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Time of India
25-07-2025
- Time of India
Guntur police arrest 9, recover 34 stolen bikes
1 2 3 4 5 6 Vijayawada: In a special drive against two-wheeler thefts, Guntur police recovered 34 stolen motorcycles worth Rs 25 lakh and arrested nine accused, including two minors. The thefts occurred across various police station limits in the district. According to SP Sateesh Kumar, the drive was launched following a spate of complaints filed by vehicle owners across different police station jurisdictions, particularly in areas such as Patabhipuram, Old Guntur, Nagarampalem, and Tadikonda. These areas reported a surge in two-wheeler thefts over the past few months. Based on complaints and available CCTV footage, as well as technical inputs and information on habitual offenders, the police detained several suspects and carried out intensive interrogations. This led to the identification of the accused and the recovery of the stolen vehicles. The recovered vehicles were traced and seized by police teams from East, West, Nallapadu, Tadikonda subdivisions, and the Crime Division. The arrested accused are identified as Akkisetti Akash (19), Uppu Rakesh (19), Madugula Ravi Teja (22), Shaik Asheeru (28), Kona Venkata Gopi (27), Tokala Rajesh (19), Boyapati Jayasai (21), and two minors. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Use an AI Writing Tool That Actually Understands Your Voice Grammarly Install Now Undo In addition to the accused, police identified individuals who purchased stolen two-wheelers: Mopidevi Revanth (20), Vishumolakala Koteshwar Rao, Manikanth, Seelam Yesu, Shaik Hussain, Kolla Yesubabu (26), Kottamassu Sai (35), and a minor boy. SP said the accused developed habits of substance abuse and targeted vehicles parked outside homes, marketplaces, hospitals, and religious places. Once stolen, these vehicles were used to roam freely and were occasionally employed to commit other petty crimes. SP emphasised that negligence by vehicle owners—especially parking in open areas without security measures—made the thefts easier for the offenders. In light of this, SP urged citizens to take precautions, including installing CCTV cameras, avoiding open-area parking, and using additional security features such as handle locks, wheel locks, and GPS tracking systems for their vehicles.
Time of India
24-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Private colleges to submit fee hike proposal soon
In practice, the committee's recommendations often serve as a formality, while the actual fee structure is finalised through separate agreements between the government and private college consortiums – Sateesh Kumar, a student The Common Entrance Test (CET) for professional courses in Karnataka has concluded, and the admission process is set to begin soon. Meanwhile, private colleges are preparing to submit proposals for fee hikes, and doubt looms over whether the Fee Regulatory Committee will have the final say in deciding the fee structure this the Department of Higher Education obtains proposed fee details from colleges through the Fee Regulatory Committee. However, in recent years, fee hikes have often been finalised at the last minute through direct agreements between the government and private colleges. This year too, private institutions are pushing for a 10% to 15% hike in fees even as the committee begins its review process. Both the Karnataka Unaided Private Engineering Colleges Association (KUPECA) and the Karnataka Professional Colleges Foundation (KPCF) have expressed intentions to formally submit their hike demands said that as per the Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Determination of Fee) Act, 2006, the Fee Regulatory Committee had set a deadline in January for colleges to submit fee proposals for the academic years 2025–26, 2026–27, and 2027–28, for engineering, architecture, medical, dental, and AYUSH courses.'Colleges were required to provide detailed documentation, including audited financial statements, course-wise cost breakdowns, proposed fee structures, infrastructure expenses, standard operational guidelines, staff salaries, promotions, academic resources, administrative overheads, and maintenance of buildings and equipment. A dedicated format was sent to colleges for thispurpose,' an official many institutions failed to meet the January deadline. Once colleges submit their proposed fee details, the committee will evaluate and recommend a suitable fee structure to the government. Implementation will depend on government approval.A similar situation unfolded in 2018, when the government appointed retired Justice DV Shailendra Kumar as the head of the Fee Regulatory Committee. The committee submitted a report recommending an 8% hike, including a fee of Rs 6.32 lakh for medical seats in deemed and private universities. The government did not accept the report. Instead, it signed a consensual agreement with private college associations at the last minute, bypassing the committee's recommendations and allowing a separate fee Kumar, a student, said that the recurring trend raises concerns over the relevance of the Fee Regulatory Committee. 'In practice, the committee's recommendations often serve as a formality, while the actual fee structure is finalised through separate agreements between the government and private college consortiums. As a result, the fees decided in these agreements are the ones ultimately enforced,' he said.
