Monti Fest celebrated with fervor in Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru: The feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also called the Monti Fest, was celebrated with fervor in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Kasargod district on Saturday. Monti is the Konkani name of Mother Mary. The festivities begin nine days in advance and culminate in the feast that marks the birth anniversary of Mother Mary.
The church priest blessed the new paddy at Rosario Cathedral in Mangaluru. Similarly, St. Lawrence Church in Bondel, Urva Church, Holy Cross Church of Kulasekhar and churches in Puttur, Belthangady, Sulya, Bantwal Taluk were thronged by the devotees.
The new rice meal is made of milk, coconut milk, and milk powder by crushing rice grain rice in the wake of the festival.
Meal prepared with the paddy and milk is the special food for this festival.
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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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.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
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.
