Chamarajnagar, September 9: Majority of the political parties and various organizations, except BJP, have extended their support to the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress against price hike of petroleum products and other essential commodities, in the district.
As a precautionary measure, the district administration has declared holiday for schools and colleges in the district. Deputy Commissioner B.B Kaveri declared the holiday for schools and colleges.
The private bus service and KSRTC bus service could be hit. The buses would ply till morning, but later, they would be off the roads. But the government offices would remain open on Monday. It is said that hospitals, milk, water, medical shops and other essential services and train service would not be affected.
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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.
