Bengaluru To Host Aero India 2019, Confirms Centre After Row Over Venue
BENGALURU: Aero India - Asia's largest military aviation exhibition - will be held in Bengaluru in 2019, the government said today. The announcement comes weeks after reports that the prestigious air show hosted by the city for over two decades might be shifted out of the city.
"The Government has decided to hold the Aero India 2019 in Bengaluru from 20 - 24 February 2019. This five-day event will combine a major trade exhibition for the aerospace and defence industries with public air shows," a government release statement said.
The Karnataka government had stepped up pressure on the centre to conduct Aero India 2019 edition in Bengaluru itself. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy had written to Prime Miister Narendra Modi insisting that the city would be the "best choice" for the event.
There was speculation that the event, organised by the Defence Ministry, would be held in Lucknow where the centre is building a huge defence corridor. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath too had urged Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to hold the event in his state. But the defence minister had made it clear that no announcement had been made, but added that "people in many places are asking for that (the show)."
The Karnataka Congress wrote to Ms Sitaraman, telling her that as a Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka, she had to protect the interests of the state and ensure that Aero India was retained in Bengaluru.
Since its inception in 1996, Bengaluru has been hosting the air show.
courtesy : ndtv.com
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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.
