Fisherman dies after falling into water while unloading boat at Malpe
Malpe (Udupi): A 42-year-old fisherman died late Sunday night after he slipped and fell off a fishing boat that was standing at the Malpe harbor.
The deceased has been identified as Purandara a resident of Thottam in Malpe.
He was reportedly unloading the boat of the fish on Sunday night when the incident took place. He is said to have slipped and fallen into the water at the harbor.
Lifeguard Ishwar Malpe rushed to Purandara’s help and brought him out of the water. Purandara’s health condition deteriorated and he died while he was being taken to the Udupi District Hospital.
A case in this regard has been registered at the Malpe Police Station.
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ICSE, ISC results: Girls outperform boys, pass rate over 99%
New Delhi (PTI): The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations on Thursday announced the Class 10 and Class 12 results for 2026, with overall pass percentages of 99.18 per cent and 99.13 per cent, respectively.
A total of 2,58,721 candidates appeared for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), or Class 10, examination.
About 1,03,316 students took the Indian School Certificate (ISC), or Class 12, exam.
Girls outperformed boys in both examinations.
In ICSE, girls recorded a pass percentage of 99.46 per cent compared to 98.93 per cent for boys.
In ISC, girls achieved a 99.48 per cent pass percentage, while those of boys stood at 98.81 per cent.
Students can now access their scorecards on the official website cisce.org.
