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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July 8,2020

Kanpur, Jul 8: The Special Task Force (STF) shot dead Amar Dubey in an encounter in Maudaha on Wednesday morning. Amar, a right hand man of gangster Vikas Dubey, who shot dead eight police personnel on Friday last, figured prominently in the list of wanted persons released by the Kanpur police on Tuesday.

He was a named accused in the massacre.

According to STF sources, the police team had received a tip off about Amar's presence in the district and when they tried to close in on him, the criminal opened fire on them, He was killed in retaliatory firing around 6.30.a.m,

Amar was reportedly heading towards the house of one of his relatives in Maudaha area.

"We asked him to surrender but he opened fire at us and was killed when we returned the fire," said an STF official.

Earlier, he had been hiding in Faridabad but moved out after police pressure increased there.

Amar Dubey was a trusted accomplice of Vikas Dubey and the police had announced a reward of Rs 25,000 on him after the Kanpur massacre.

Incidentally, reports claim that Vikas Dubey was also seen at a hotel in Faridabad on Tuesday night but fled before the police could close in on him.

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July 21,2020

Nagpur, July 21: In a shocking incident, an 11-year-old boy allegedly killed self in Maharashtra's Nagpur city after being reprimanded by his mother for buying a samosa, police said on Tuesday.

Veeru Natthu Sahu was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home in Ganga Nagar in Gittikhadan area on Sunday night, an official said.

The deceased boy's family was struggling to make ends meet after their small business was hit because of the coronavirus-induced lockdown, he said.

The Class 7 student had taken Rs 10 from home without asking his mother and bought a samosa, which was then eaten by his elder brother, the official said.

The boy's mother scolded him for taking money without her permission and asked him to get the snack for himself, following which the distraught minor allegedly went into the kitchen and hanged himself using a saree, he said.

The Gittikhadan police have registered a case of accidental death in this regard, the official added.

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January 28,2020

Nagpur, Jan 28: A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped and an iron rod was inserted in her private parts by a man in the Pardi area here, police said on Monday.

The gruesome incident took place on January 21 and the accused, Yogilal Rahangdale (52), was arrested from Gondia district, they said.

The accused was working as a supervisor in a spinning mill where the woman was employed as a labourer, the police said.

The woman, her brother, the accused and another girl lived in rented accommodations in Pardi.

Inspector Sunil Chavan of the Pardi police station said that the woman's brother and her female friend had gone to their village on January 21 for some work.

As the woman was alone at home, Rahangdale attempted to rape her in the night. When she resisted, he stuffed a piece of cloth in her mouth, he said.

When she fell unconscious, the accused raped her and inserted an iron rod in her private parts, Chavan said, quoting from the complaint filed by the victim.

She narrated the incident to her brother on January 24 and they subsequently lodged a complaint with the police.

An offence was registered against the accused at the Pardi police station.

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