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Illegal satellite phone usage detected again at K’taka-Ker border

Bengaluru, 06 July 2021 [Fik/News Sources]: Illegal satellite phone usage was detected again in forest and rural areas of the Karnataka-Kerala border and also along the coastal areas. Members of some terrorist and Naxalite organisations are said to be using satellite phones taking advantage of the prevalent COVID-19 situation. The State’s intelligence and Internal Security Department (ISD) has started investigating the issue. The illegal usage of satellite phones was detected in the past six months by operations conducted by central intelligence agencies. Calls have been made using the satellite phones from 8-10 locations across forests in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts. The preliminary investigation revealed that most of the calls were to Arab countries. It has also been found that

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All medical, dental colleges allowed to reopen in Karnataka immediately

Bengaluru, 17 July 2021 [Fik/News Sources]: All health and medical-related educational institutions in Karnataka can reopen with immediate effect, the Karnataka government announced on Friday, July 16. With this, all colleges dealing with medical, dental, AYUSH, nursing and other allied healthcare courses can resume physical classes. However, the Government Order states that only those students and members teaching and non-teaching staff who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be allowed onto the campus.  The institutions have also been directed to ensure strict adherence to COVID-19-appropriate behaviour and safety guidelines issued by the government. The order states that those found violating the rules are liable to be charged under Sections 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and Section 188

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Worried Afghan students in Dharwad want to return back to families as Taliban takes over country

Dharwad, 17 Aug 2021 [Fik/News Sources]: Even as dramatic scenes of chaos unfolded at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport after the Taliban took over the Afghan capital, students from the war-torn country who are studying in India are worried about their families and friends back home. A group of Afghan students at the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Dharwad has requested the authorities to send them back home so that they can be with their families. But that is next to impossible as there are no fights available and the air space over Kabul has been shut. The anxious students have been constantly calling their families, over the last few days to know about their wellbeing and the situation on the ground. The students are worried that soon, they may not be able to contact their dear ones as restrictive and

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