Karnataka

Mangaluru, May 12: Aim for the moon, they say, and you shall reach the ceiling. But this prodigy from a remote village near Kadaba in Puttur taluk managed to bag a little more than what he aimed for in the Karnataka state board SSLC examinations – the results for which were declared on Friday. 15-year-old Poornananda H has created a history by scoring 625 out of 625 marks, a first in the coastal

New Delhi, May 12: The cycle of retaliatory political killings in Kannur district of Kerala continued with the murder of an RSS worker on Friday. Churakkad Biju, an RSS karyavahak, was found murdered around 4 pm on the Palakkod bridge near Payannur, a local news agency reported. The district unit of the BJP has called for a hartal in Kannur on Saturday. Biju was the 12th accused in the murder of

Mangaluru, May 12: Three students have scored 625 out of 625 marks in the Karnataka state board SSLC examinations– the results for which were declared on Friday. Sumanth Hegde, Poornananda H and Shirahatti Poornananda H, a student of St Joachim's High School, Kadaba in Puttur taluk, has made Dakshina Kananda district proud by securing 100% in all subjects. He is the son of local residents

Dubai, May 12: Retail Mogul Yusuff Ali and Pepsico executive Sanjeev Chadha are among the top 100 Indian business leaders in the Arab World 2017, according to a Forbes ranking for the Middle East. Ali, Managing Director of Lulu Group International topped the Indian business owners' category and Chadha, CEO, Asia, Middle East and Africa at PepsiCo International led the Indian executive's category

Bengaluru, May 12: The results of the SSLC exams were announced on Friday and the pass percentage is lowest since 2011, at 67.87%. In 2016, the number was 75.11%. Of the 8,56,286 candidates who appeared for the exam, 5,81,134 candidates have passed. Announcing the result, primary and secondary education minister Tanveer Sait said that the results reflected only the effort of the students as all

Bengaluru, Mar 12: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president G Parameshwara has described the ‘political charge-sheet’ released by the BJP as ‘a bunch of lies.’ The Karnataka BJP on Thursday released a 64-page booklet, which it termed a “charge sheet”?on “failures”?of the Congress led government during the past four years. The Siddaramaiah government completes four years in office on

Bengaluru, May 12: Charging the Congress government in Karnataka with corruption, and failure to maintain law and order, the BJP on Thursday presented a chargesheet listing the many failures under chief minister Siddaramaiah. The 63-page political chargesheet titled "Presented a mountain of promises but people went through a raft of hardship" against the Congress government was released by

Mangaluru, May 12: “Always keep your eyes on your goal and concentrate fully while reading…” This is an advice by Ayishathul Shameema to the students who want to be toppers in exams. Daughter of A K Mohammad and Zohra couple from Puttur, Shameema has emerged one of the top scorers in PU science in Dakshina Kannada district. She has achieved a perfect 100 score in Chemistry and Biology. In Physics

Hubballi, May 12: While everyone wants their spouses to be well educated and meritorious, a few also want their partners to support their educational causes. But sadly, this is limited to the middle and upper strata of soceity. In a refreshing tale of support, a 38-year-old labourer turned out be an achiever, thanks to the support of his wife. Kumara Mutagar who works at a Timber Yard of Unakal in

Mangaluru/Karwar, May 12: Two visually impaired boys in coastal Karnataka have set an example for all students by scoring high in the PU Examination. Omkar Pavaskar, a visually impaired since his birth, who was denied education by schools while seeking admission, has scored 94 percent. The schools kept repeating that this boy may not be able to study in regular classes. But the talent of Omkar was