Metro Observer Daily

  The father of a BSc graduate from Karnataka’s Kalaburagi region paid Rs 50 lakh to ensure that his son scores high marks in the October 2021 police Sub-Inspector recruitment exam, the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigation has revealed. Based on the questioning of a key agent in the police exam scam, Rudragouda D Patil, alias R D Patil, and his auditor Chandrakant Kulkarni, the CID has found that Sharnappa R, the father of candidate Prabhu S, allegedly paid Patil Rs 50 lakh. To know more:  https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-psi-recruitment-scam-cid-probe-father-paid-cop-7900826/

Girl students wearing Hijab who came to attend degree classes also left the campus.  Trouble erupted at the MGM college in Udupi on Thursday when some girl students wearing hijabs were sent out of the institution premises by the college principal. Postgraduate students who sought entry into the college wearing hijabs complained that they are not even allowed to attend the classes or enter the college premises which is in violation of the High Court order. The students said they could not appear for their examinations earlier due to the row over the hijab issue. Girl students wearing hijab who came to attend degree classes also left the campus after the order from the principal. Meanwhile, the six students of government pre-university college for women in Udupi, who approached the High Court seeking to allow them to wear hijab and attend classes, have appealed to the pre-university board to postpone their practical examinations starting from February 28. In their request, the stud...