PM arrives in Mangaluru to inaugurate, lay foundation for slew of projects
Mangaluru (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday arrived here on Friday to inaugurate and lay the foundation for mechanisation and industrialisation projects worth around Rs 3,800 crore, and address a mega event.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was among those who received the Prime Minister in the coastal city.
He is slated to fly to New Mangaluru Port Authority (NMPA) premises at Panambur by a chopper.
After inaugurating or laying foundations to various projects there, he will arrive at the Goldfinch city grounds here to attend a public meeting.
The projects that PM Modi will inaugurate or lay foundations include inauguration of the project worth over Rs 280 crore for mechanisation of Berth No. 14 for handling containers and other cargo undertaken by the NMPA, laying the foundation stone of five projects worth around Rs 1,000 crore undertaken by the port.
He will also inaugurate two projects undertaken by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) -- BS VI Upgradation Project and Sea Water Desalination Plant -- worth Rs 1,830 crore and Rs 680 crore, respectively.
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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.
