Truck mows down 48-year-old pedestrian in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: A 48-year-old man was on Saturday morning mowed down by a truck, killing him on the spot near the Kallapu Market here in the city. The incident reportedly took place in the early hours of Saturday at 4:10 am.
The deceased pedestrian has been identified as Nizamuddin (48), a resident of Bengre here.
On Saturday around 4.10 am, Nizamuddeen, who worked at the Kallapu market had left on foot from his rented residence at Kallapu when a Lorry carrying fish ran over him, causing his death on the spot.
According to the reports, one of tyres of the truck spontaneously exploded resulting in this accident.
Nizamuddin, who was originally a resident of Bengre had reportedly rented a house in Kallapu given the proximity to his workplace.
A case has been registered in this regard at the Mangaluru South 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.
