Yekkur motorbike accident victim identified

September 19, 2011

Mangalore, September 19: The motorcyclist, who lost his life in a road accident on NH-75 in Yekkur near hear last Saturday, has been identified as Mohammad Arif, a 22-year-old youth from Uppala.

The young rider was run over by the lorry after he fell off his bike while trying to overtake a vehicle near Yekkur railway-bridge. His head was crushed beyond recognition.

The pillion rider on the crashed two-wheeler had survived the accident, but apparently fled the scene after the incident.

The body had been kept at morgue in Government Wenlock Hospital till Monday morning, as nobody came forward to claim the body.

Arif's elder brother Zakariya, who confirmed that the dead body was that of his younger brother, who had left for Mangalore three days ago.

The dead body was handed over to the family on Monday afternoon after completing formalities.

Meanwhile, the city police found that the pulsar bike, bearing registration number KA19 - 1444 with 'Fazil' written on it, which met with accident, was stolen one.

A complaint of bike theft had been lodged with the Pandeshwar police station by Alex Anthony from Vidyanagar. He has stated that his motorbike which was parked near Town Hall had been lifted by some unidentified thief.

However, police said that it was not confirmed whether the deceased was thief or he was riding the bike stolen by someone else.

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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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