Udupi, Sept 10: The workers of Congress and BJP exchanged heated words when the saffron party workers opposed the Congressmen’s demand to close the shops to support the bandh at Kadiyala this morning.

A group of Congress workers, led by Udupi Congress municipal council member Ramesh Kanchan, demanded the closure of shops in Kadiyala. Opposing this, Sangh Parivar activist Chaitra stopped Congress workers and shouted slogans in favor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In turn, bandh supporters shouted slogans in favor of the Congress party. Meanwhile, BJP activists led by councilor Girish Kumar chanted slogans in support of Modi. Following which, heated arguments took place over the incident, which caused a tense atmosphere in the area. Police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.

It is reported that a clash has was broke out between the Congress and the BJP activists demanding the band in Manipal.

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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.

Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent. 

Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.

In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.

He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”

Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok. 

The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.

A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.