II PUC exams begin across Dakshina Kannada, Udupi

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March 11, 2016

Mangaluru, Mar 11: The second Pre-University exams began across 1032 centres in Karnataka on Friday with thousands of students appearing for Biology and Electronics papers.

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In total, 6,40,033 students are appearing for the examinations this year out of which 3, 29,187 are boys and 3, 10,846 are girls. Out of them, 31,252 students are appearing as private students.

In Dakshina Kannada, as many as 34,760 students will write II Pre University examination.

There are 20,544 students in Mangaluru taluk, 5,167 students in Puttur, 3,924 students in Bantwal, 3,381 in Belthangady and 1,744 in Sullia.

These students will write the examination in 52 centres.

It will be for the first time that Pre University students from the Science stream will be writing the examination based on the complete syllabus. The examination was held on “blow-up” (condensed) syllabus in 2013, 2014 and in 2015.

As many as 13,111 students will be writing the examination in the Science stream this year, while 15,767 are from the Commerce stream and 5,882 from Arts.

In Udupi, as many as 14,845 students are expected to appear in these examinations in 29 centres across the district. The 14,845 students include 2,447 students from the Arts stream, 8,006 from Commerce and 4,392 students from Science streams.

As many as 13,309 regular students, 1,067 private students and 469 repeaters would be writing the examinations. As many as 7,611 girls and 7,234 boys would be writing the exams in the district.

Of the 29 examination centres, 13 are in Udupi taluk, 11 in Kundapur and five in Karkala taluks. Proper drinking water and toilet facilities too have been provided at these centres.

R.B. Nayak, Incharge Deputy Director of Pre-University Education Department, said that one district-level squad and six taluk-level squads would keep tight vigil on the examination centres.

Of the six taluk-level squads, three are in Udupi, two in Kundapur and one in Karkala.

Earlier in the day, hundreds of parents were found dropping their children to examination centres to write the exams, which began at 9 a.m.

Police personnel were deployed around the 155 sensitive examination centres as the prohibitory orders within a radius of 200 metres from the examination centres had been imposed. There are flying squads, mobile squads and sitting squads comprising senior lecturers and headed by Principals to prevent malpractices during examinations.

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Air India Express has announced that it will resume direct flight services between Mangaluru and Muscat from March 2026, restoring an important international air link for passengers from the coastal region.

Airport authorities said the service will operate twice a week—on Sundays and Tuesdays—from March 1. The initial flights are scheduled on March 3, 8 and 10, followed by March 15 and 17, with the same operating pattern to continue thereafter. The flight duration is approximately three hours and 25 minutes.

The Mangaluru–Muscat route was earlier operated under the 2025 summer schedule, with services beginning on July 14. At that time, Air India Express had operated four flights a week before suspending the service.

Officials said the summer schedule will come into effect from March 29, after which changes in flight timings and departure schedules from Mangaluru are expected. Passengers have been advised to check the latest schedules while planning their travel.

The resumption of direct flights to Muscat is expected to significantly benefit expatriates, business travellers and others, further strengthening Mangaluru’s air connectivity with the Gulf region.

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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