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Manipal University to hold first CET and counseling for B Tech

[email protected] (Media Release)
November 29, 2011

Manipal, November 29: Manipal University will, for the first time, hold a common entrance test and counseling for admissions to BTech courses for the academic session 2012-13. The CET will be held for admissions to Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal; Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim and Manipal University, Jaipur to facilitate students,” said Manipal University, Manipal Registrar Dr G.K.Prabhu.

While addressing media persons in Manipal on Tuesday he said that the online entrance test would be conducted in 30 cities across India. “In addition, Dubai will be the first overseas exam centre to be introduced this year. That will enable students from the nearby countries to take the exams instead of coming to India,” he said. “The counseling will be held at Bangalore, Jaipur, Manipal and Sikkim and the seat allotment will be done as per merit secured in the Manipal University Online Entrance Test 2012”.

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New Courses

Dr Prabhu also said that 12 new courses were added to the curriculum for the next session. “That takes the total number of courses in the University up to 338 in 15 streams,” he said.

The following are the new courses:

MTech Biochemical Engineering, MTech Industrial Pollution and Control, MPharm Regulatory Affairs, PG Diploma in Cellular & Molecular Diagnostics, MSc Tech (Business Management Systems), MSc Pharmaceutical Medicine, PG Diploma in Photonics, Master of Public Health - Environment and Occupational Health, Master of Library & Information Science, Certificate course in Library & Information Science, Masters in Film Art & Film Making – Dual degree, PG Diploma in Film Art.

Scholarships

About the scholarships, the Registrar said, “To encouraging meritorious students and academic excellence, many scholarships are offered for deserving candidates. For the year 2012 the University has raised the total scholarships from Rs 16.29 crore to Rs 18.13 crore”.

The different scholarships are:

Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship: Candidates admitted to MBBS course within the first 500 ranks and BDS, BTech, BPharm courses within the first 1000 ranks of the respective merit list are offered merit-cum-means scholarship. Scholarship amount shall be determined based on the parents' annual income (from all sources) as mentioned below:

For parents whose annual income is up to Rs 5 lakhs the scholarship will be 100 percent, for those between Rs 5 lakhs and Rs 7.5 lakhs it will be 75 percent, for those between Rs 7.5 lakhs and Rs 10 lakhs it will be 50 percent, between Rs 10 lakhs and 12.5 it will be 25 percent and above Rs 12.5 it will be 10 percent.

The merit-cum-means scholarships are subject to 5% of the general category intake and will cover only the course fee payable for the particular course of study.

AICTE Scholarship: AICTE has introduced the scheme on tuition fee (course fees includes tuition and other fees) waiver for economically backward meritorious students to Bachelor's programmes in Technology, Pharmacy and Hotel Management. The proposed scheme will be applicable only to the students with parents' annual income (from all sources) less than Rs. 4.5 lakhs. Last year the scholarship was applicable to students with parents' annual income less than Rs. 2.5 lakhs.

Scholarship for Konkani Speaking Students: 10% tuition fee waiver for admission to all courses of Manipal University for Konkani Speaking students only.

Academy of General Education Students Scholarships: There is a 10% tuition fee waiver for students of schools and colleges of Academy of General Education (AGE) joining any course at Manipal University. However, the waiver will be 25% for those students joining Allied Health Sciences or Nursing courses. This would be applicable to General Category only.

Scholarships for Gate Qualified Students: Top 10% students admitted to PG courses at Manipal Centre for Information Sciences (MCIS) based on Manipal University Online Entrance test and GATE qualified students.

Availability of Applications

Applications are available at 320 select branches of State Bank of India and Syndicate Bank all over India. Applications are also available online at www.manipal.edu

Manipal University partners National Geographic Channel for “Teenovator”

In a new venture, Manipal University has tied up with National Geographic Channel to provide teenagers across the country a lifetime opportunity to explore the genius within them. “It will be a nationwide talent hunt to bring out the genius from over 2.5 lakh students across 350 schools in six cities, “ said director Admissions, Dr Narayana Sabhahit. He said the final winners would not only win an enormous sum of Rs 15 lakhs, but also get an unparalleled opportunity to be a part of a 5-part series on Nat Geo.

National Geographic Channel and Manipal University through 'Teenovator' will stimulate the intellect of young minds and bridge the gap between theory and practice. The competition will reach out to students between classes 9th and 12th across the country through an exhaustive selection procedure consisting of written examinations and GDPI, 4 shortlisted participants will be selected from each of the four zones . These participants will be given real life case studies to exercise their knowledge and creativity to churn out valuable solutions. This 5 part series will be airing on National Geographic Channel in March 2012.

