Curfew lifted in Mangaluru: No untoward incident reported
Mangaluru: Curfew clamped in Mangaluru in the aftermath of the violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act on December 19 was lifted on Sunday for 12 hours, as no untoward incident was reported from the city.
Two people were killed in police firing on Thursday as protests against the CAA turned violent. Police said the curfew was lifted from 6 AM to 6 PM on Sunday to enable people purchase essential commodities.
No untoward incident has been reported in the city so far, they said.
The mobile internet data, which was suspended on Thursday night after the police firing that claimed two lives, was restored Saturday night, police said.
The suspension of internet helped bring down the intensity of the protest and creating any further disturbance in the district as it checked the spread of rumours and fake news, they said.
Police had clamped curfew in parts of Mangaluru until Friday night and later extended it in the entire Mangaluru commissionerate limits till the midnight of December 22.
Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa had promised on Saturday after discussions with police officials that curfew would be totally lifted from Monday ahead of the Christmas festivities, while prohibitory orders will continue till normality was restored.
Meanwhile, Janata Dal-S leader and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday visited the families of the two men killed in police firing on December 19.
Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was barred entry to Mangaluru on Saturday to visit the city. Kumaraswamy drove from the airport to Kudroli, where he visited the family of Nausheen who was killed in the police firing, and later the kin of Jaleel.
The former Chief Minister met the family members, expressed his condolences and handed over a cheque of Rs five lakh each to them on behalf of his party.
He also visited the Highland hospital where people injured in the protest, including former mayor Ashraf, have been admitted.
Kumaraswamy also tweeted a video of his meeting with the family of Nausheen, and urged the state government to investigate the incident in a transparent manner.
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Karnataka gets 200 additional medical seats in third round of NEET counselling
Bengaluru: In a significant development for medical aspirants, Karnataka has received 200 additional MBBS seats for the ongoing third round of NEET counselling, as approved by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).
The additional seats have been distributed across four private medical colleges, with each institution receiving 50 new seats. The colleges include Subbaiah Medical College in Shivamogga, BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences in Bengaluru, Sridevi Medical College in Tumakuru, and AJ Institute of Medical Sciences in Mangaluru, as reported by Deccan Herald on Tuesday.
For the third round, 377 medical seats were already available and now 200 additional seats have been included.
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has opened the portal for candidates to re-enter and revise their college preferences in light of the new seat availability. Option entry will remain open until 8:00 a.m. on October 15.
KEA Executive Director H. Prasanna urged candidates to carefully review the fee structures of the newly added colleges before making their selections. “Even candidates who have already been allotted and admitted to medical colleges in the first and second rounds can also participate in this round if they wish. Such candidates can enter their new options for these colleges from 11:00 a.m. on October 15 to 8:00 a.m. on October 16,” DH quoted Prasanna as saying.
Since these candidates have already paid the admission fees, they do not need to pay any caution deposit. However, those who have not yet been allotted a seat must pay the required caution deposit fee before participating.
Prasanna pointed out that if a candidate is allotted a seat in this round, admission to that seat will be compulsory.
Additionally, vacant or cancelled seats arising during the process will also be made available. “Therefore, even if some seats do not appear as available in the seat matrix, candidates are still advised to include those colleges while entering their options,” he added.
