Over 8.56 lakh to write SSLC exam in Karnataka

March 28, 2015

Bengaluru, Mar 28: Over 8.56 lakh students will write the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) exam from March 30 across 3,038 centres. The exam will conclude on April 13.

Students from 13,693 schools have registered for the exam. The highest number of schools registered are unaided (5,332), followed by government schools (5,053) and aided schools (3,308).

Of the total number of exam centres, 50 have been declared ‘hyper-sensitive’, while 148 have been identified as ‘sensitive’ centres, a press release from the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board said. As many as 829 centres will have CCTV cameras watching over the students during the exam. In addition, various squads will be deployed to keep a watch on the proceedings.

Section 144 will be imposed in a radius of 200 metres from the centres during the exam, while photocopying facilities near the centres will be shut as a precautionary measure. Evaluation will begin on April 19 in 211 centres in 34 education districts.

Students can call the helpline (080-23310075/23310076) up to April 13.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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