Human Trafficking case: Refugees sent back

September 9, 2012

Mangalore, September 9: Arrangements to send back the refugees who were rescued by Mangalore police on Saturday from a major human trafficking net, were made by the city police on Sunday.

The refugees, most of them hailing from Sri Lanka, besides Indian nationals from Tamil Nadu, left for Chennai today in two buses arranged by the police, after a team of policemen from Tamil Nadu rendered additional help in enquiring more about the identities of the refugees.

“Three policemen from Tamil Nadu led by Inspector Srinivas helped us derive more information from the refugees. From further enquiry, it has been found that of the 84 people rescued, 48 are registered Sri Lankan refugees (42 male, 5 females, and 1 male child), 8 are unregistered Sri Lankan refugees (all males), 21 Indian nationals from Tamil Nadu (7 males, 10 females, 1 male child and 3 female children) and the rest 7 from Karnataka and Kerala. Two buses have been arranged to take the Tamil nationals and Sri Lankan refugees to Chennai, Pratap Reddy, IGP, Western Range, said.

Among the 13 accused, 9 are Sri Lankan refugees, 3 are from Tamil Nadu and 1 hails from Kerala, he said. Police custody for the accused has been sought from the district magistrate, he added.

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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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