7 held for desecrating Shivaji statue in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Dec 19: Seven people, who allegedly defaced the statue of Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji here with black ink have been arrested, police said on Sunday.
Based on a complaint lodged on Friday, the police launched a manhunt and nabbed the prime accused along with six others.
The miscreants were apparently upset with the demand of the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti, a regional outfit fighting for the merger of Belagavi into the western state.
The accused have been charged with creating enmity between communities and conspiracy.
The alleged desecration of Shivaji Maharaj's statue caused a snowball effect with vandals targeting the statue of freedom fighter Sangolli Rayanna in Belagavi following which Karnataka and Maharashtra locked horns yet again on Saturday.
While Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai condemned the untoward incidents and ordered action against culprits, his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray had demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to stop "Kannada atrocities" and the "pervert mindset."
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Karnataka Examinations Authority publishes syllabus for CET 2025
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.