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April 24,2020

Kasaragod, Apr 24:  Stricter measures have been enforced in more places in this district, as part of intensifying efforts aimed at containing the spread of Covid19.

According to District Collector Dr Sajith Babu, the new norms of intensified lockdown would be enforced in Kumbala, Mogral-Puthur, Chemmanad, Madhur, Muliyar and Kumbala grama panchayats, being identified as new hotspots in the district.

Earlier, door-to-door police patrolling at regular intervals have been implemented in Thalankeri, Choori, Kalanad and Nellikkunnu, where more positive cases of Covid-19 has been reported.

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News Network
May 3,2020

Bengaluru, May 3: Erection of barricades and drawing up of boxes or circles aimed at maintaining social distancing were seen in front of liquor shops in different parts of Karnataka on Sunday, a day ahead of their reopening after a gap of over 40-days, due to the lockdown.

Karnataka Excise Commissioner on Saturday had ordered that only CL-2 (retail shops) and CL-11C (state-run retail shops like Mysore Sales International Limited) would open from May 4.

It had permitted liquor sale liquor between 9 am and 7 pm only in areas that are outside COVID-19 containment zones.

Reports of barricades being erected to ensure that people stand in line and drawing of boxes or circles in front of shops to maintain social distancing in front of retail and MSIL shops have emerged from across the state, including the state capital.

Also reports about shop keepers doing special poojas outside liquor shops in Kolar and some even illuminating their outlets with lights from outside have surfaced from other parts of the state.

Meanwhile, officials were engaged in checking stocks ahead of the shops opening on Monday morning.

"We are making all preparations to ensure that government rules are followed. We also seek the cooperation of the people and police," the manager of a shop said.

Another said there may be a rush initially, after which things may get back to normal.

"We expect things to go on smoothly," he added.

Calling for number of customers to be limited to five at a time while ensuring that they maintain social distancing of not less than six feet distance, the order states that customers and the staff will have to wear masks and sanitizers should be used at the shops.

Only stand alone CL-2 and CL-11C shops are allowed to commence liquor sale and not those at malls and super markets, it said.

Officials in Bengaluru said liquor sale is prohibited in 26 containment zones in the city, while in other places rules that have been prescribed need to be followed.

In case of any violation, strict action would be taken, including imposing of penalty, they said.

There was pressure on the government to kick start economic activities, including allowing sale of liquor, to boost the state's finances as excise is the key area which generates revenue.

State Excise Minister H Nagesh had recently pegged the losses at Rs 60 crore per day because of closure of liquor shops, due to the lockdown.

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Agencies
January 9,2020

Alappuzha, Jan 9: The houseboat of Nobel Laureate Michael Levitt was blocked in the backwaters here for some time by trade union activists, who were on a nationwide strike against the Centre's "anti-labour" policies on Wednesday.

Michael Levitt, an American-British-Israeli biophysicist and a professor of structural biology at the Stanford University in the United States, said the incident sent a bad message to tourists.

Levitt, who was in Kerala as a state guest, also said he felt as if a bandit had stopped his wife and him at gunpoint. Police said Levitt, who received the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was in Alappuzha with his wife and they were stopped by the protesters near Kainakary.

"Being stopped by criminals on the backwaters sends a very bad message to tourists. It is as if a bandit stopped us at gunpoint and delayed us under the threat of force for one hour," Levitt wrote in an email to his tour agent at Kottayam.

In the email, which was later released to the media, he also said the person who blocked them "ignored all arguments that tourists were exempted" from the strike.

"This person, who did this, ignored all arguments that tourists were exempted and that I am a VIP guest of the Kerala government. He was obviously acting, knowing that he was safe from prosecution. Sadly, this makes me fear that India is sinking into lawlessness," Levitt wrote in the email.

The police registered a case after the houseboat owners filed a complaint in this regard.

Reacting to the incident, state Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said the government would take strong action. "Strong action will be taken against those anti-social elements who stopped the boat. Levitt was here as a guest of the state government. The government had made it clear that the tourism industry was exempted from the strike," he said.

Trade union leaders had also announced that the strike would not affect the tourism industry.

Ten trade unions, including the INTUC, the AITUC and the CITU, had called for the nationwide strike to protest against the labour reforms, FDI, disinvestment, corporatisation and privatisation policies of the Centre and press for a 12-point demands of the working class, relating to minimum wage, among others.

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