Karnataka reaps rich harvest in UPSC civil services exam

July 5, 2015

Bengaluru, Jul 5: The State has reaped a rich harvest in the UPSC Civil Services Exam, 2014. More than 60 candidates from the State have cracked the civil services with Udupi lad Nitish K topping the list with 8th all India ranking.

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Nitish K, an engineering graduate from PES Institute of Engineering, Bengaluru, managed to feature in top 10 AIR list in his third attempt.

Son of K Ramakrishna Hebbar, an employee of Karnataka Bank and Bharati, a homemaker, Nitish hails from Kukkehalli in Perdur of Udupi district.

Speaking to media from Shimla, where he is undergoing training for Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Nitish said he is on cloud nine for achieving a good ranking and thanked his parents, uncle, a DySP with Karnataka police and his friend Vinay for their unflinching support.

In his first attempt in 2012, Nitish cleared the Prelims, Mains but missed the ranking by ten marks in the interview. However, he was able to clear all three rounds in his second attempt and gained 547th ranking in 2013. He joined Indian Audit and Accounts Service. Nitish said that he had planned his studies meticulously and studied for 10 to 12 hours a day. His optional subject was Maths.

Koratagere lad excels

Cracking the UPSC exams is entirely dependent on one’s will to do it rather than which city one prepares in and which coaching centre one attends to. This is the belief with which Balaji D K studied for the civil services examination. An alumnus of Bangalore University, Balaji has secured AIR 36 in the UPSC exam 2014. The 25-year-old is a native of Koratagere in Tumakuru district.

Balaji, who opted Kannada literature as optional subject, cleared the exam in his second attempt. “In my first attempt I did not qualify for the interview. I worked hard this time. I was very calm during the interview. It felt more like a chat with elders sitting before me. I think it is very important for a candidate to be himself and not be pretentious before the panel,” he said.

Balaji completed MBA at Canara Bank School of Management, Bangalore University. He studied degree in SSMRV College Jayanagar. He has been preparing from 2012. His father works at Teeta branch of Kaveri Gramina Bank and mother is a homemaker. His grandfather was interested in social service, and he had given him orientation for the same. His teacher Sachidananda Rao was a huge inspiration, said Balaji.

Software to civil services

Another candidate from the City who has made it to the top (AIR 180) in the exam is Atul Vikas Kulkarni. Atul completed his computer science engineering from NIE College in Mysuru. He took up a job at Mindtree and worked there as a software engineer for three years. But he quit his job to pursue a PG course in Urban Policy at Tata Institute of Social Sciences. After working as a consultant at Nasik Municipal Corporation, he took up a job in Arghyam, an NGO in the City.

His interests are diverse, ranging from painting and classical music to making handicrafts and paper crafts. Atul’s dissertation, Land, water and local people - A case study of the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor', has been published into a book.

Runs in the blood

K Arif Hafeez, who secured the 135 rank in the UPSC is the son of a retired IPS officer, H A Hafeez. He is a student of Cathedral High School in the City and and BE in Information Science from UVCE.

His brother, K Asif Hafeez, cleared the UPSC exam in 2010 and secured a 610th rank and is presently in the Indian Railway Personnel Service. What’s more, even his sister, who has completed her BDS, is also preparing for her KAS and UPSC civil service exams. “It feels unreal as I did not expect such a good rank. If one works hard and is sincere they can surely crack it,” he said.

Farmer’s son shines

Every year when the UPSC results are declared, tales of a few candidates from humble backgrounds making the cut by their sheer grit and determination, offer inspiration to many.

Here is one such awe-inspiring story. Sukhputra N O, who has secured the 1168 rank in the civil services exam, is a son of agrarian parents from Kundevu village in Chitraduraga district.

“Of the five attempts, I had managed to reach the interview stage on three occasions and I am glad that I finally cracked it this time,” a beaming Sukhputra said.

After completing his school education at his village, Sukhputra completed his graduation from Government Science College in Chitradurga.

Hailing from a remote village in parched Chitradurga, Sukhaputra faced a major hurdle in mastering English, however that he overcame this difficulty with his dedication. “I would read English newspapers and books and then jot down the tricky words and refer to a dictionary later,” he said. Not the one to be content, Sukhputra will be giving the exam again. “With this rank, I think I will either get into the police service or revenue service. However, I will give the exam again till I achieve good ranking and become eligible to Indian Administration Service,” he said.

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March 19,2024

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Mangaluru: The Mangalore International Airport (MIA) will connect to a new domestic destination with the introduction of a non-stop flight to Tiruchirappalli International Airport in Tamil Nadu. 

The non-stop service, once-a-week, will operate on Wednesday (from TIA) and Thursday (from MIA), starting April 3. Air India Express will operate the flight.

The flight is expected to help those taking up a pilgrimage to Vailankani shrine.

Sources from the AIE said that the airline carrier decided to fly non-stop between the two southern Indian cities as a flight to Jeddah, which will start from April 3, arrives from Tiruchirappalli International Airport. 

“It is a ferry or positional flight from TIA to MIA. Instead of flying empty, the management has decided to run it as a commercial flight. This will help both passengers and the airline. The airline will deploy Boeing 737-800 aircraft with a 186-seater all-economy configuration on this route. 

The same flight, after landing in MIA, will further fly to Jeddah,” a source said. 

The flight IX 1498 will depart every Thursday at 5am from MIA to TIA. The TIA-MIA flight IX 1499 departs at 12.50pm. It is a one-hour nonstop flight. The same flights will also operate nonstop between Jeddah and MIA. 

The non-stop flight IX 499 will depart MIA at 2.50pm and reach King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah at 6.25pm. The IX498, will depart from Jeddah at 7.25pm and reach MIA early at 3.40am.

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March 28,2024

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Mangaluru, Mar 28: A fish meal factory in the Baikampady Industrial area in Mangaluru was gutted in a fire incident on Thursday, officials said.

The factory is owned by the company 'Shihar Enterprises', they said.

According to the locals, the fire was first noticed at 4.45 am today, which was immediately reported to the fire department.

The fire engines reached the spot and tried to douse the fire, but it had already spread to other parts of the factory. After almost four hours of fire-fighting operation, the blaze was completely doused, officials.

The reason for the blaze is still being probed, the fire department officials said, adding that they suspect an electric short circuit could have triggered it.

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March 26,2024

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Mangaluru: Officials from Cyber Economic and Narcotics Crime Police Station in Mangaluru have arrested a man for allegedly engaging in an online fraud by deceiving a person on the pretext of offering a part-time job. The arrested is Saddam Gauri alias Bavuri, 30, from Rajasthan.

City police commissioner Anupam Agrawal said the CEN police received a complaint regarding an online scam related to a part-time job offer.

Police registered a case under sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the IT Act, along with IPC Section 420. The complainant had received a link via WhatsApp from an unknown number, purportedly offering a part-time job opportunity.

Upon clicking the link, the complainant was instructed to complete certain tasks to earn money. However, during the process, the complainant incurred a loss of Rs 1.1 lakh.

Following an investigation into the matter, the CEN police successfully arrested the suspect and presented him before the court. In the course of arrest, police seized two mobile phones, eight debit cards, four bank cheque books, Aadhaar card, PAN card, and other relevant documents from the accused.

The arrest was made possible through the efforts of CEN station inspector Shyam Sundar and his team, under the guidance of City Crime Records Bureau (CCRB) ACP Ravish Nayak and DCP Siddharth Goyal.

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