Mangaluru: In an accident that occurred on Sunday night, a retired government officer who was walking beside Circuit House in the city, was run over by a car causing his death on the spot. The deceased has been identified as A. Anand (62), a resident of Ladyhill.

After retiring from his position as an Officer in the BSNL, Anand was working in a private company in Udupi. On Sunday night, after finishing a company meeting, Anand had gotten off a bus and was walking beside the Circuit House road when a speeding car belonging to an AEE of a government department named Shanmugam ran over Anand and fled the scene, eye-witnesses said. 

Anand, who was grievously injured in the hit-and-run died on the spot, it is learned. But, the accused driver Shanmugam, did not stop his vehicle and is said to have fled from the accident site.  However, the locals caught up to the accused driver in other vehicles by following his car and waylaid him. Reportedly, he was handed over to the police. 

As per the complaint made by the deceased victim’s wife, the Kadri Traffic Police have registered a case against the accused Shanmugam.

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka Examinations Authority has released the syllabus for the Common Entrance Test (CET) to be conducted in 2025 for admission to professional courses including engineering, on its website https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/.

Executive Director of KEA, H. Prasanna on Saturday issued a notification, advising students to use the syllabus for Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology from both First and Second PUC as outlined on the portal.

"This syllabus has been prepared based on the NCRTC syllabus and the textbooks published by the School Education, PUE Department," the announcement read. Furthermore, H. Prasanna explained that it has also been reviewed by subject experts from PU colleges.