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The Hindu
3 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
2.49 lakh students receive first allotment
As many as 2.49 lakh students received allotment on publication of the first allotment list in the main phase of Plus One higher secondary single-window admission on Monday. This is higher than the number of students who received trial allotment a few days ago (2,47,428). The total number of applicants for the first allotment was 4,63,686. Of them, 2,49,540 received allotment. The number of seats, including additional seats for the differently abled, available was 3,18,574. The number of seats vacant after the first allotment is 69,034. The total number of seats available for the trial allotment was 3,17,583. Like in the trial allotment, slightly fewer than half the applicants in Malappuram received allotment. The district that had the maximum number of applicants – 82,498. The number of seats allotted was 40,566, while the total number of seats available was 57,633. The total number of seats vacant is 17,067. The number of applications received in Kozhikode was 48,238. The total number of seats available was 31,448 and those allotted was 23,840. As many as 7,608 seats were vacant. In Palakkad, 22,652 of the 45,893 applicants received allotment. There were 27,454 seats available in the district. This left 4,802 seats in the district. Twenty-seven seats remained vacant in the general category after the first allotment, 268 in the Ezhava/Thiyya category, and 221 in the Muslim category. As many as 3,740 seats were vacant in the Latin Catholic/Anglo-Indian category. In the Scheduled Caste category, 14,098 seats were vacant, while in the Scheduled Tribe category, it was 27,094. As many as 6,121 of the 8,199 sport quota seats were allotted. Now, only 2,078 seats remain vacant. Of the 1,529 model residential school quota seats, 1,314 were allotted; 215 seats were vacant. Admissions will begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday and continue till 5 p.m. on June 5. Candidates who get the first option in this allotment should remit the fee and take permanent admission. Those who get other options may take temporary or permanent admission.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Time of India
Kerala Latin Catholic Association announces protest meetings to condemn attacks on Christians in India
Kochi: The Kerala Latin Catholic Association (KLCA) announced statewide protest meetings on June 8 to condemn atrocities against Christians across India. Leaders of the association on Sunday met with 90-year-old Fr Leenus Puthanveetil who was attacked in Odisha. He is currently under treatment at a hospital in Manjummal. The association also released a video of the priest describing the atrocities he faced. The priest said that he was attacked by assailants at night while he was sleeping. The attackers put a knife to his neck before slapping him and tying him up. He added that his fellow priest was brutally beaten up by the attackers in front of him. In a statement, Joseph Jude, spokesperson for the Latin Catholic community, said that the attack faced by priests in Sambalpur was condemnable. He mentioned that the priests were working amongst the poor in Odisha and the attackers even targeted an elderly priest like Fr Leenus.
Hans India
28-05-2025
- Hans India
Sister Anupama, face of nuns' protests against bishop quits
Jalandhar: Sister Anupama, who was the face of protests against former Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal in a rape case, has renounced nunhood and gone back to ordinary life, leaving the Catholic convent. For several years, she had been an inmate of a Kuravilangad-based convent, which is functioning under the Latin Catholic diocese of Jalandhar. A group of nuns, led by Sister Anupama, had fought on behalf of the victim nun who had accused Mulakkal of raping her multiple times. 'She renounced nunhood and left the convent some time back,' a church source told PTI. However, the church didn't divulge many details, including when she had exactly resigned and what suddenly prompted her to do the same. Anupama, who preferred to stay away from public glare, was also yet to talk to the media about her new decision. Neither Anupama, an Alappuzha native, nor her family were available for comment. The victim nun had accused Mulakkal of raping her during his visit to the convent in Kottayam between 2014 and 2016, when he was the bishop of the Jalandhar diocese in Punjab. As the victim had never come to limelight, it was mainly Sister Anupama who had talked to the media on behalf of her and led the public protest seeking stringent action against him. Since then, Anupama and those nuns, who had fought against Mulakkal, had been on a warpath against the church authorities.
Hindustan Times
28-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Face of nuns' protest against ex-Jalandhar bishop leaves convent
Sister Anupama, who was the face of protests against former Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal in a rape case, has renounced nunhood and gone back to ordinary life, leaving the Catholic convent. For several years, she had been an inmate of a Kuravilangad-based convent, which is functioning under the Latin Catholic diocese of Jalandhar. A group of nuns, led by sister Anupama, had fought on behalf of the victim nun who had accused Mulakkal of raping her multiple times. 'She renounced nunhood and left the convent some time back,' a church source told PTI. However, the church didn't divulge many details, including when she had exactly resigned and what suddenly prompted her to do the same. Anupama, who preferred to stay away from public glare, was also yet to talk to the media about her new decision. Neither Anupama, an Alappuzha native, nor her family were available for comment. The victim nun had accused Mulakkal of raping her during his visit to the convent in Kottayam between 2014 and 2016, when he was the bishop of the Jalandhar diocese in Punjab. As the victim had never come to limelight, it was mainly sister Anupama who had talked to the media on behalf of her and led the public protest seeking stringent action against him. Since then, Anupama and those nuns, who had fought against Mulakkal, had been on a warpath against the church authorities. Mulakkal, who was temporarily relieved of his pastoral responsibilities by Pope Francis in 2018 following allegations of rape by a nun, had resigned from the Jalandhar bishop's post in 2023. Earlier, he was acquitted by a local court in Kerala in the rape case. According to church sources, Franco Mulakkal, the bishop Emeritus of Jalandhar diocese, is currently leading a prayer mission in Kottayam.
New Indian Express
27-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Sister Anupama, face of nuns' protests against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, leaves convent
KOTTAYAM: Sister Anupama, who was the face of protests against former Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal in a rape case, has renounced nunhood and gone back to ordinary life, leaving the Catholic convent. For several years, she had been an inmate of a Kuravilangad-based convent, which is functioning under the Latin Catholic diocese of Jalandhar. A group of nuns, led by Sister Anupama, had fought on behalf of the victim nun who had accused Mulakkal of raping her multiple times. "She renounced nunhood and left the convent some time back," a church source told PTI. However, the church didn't divulge many details, including when she had exactly resigned and what suddenly prompted her to do the same. Anupama, who preferred to stay away from public glare, was also yet to talk to the media about her new decision. Neither Anupama, an Alappuzha native, nor her family were available for comment. The victim nun had accused Mulakkal of raping her during his visit to the convent in Kottayam between 2014 and 2016, when he was the bishop of the Jalandhar diocese in Punjab. As the victim had never come to limelight, it was mainly Sister Anupama who had talked to the media on behalf of her and led the public protest seeking stringent action against him.
