Bajpe burglary case: Culprits nabbed

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April 1, 2012

Mangalore, April 1: Bajpe police have tracked down and nabbed the culprits of the Sunkadakatte burglary case wherein they tied up the lone woman in the house to escape with gold ornaments worth Rs. 10 lakhs.

Addressing media persons at a press meet on Sunday at the Mangalore Police Commissionerate, Seemanth Kumar Singh, City Police Commissioner, said that Bajpe police caught Chetan of Paduperaru village and his accomplices Krishna Bilai and Bachu Mandal of Bengal and recovered all the ornaments worth Rs 10 lakhs on Sunday.

The Commissioner said that fear troubled Saroja Salian more than the material loss. “Even the neighbours who we spoke to expressed fear and concern that such an incident had happened in broad daylight. It was very important for us to solve this case and we have done it”, he said.

Mr. Singh also informed that help was sought from Visakhapatnam police in the case. “We got leads from the Vishakapatnam police and they helped us nab these culprits”, he said. He refused to give more details about the culprits, stating that there is an 'interesting' background to the case revealing of which will not be appropriate now.

Ms Salian, owner of the house and the jewellery, thanked the police for their successful operation and declared that she would hand over Rs.27,000 to the Department as prize money.

On March 27, Chetan and his two aides had barged into the house from the rear door, tied Geeta, Ms. Salian's neice who was the only member of the family in the house present in the house at the time and decamped with the gold.

Ms. Geeta had then managed to free herself from the tied ropes after burglars had gone and informed the workers and people in the neighborhood who contacted Ms. Salian, who was at her workplace when the incident took place.

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Mangaluru’s KPT becomes India’s first autonomous govt polytechnic

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January 23,2026

Mangaluru: The Karnataka Government Polytechnic (KPT), Mangaluru, has achieved autonomous status from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), becoming the first government polytechnic in the country to receive such recognition in its 78-year history. The status was granted by AICTE, New Delhi, and subsequently approved by the Karnataka Board of Technical Education in October last year.

Officials said the autonomy was conferred a few months ago. Until recently, AICTE extended autonomous status only to engineering colleges, excluding diploma institutions. However, with a renewed national focus on skill development, several government polytechnics across India have now been granted autonomy.

KPT, the second-largest polytechnic in Karnataka, was established in 1946 with four branches and has since expanded to offer eight diploma programmes, including computer science and polymer technology. The institution is spread across a 19-acre campus.

Ravindra M Keni, the first dean of the institution, told The Times of India that AICTE had proposed autonomous status for polytechnic institutions that are over 25 years old. “Many colleges applied. In the first round, 100 institutions were shortlisted, which was further narrowed down to 15 in the second round. We have already completed one semester after becoming an autonomous institution,” he said. He added that nearly 500 students are admitted annually across eight three-year diploma courses.

Explaining the factors that helped KPT secure autonomy, Keni said the institution has consistently recorded 100 per cent admissions and placements for its graduates. He also noted its strong performance in sports, with the college emerging champions for 12 consecutive years, along with active student participation in NCC and NSS activities.

Autonomous status allows KPT to design industry-oriented curricula, conduct examinations, prepare question papers, and manage academic documentation independently. The institution can also directly collaborate with industries and receive priority funding from AICTE or the Ministry of Education. While academic autonomy has been granted, financial control will continue to rest with the state government.

“There will be separate committees for examinations, question paper setting, boards of studies, and boards of examiners. The institution will now have the freedom to conduct admissions without government notifications and issue its own marks cards,” Keni said, adding that new academic initiatives would be planned after a year of functioning under the autonomous framework.

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