One killed another critical in road mishap at Puttur
Puttur: A 22-year-old bike rider died after he rammed his bike into an electricity pole before coming under a bus on Parladka road here on Saturday night. A pillion rider who was accompanying the deceased, has sustained critical injuries in the accident.
The deceased has been identified as Bharatraj (22), son of Chandrashekhar Gowda, a farmer and laborer from Veeramangala Khandiga. Bharatraj was reportedly attending the Puttur Ganeshotsava Shobhayatre.
He was riding on the Parladka road with Dhanush (24), son of Jayadeep of Kolthige Perlampadi, when he lost control over the motorbike, which first hit the electricity pole beside the road and then a bus that was traveling to Mangaluru.
Bharatraj sustained critical injuries in the head due to the impact of the mishap. He was rushed to a hospital in Mangaluru, where he apparently breathed his last. Dhanush is under treatment at the Puttur hospital.
Dakshina Kannada ASP Kumara Chandra, who was passing through the Parladka Road at the time of the accident, rushed to help Bharatraj and took the youngster to the Mangaluru hospital.
Bharatraj was the only son of Chandrashekhar Gowda and his wife. He was studying at the ITI and also used to work in the fields, said the locals.
A case in this regard has been registered at Puttur Traffic 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.
