Police now look into other cases involving black-magic killers

February 16, 2011

Mangalore, February 16: After submitting a charge-sheet against the tantric couple accused of murdering a two-and-a-half year old girl child for black-magic nearly two months ago on the outskirts of the city, the Mangalore sub division police are now looking into the other cases involving them.

The couple Kamalaksha Purusha (75) and Chandrakala (35) have formally been charged on Monday, February 14, with the murder and Kamalaksha's brother Madhava has been let off for lack of proof.

The child Priyanka was brutally murdered on December 17 by Kamalaksha Purush from Sharbatkatte, near Yeyyadi and his paramour Chandrakala allegedly to appease the deity 'Kala Bhairava'.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Ravindra Gadadi has said the investigations were complete as far the murder of the child was concerned. Regarding the motive behind the murder, Gadadi said Purusha had a property dispute and may have thought a sacrifice for the deity would end his problems, he said.

However, he said that the police will continue investigations into other aspects involving the couple and will attempt to solve the case of accused Chandrakala's 'missing' child and the mysterious death of her mother Revathi.

It is said that during the interrogation Chandrakala had mentioned the name of a village in Udupi, saying her child was adopted by a couple there.

After the murder of little Priyanka, the couple's immediate neighbours had recalled that the police had questioned Purusha about the death of a woman who was in his house four years ago. They also revealed that Chandrakala, who moved in with Purusha six years ago, had a boy five years ago and he has been missing from the past seven months. “Although Chandrakala claimed that the boy is living in Udupi, we suspect that he too has been murdered,” said one of the neighbours.

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Karnataka to scrap separate entrance exams for private universities from 2025

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September 20,2024

Starting in the 2025-26 academic year, private universities in Karnataka offering professional courses will no longer conduct separate entrance exams. This decision follows a directive from the state’s Higher Education Department, prompting private universities to form an association and agree to this significant change.

In a recent meeting with Higher Education Minister Dr. M. C. Sudhakar, representatives from 17 private universities confirmed their decision to discontinue individual entrance tests. Of the 27 private universities in the state, 17 offer professional courses, and they have collectively agreed to accept scores from existing national or state-level entrance exams.

“Some universities will consider JEE scores, others will rely on KCET, and a few are inclined towards COMEDK,” Dr. Sudhakar stated, leaving the choice of examination to the universities themselves. However, the department has also suggested that the universities consider a unified entrance test for admissions.

Looking ahead, Dr. Sudhakar hinted that the government may introduce a common entrance test for general degree courses at private universities as well. "As government colleges and universities currently don’t require entrance exams for general degree courses, we haven’t made any decisions on this yet," he explained.

The meeting also addressed concerns over the high fees charged by private universities. To regulate this, the universities were instructed to establish fee fixation committees, headed by retired judges, as required by law. These committees will be responsible for determining tuition fees. Additionally, the government will continue to regulate fees for 40% of seats in professional courses that are filled through KCET.

In an effort to bring greater uniformity among private institutions, the government is considering enacting a common law for all private universities, which would replace the individual acts currently governing each university. This would place all private universities under a single regulatory framework.

This move is expected to streamline the admissions process and create a more standardized system for both professional and general degree programs across Karnataka's private universities.

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