Sunday lockdown: Mangaluru city wears deserted look
Mangaluru: Mangaluru city and suburban areas in Dakshina Kannada wore a deserted look on Sunday with the people fully backing the total lockdown clamped by the district administration in the wake of increasing number of coronavirus cases.
The total lockdown is set to continue on all Sundays till August 2 unless otherwise notified.
Shops and business establishments were closed and vehicles kept off the roads. Only essential services, including hospitals, ambulance services and supply of essential items are allowed.
All roads in the city were free of traffic and markets remained closed. Police have been deployed in all areas to check lockdown violations.
In Udupi also, normal life was paralysed with the total lockdown. Only shops selling essential goods were open, while buses and private vehicles kept off the roads.
A total of 1,095 COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths have been reported in DK till Saturday, while Udupi recorded 1,277 cases and three deaths.
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Class 12 exam paper 'leak' case: Private tutor among two held, four so far
Nagpur (PTI): A private tuition owner and his aide were arrested in connection with the suspected leak of Physics and Chemistry question papers of class 12 exams being conducted by the Maharashtra board in Nagpur, police said on Monday.
With the arrest of Mustafa Khan Munir Khan (42), who runs a teaching academy in the Mominpura area, and his aide Junaid Mohammad Abdul Javed, the number of people held so far has reached four.
Khan and Javed were remanded to police custody till February 26.
According to police, Khan allegedly shared the Chemistry paper on a WhatsApp group named "Tech 1", and Javed posted the answers. One Nishikant Mool had circulated the leaked content among students of his tuition classes.
The incident came to light on February 18 when a supervisor at St. Ursula High School examination centre spotted the paper on a student's phone.
Police said technical surveillance helped trace the accused. However, the original source of the leak remains unknown and further investigation is underway.
