CBSE class 10 results: Over 93 pc students pass exam, girls outperform boys by over 2 pc points
New Delhi (PTI): More than 93 percent of students have cleared the CBSE class 10 board exams, the results of which were declared on Tuesday, with girls outperforming boys by over two percentage points, according to Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj.
This year, 93.66 percent of candidates have cleared the exams, marginally up from last year's pass percentage of 93.60 percent.
While 95 percent of the girls have cleared the exam, it was 92.63 percent for the boys. For transgender candidates, the pass percentage was 95 percent against last year's 91.30 percent.
Over 1.99 lakh candidates have scored above 90 percent marks, while 45,516 candidates have scored above 95 percent.
More than 1.41 lakh candidates have been placed for compartment exams.
A total of 23,71,939 candidates had appeared for the CBSE class 10 board exams.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
