Mother of prime accused in Shivamogga murder case attempts suicide by hanging
Shivamogga: The 50-year-old mother of the prime accused in a murder case attempted to commit suicide by hanging herself at a relative’s house in Abbalagere village on Thursday morning, allegedly due to depression.
The woman has been identified as Seethabai, a resident of Hunsod village in Shivamogga taluk, who was the mother of car driver Hanumantha Naik.
Naik is the prime accused in the murder of Kamalamma, a resident of Vijayanagara in Shivamogga, and theft of Rs 35 lakh from her house on June 17. Naik and his wife Roopa are absconding since the incident and the Tunganagar Police officers, who are investigating the case, are in search of the accused.
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Apparently dejected due to this, Seethabai tried to hang herself in a room of her relative’s house in Abbalagere of Shivamogga taluk on Thursday morning.
The relatives, who rescued her, have admitted Seethabai to the McGann Hospital in Shivamogga. The doctors at the hospital have said that Seethabai is out of danger.
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Bill to set up single higher education regulator likely to be tabled in Parliament next week
New Delhi (PTI): A Bill which seeks to set up a single regulator for institutions of higher education is required to facilitate universities and other higher educational institutes become independent and self-governing, officials said.
The Bill is likely to be introduced in Parliament next week after it got the Union Cabinet's nod on Friday.
The proposed legislation, which was earlier christened the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill, has now been named Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill.
A single higher education regulator, which was proposed in the new National Education Policy (NEP), looks to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).
"The Bill proposes to set up a Higher Education Commission of India to facilitate universities and other higher educational institutes become independent and self-governing institutions and to promote excellence through a robust and transparent system of accreditation and autonomy. It is likely to be introduced (in Parliament) in the coming week," an official said.
While the UGC presently oversees non-technical higher education in the country, the AICTE oversees technical education, while the NCTE is the regulatory body for teachers' education.
The Commission is proposed to be set up as a single higher education regulator, but medical and law colleges will not be brought under its ambit.
It is proposed to have three major roles -- regulation, accreditation and setting professional standards, officials said.
Funding, which is seen as the fourth vertical, is not proposed to be under the regulator so far. The autonomy for funding is proposed to be with the administrative ministry, they said.
