answers from their chits will be debarred for two attempts. They cannot appear for the main exam in 2013 also.

The punishment may be increased if a student indulges in criminal activity such as manhandling the invigilator, etc. In such cases, he/she may be debarred for three years or six attempts.

The DPUE refused to divulge details of the debarred students, stressing “we do not look into individual cases”. These cases, the DPUE said, were handled at the district level.

Caste column erased

The caste column mentioned in students’ hall tickets was erased with a whitener by invigilators before answersheets were distributed, as per a direction of the DPUE.

The mention of a student’s caste in his/her hall ticket had created a furore after a few students’ organisations objected to the practice. They had argued that mentioning a student’s caste could influence invigilators who may ignore an instance of malpractice if a student from their caste is involved.

The DPUE, however, expressed its inability to recall the hall tickets as they had already been distributed. It later said that the mention of caste in hall tickets would be whitened out.

‘Easy but lengthy’

Students found both the history and computer science papers easy. History paper, however, was lengthy and many struggled to finish it. Sheetal Surendra, a student of Mount Carmel PU College, said that she could not finish the paper. “The paper was very lengthy. I really had to rush through in the last 15 minutes,” she said.

Sonal Tilesara, also from the same college, found the history paper lengthy but managed to finish it. Students at St Joseph’s PU College described the invigilation as “very strict”.


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February 11,2020

Mumbai, Feb 11: A 65-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her husband over debt and illness in suburban Powai here, police said on Tuesday.

The incident came to light when Sheela Ajit Lad was found dead by her neighbours at Sukh Shanti Co-operative Society at around 9.30 pm on Monday, an official said.

The victim was allegedly killed by her husband Ajit Lad, who hit her on the head with a heavy object, slit her wrists and strangled her to death, he said.

The accused absconded at around 7.30 pm, leaving a note at the crime scene, saying he was going to commit suicide and had killed his wife because he was heavily in debt and she was suffering from an ailment, the official said.

The childless couple lived alone in the apartment, he added.

"On the basis of the note, we have registered a case of murder against Ajit Lad and have launched a manhunt for him. We have not traced him or found his body as he had mentioned suicide in the note," deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Zone X Ankit Goyal said.

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February 10,2020

New Delhi, Feb 10: A 44-year-old man allegedly killed his daughter and son before ending his life by jumping in front of a Delhi metro train at Haiderpur Badli Mor station on Sunday, police said.

No suicide note has been recovered, but police claimed that the man, Madhur Malani, was depressed since his sandpaper-manufacturing factory was closed some six months ago due to financial crunch leaving him jobless. Madhur's parents had been supporting his family financially since then.

He used to stay with his wife Rupali, daughter Samiksha (14) and six-year-old son Shraiyans at a rented house in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh area, they said.

Rupali was not at home when Madhur strangled their children. He might have also smothered their daughter but the exact cause of death would be ascertained only after the post-mortem reports arrive, a police official said.

After killing his two children, he jumped in front of an approaching train at Haiderpur Badli Mor Metro station following which he was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him 'brought dead', the official said.

Metro services on the Yellow Line were briefly delayed due to the incident.

"Delay in services from Samaypur Badli to GTB Nagar due to a passenger on track at Haiderpur Badli Mor," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) tweeted.

After about 15 minutes, it again tweeted that normal services have been restored. The Delhi Metro's Yellow Line connects Samaypur Badli in Delhi to HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon.

The suicide was reported to the police around 5.40 pm while the Shalimar Bagh Police station received a call about the killings around 6.50 pm.

On reaching the house, police found bodies of the children lying in beds in two rooms. During enquiry, it was learnt that their father has left the house, a senior police officer said.

While police were trying to trace Madhur, they learnt about a suicide at the metro station. On verifying the details, it surfaced that Madhur committed suicide after killing his children, the officer said.

Rupali told police that she had gone to a nearby market around 3 pm and on returning home she found the bodies of her children while her husband was missing.

A case under relevant sections of the IPC has been registered and investigation was underway, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Vijayanta Arya said.

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April 9,2020

Gonda, Apr 9: A man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his room as he was missing his wife stuck at her parents' place due to the lockdown, police said.

The incident took place in Radha Kund locality here on Wednesday, they said, adding the deceased has been identified as Rakesh Soni, 32.

As per information, Soni's wife had gone to her parents' place and was stuck there due to the lockdown and he was missing her due to which he committed suicide, Inspector Alok Rao said.

A probe is on in the mater, he said.

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