Change in PU exam timetable
 

BANGALORE: The Pre-University Education Directorate has made a few changes in the 2002-2003 II PUC examination time-table following a request made by students appearing for IIT JEE.

The changed examination time-table is as follows: April 3: Chemistry, History (9 am to 12 noon); April 4: English (9 am to 12 noon); April 5: Optional Kannada, Statistics (9 am to 12 noon); April 7: Economics (9 am to 12 noon); April 8: Mathematics, Business Maths (9 am to 12 noon) and Psychology (2 pm to 5 pm); April 9: Computer Science, Education I (9 am to 12 noon); April 10: Biology Part-I (Botany 1.5 hours), Botany (3 hours), Geography (9 am to 12 noon); April 11: Kannada, Tamil (9 am to 12 noon) and Malayalam, Marathi, Arabic, French (2 pm to 5 pm); April 12: Electronics, Home Science (9 am to 12 noon) and Logic, Geology (2 pm to 5 pm); April 16: Physics (9 am to 12 noon) and Business Studies, Education II (2 pm to 5 pm); April 17: Biology Part-II (Zoology 1.5 hours) and Zoology (3 hours) (9 am to 12 noon) and Sociology (2 pm to 5 pm); April 19: Political Science (9 am to 12 noon) ; April 21: Accountancy (9 am to 12 noon) and Carnatic and Hindustani Music (2 pm to 5 pm) and April 22: Hindi (9 am to 12 noon) and Telugu, Urdu, Sanskrit (2p m to 5 pm) Examinations will not be held on April 6, April 13 and April 20 (Sundays); April 14, April 15 (Dr Ambedkar Jayanthi and Mahaveer Jayanthi) and April 18 (Good Friday).

 

Contempt plea against newspapers thrown out

BANGALORE: Justice R. Gururajan and Justice K. Ramanna of the Karnataka High Court on Friday declined to initiate contempt procedings against six newspapers for publishing reports about the transfer of a Mysore district judge.

The reports had spoken of an indirect link between the transfer and the Mysore episode. The high court’s registrar-general had in his complaint said the reports that district judge K.G. Hosur had been transferred, and that he had sought voluntary retirement, were false. The high court had not transferred the judge nor had he sought voluntary retirement. Publication of the reports, indirectly linking the transfer with the Mysore episode, tended to scandalise courts and undermine the judicial system amounting to contempt of court. The reports were published on December 21 and 22. The judges observed the news items did not amount to contempt of court, and they did not scandalise the court or undermine the judicial system.

Therefore, they were not inclined to initiate any action on the complaint. However, the court observed that in a democracy, the press has to play a responsible role. The press is not to commit any act bringing disrepute to the system. The complainant had sought action againt Mysore Mitra, Deccan Herald, Vijaya Karnataka, Kannada Prabha, The Times of India and Udayavani.

2 youths who conned Veerappan


 

Two youths gave notorious forest brigand Veerappan a taste of his own medicine. After living in the bandit’s den for a whole month, they did the disappearing trick, in typical Veerappan style!

Veerappan, who has tricked the police and people of both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for decades, was conned by the youth, who gave the gang the slip after stealing Rs 50,000 and a gold chain from key gangster Chandran Gounder.

However, the youth, Selvam (20), a resident of Nainarkudikadu in Ariyalur district and Sankar (20), a resident of Sirukalathur in Perambalur district, who were allegedly involved in the kidnapping of late former minister H Nagappa, landed in the police net. In a joint operation, the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Special Task Force (STF) personnel apprehended the accused at the Virudhachalam railway station on Thursday night. The Karnataka team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police G A Bawa and M M Hills Police Inspector Prasanna V Raju and Tamil Nadu STF team led by Inspector Rajarajan arrested the accused based on the information provided by the nine persons arrested — six by Karnataka STF and three by Tamil Nadu STF — earlier.

According to STF officials, the accused have confessed that they along with Veerappan’s gang participated in the kidnapping of Nagappa from his Kamagere residence on August 25. They have also confessed that they stayed with Veerappan’s gang for a month and escaped after looting Rs 50,000 and the gold chain weighing 12 sovereigns






 

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