II PUC exams begin smoothly across DK

March 17, 2011

Mangalore, March 17: Like other parts of the state, the final examinations of II year Pre University course began in the Dakshina Kannada district, where 47 examination centres have been set up for over 29,000 students.

Students of Commerce and Science, faced Business Studies and Chemistry respectively as their first papers on Thursday. The examination centres seemed half filled on the first day as the students of Arts are still at home, getting ready for their first paper, Kannada, on Friday.

Although the Department of Public Instructions has not disclosed the total number of freshers and repeaters in this examination, a higher official has revealed that there are around 29,000 freshers in the district.

For the smooth conduct of the examination, which will conclude on March 30, district and taluk level committees have been set up, which will work towards preventing examination related malpractices and also ensure that the sanctity of the examination is upheld, according to Deputy Commissioner Subodh Yadav, who is heading the district level committee.

The City Police Commissioner, Deputy Directors of departments of Women and Child Welfare, Fisheries, and PUC education and Deputy Secretary of Zilla Panchayat are the members of the district level committee.

The second district level team is headed by chief executive officer of ZP and consists of Superintended of Police, Joint Director, Department of Agriculture, District Social Welfare Officer, and Deputy Director, Department of Public Instructions.

The taluk level committees for Mangalore, Moodbidri and Bantwal taluks headed by Assistant Commissioner, Mangalore, comprise five members. Likewise, the taluk level committees for Puttur, Sullia and Belthangady comprise five officers and headed by the Assistant Commissioner, Puttur.

The heads of the committees would submit daily reports to the DC, who has directed them to ensure there are no examination malpractice.

All photocopying centres within the radius of 200 meters from the examination centres will remain closed during exam hours and the area is declared as prohibited by the DC.

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Saffron wave sweeps Udupi during PM Modi’s roadshow

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November 28,2025

Udupi district transformed into a sea of saffron and celebration on Friday, November 28, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow swept through the coastal temple town. Thousands of residents lined the streets, turning the event into a vibrant public spectacle filled with cheers, flags, and festive energy.

The procession route—from the helipad to the historic Sri Krishna Math—was decked with buntings, saffron flags, and multilayered security barricades. One of the district’s largest-ever security deployments was put in place for the high-profile visit, with over 3,000 police personnel on duty. The arrangement included ten SPs, 27 DSPs, 49 inspectors, 127 sub-inspectors, 232 assistant sub-inspectors, 1,608 constables, and 39 women staff.

Six platoons of the Karnataka State Reserve Police, six Quick Response Teams, bomb detection units, and dog squads were stationed across Udupi. Enhanced surveillance covered Adi Udupi, Bannanje bus stand, and the Sri Krishna Math parking zone, with combing operations carried out along the roadshow corridor.

At the 800-year-old Sri Krishna Math, preparations reached a ceremonial peak. Paryaya Puttige Math seer Sugunendra Teertha Swamiji said the Prime Minister would take part in the Laksha Kantha Geetha Parayana, a mass chanting of the Bhagavad Gita by one lakh devotees, and inaugurate the new Suvarna Teertha Mantapa.

“He will first offer floral tributes to saint-poet Kanakadasa and then unveil the golden covering over the Kanakana Kindi,” the seer said.

The Prime Minister will also receive a Poorna Kumbha welcome and have darshan of Lord Sri Krishna, Mukhyaprana Devaru, and the Suvarna Paduke. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister Bairathi Suresh, Dharmadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade, and seers from the Ashta Maths are expected to join the ceremony.

Ahead of his arrival, the Prime Minister posted on X that he felt “honoured” to attend the spiritually significant gathering. “This is a special occasion that brings together people from different sections of society for a recital of the Gita. This Matha has a very special significance in our cultural life,” he wrote, noting the institution’s long-standing legacy rooted in the teachings of Sri Madhvacharya.

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