Bantwal: In a reported incident of robbery, robbers made away with Gold and Cash worth lakhs of rupees from the house of former Taluka Panchayath member in Thumbay of Bantwal Taluk here.
The incident was reported from the house belonging to Somappa Kotyan, former member Taluk Panchayath.
According to the reports the incident took place when Somappa and his family had been to a function on Sunday morning between 11:30 am – 1:00 pm. The burglars broke into the house from the backdoor and committed the crime before fleeing.
According to the complaint, the burglars made away with 398 grams gold, 100 grams silver and cash amount of Rs. 15 thousand from the Godrej cupboard in the house. The total value of the stolen items has been estimated to be Rs. 12.92 lakhs.
A case has been registered at Bantwal Rural Police Station and further investigations are underway.



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Aizawl (PTI): Mizoram recorded a pass percentage of 87.67 in the class 12 board examinations on Wednesday, with boys scoring marginally higher than girls,
Across the Arts, Science, and Commerce streams, boys secured an 87.7 per cent success rate, while girls followed closely at 87.66 per cent, according to the results published by the Mizoram Board of School Education (MBSE).
Of the 12,243 students who sat for the examinations held between February and March, 10,734 passed, 1,394 could not, and 115 qualified for compartmental examinations.
Academic performance was strongest in the Commerce stream, which saw a 90.51 per cent success rate among 759 candidates.
The Science stream followed with 89.24 per cent pass rate out of 2,770 students who appeared for the exam, while the Arts stream, with 87,14 students, recorded a pass percentage of 86.93.
In terms of institutional performance, the results revealed that deficit schools, which receive regular government grants, maintained their status as top performers with an average 93.80 per cent pass rate across all streams, followed by private schools at 91.55 per cent, while state-run schools recorded a success rate 83.13 per cent.
