Karnataka: More than 11 thousand candidates skip first day of II PUC exam
Bengaluru: 11,379 out of 2,28,073 candidates remained absent for Economics and Business Studies paper of II PUC examinations which commenced across the state on Friday.
Out of 620 candidates enrolled for Economics, 68 of them remained absent, while 11,311 students out of 2,27,453 enrolled for Business Studies remained absent.
61 freshers, 15 repeaters, and 2 private candidates remained absent for Economics paper on Friday. In Business Studies paper, 7,795 freshers, 475 private candidates and 2,492 repeaters were absent, revealed the data released by the preuniversity board of Karnataka.
According to the data, as much as 1,579 candidates remained absent only in Bengaluru while 739 were absent in Tumkur. In Kolar district as much as 592 candidates failed to appear for the exam and in Mysore 543 candidates remained absent. Further, in Davangere and Hassan about 516 and 421 candidates remained absent respectively.
Meanwhile, Abhishek Hiremath who was arrested over posting provocative content on his WhatsApp status which led to communal unrest in Old Hubballi appeared for the exam and has returned to the jail, sources said. It is learned that the youth appeared for Business Studies paper under strict police surveillance.
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Govt to set up Bureau of Port Security to boost port, vessel security
New Delhi (PTI): To beef up the security infrastructure of ports, the government will set up a statutory body -- the Bureau of Port Security -- that will ensure timely analysis, collection and exchange of security-related information of ports and vessels, officials said on Friday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday convened a meeting for the constitution of the dedicated body, the Bureau of Port Security (BoPS), which was attended by the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, and the Minister of Civil Aviation, Ram Mohan Naidu, an official statement said.
Emphasising that there is a need to establish a country-wide robust port security framework, Shah directed that security measures should be implemented in a graded and risk-based manner, taking into account vulnerabilities, trade potential, location, and other relevant parameters.
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The meeting also noted that lessons learned from the maritime security framework shall be replicated in the aviation security domain, the statement said.
The new body, modelled on the lines of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), will be constituted as a statutory body under the new Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, and will work under the aegis of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), it said.
Headed by a senior IPS officer as its director general, the BoPS will be responsible for regulatory and oversight functions relating to the security of ships and port facilities.
"During the transition period of one year, the director general of shipping shall function as the director general of BoPS," the statement said.
"The BoPS will ensure timely analysis, collection and exchange of security-related information, with a special focus on cybersecurity, including a dedicated division to safeguard port IT infrastructure from digital threats," it said.
The government has designated the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) as a recognised security organisation (RSO), responsible for undertaking security assessments and preparation of security plans for port facilities.
The Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) will train and build the capacities of private security agencies (PSAs) engaged in port security.
"These agencies shall be certified and appropriate regulatory measures shall be introduced to ensure that only the licensed PSAs operate in this sector," the statement said.
