Kerala leaders congratulate SSLC students as pass percentage declines to 99.07
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Kerala Chief Minister-designate V D Satheesan, former CM Pinarayi Vijayan, and former General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Friday congratulated students who cleared the SSLC examinations and qualified for higher education.
Satheesan, in a Facebook message, also said that those who could not qualify for higher education this time should not be disheartened, as it is not the last exam or opportunity in life.
He said success in life is determined by much more than just clearing exams.
Vijayan also took to social media to congratulate the students.
In his Facebook post, the Marxist veteran extended his best wishes to those who did not clear the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) or Class 10 examinations and urged them to continue working hard so they can succeed in the Save a Year (SAY) examinations.
Sivankutty, in his Facebook post, said that the pass percentage of 99.07 was an achievement to be proud of and termed it the result of the hard work of students, the efforts of their teachers and parents.
To students who received low grades or did not qualify for higher education, he said it was a new beginning and not the end.
"You should realise that an exam result does not determine the value of your life. Many great people who succeeded in life failed in their exams or fell behind," he said.
Sivankutty further said that students still have an opportunity this year to qualify for higher education through the SAY examinations and urged them to work more diligently.
He also requested parents to support their children with words of encouragement, irrespective of their results, and not to compare them with other children.
The overall pass percentage this year marginally dipped to 99.07 per cent from last year’s 99.50 per cent.
A total of 4,14,290 students from 3,059 schools in Kerala, Lakshadweep, and the Gulf region appeared for the examination, of whom 4,10,456 qualified for higher secondary studies.
As many as 30,514 students secured an A+ in all subjects, a sharp decline from 61,449 last year.
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Money-dispute angle emerges in Delhi bus gangrape case
New Delhi (PTI): Police probing the alleged gangrape of a 30-year-old woman inside a private sleeper bus in Outer Delhi have found that there was a dispute over money between the victim and the accused, sources said on Friday.
The woman was allegedly dragged inside the bus and raped by the driver and the conductor in the Mangolpuri area here on May 11. Both the accused were arrested the following day.
According to the police sources, the woman, in her complaint, has stated that there was a dispute over money with the accused.
The sources also said that one of the accused did not flee the spot after the incident and the victim later used his mobile phone to call police.
The woman has also told police that her husband is suffering from a medical condition and is unable to work. The couple have four children and she has been working to support the family, the sources said.
Police are probing the case from all angles and have already seized the bus. CCTV footage from the route taken by the vehicle on the day of the incident is also being examined.
The case was registered under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) dealing with rape and gangrape, police said.
