Mangaluru | ATM skimming racket busted, four arrested

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February 24, 2021

Mangaluru, Feb 24: The Cyber Crime police officials have arrested four persons in connection with several cases of ATM skimming in the city on Wednesday.

Police identified the detained individuals as Gladwin Jinto Joy alias Juntu (37) of Thrissur in Kerala, Dinesh Singh Rawat (44) of Delhi, Rahul TS (24) of Alappuzha in Kerala and Abdul Mazeed (27) of Kasargod district in Kerala.

Police have also seized skimming device, two cars, fake ATM cards, five mobile phones and two Apple watches from the accused. The value of the seized goods has been estimated at Rs 25 lakhs.

It may be recalled here that as many as 22 ATM skimming cases have been reported from the city in the recent past.

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UT Iftikhar Ali calls on universities to ensure NEET-based Physiotherapy, OT admissions from 2026–27

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January 14,2026

The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) has announced that admissions to undergraduate programmes in physiotherapy and occupational therapy will henceforth be conducted exclusively through the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET).

In a press release issued by Prof. U. T. Iftikhar Ali Fareed, Chairman of the Karnataka State Allied and Healthcare Council, stated that the NCAHP has clarified the category-wise degree nomenclature and admission criteria for allied and healthcare undergraduate programmes, effective from the academic year 2026–27.

According to the notification, admissions to the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) – Category 3 and Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT) – Category 6 will be conducted only through NEET, in accordance with the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021.

All Vice-Chancellors of public, private, and deemed-to-be universities in Karnataka have been asked to ensure strict compliance with the NCAHP guidelines and to disseminate the information widely among affiliated colleges, faculty, and students.

Prof. Ifthikar Ali emphasized that universities must take necessary steps to implement the admission procedure for the academic year 2026–27 and subsequent years.

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