Energy ministry is with CM for namesake.. But power is in DKS’ hands: Speaker Ramesh Kumar
Bengaluru, July 04: "I am very keen to see Ministers Zameer Ahmed Khan and UT Khader. Where are they? Call them, said Speaker Ramesh Kumar.
Speaking during the discussion on governor's speech in the Assembly on Wednesday, he said that the two ministers who supposed to be present in the House had not yet come, and asked Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Parameshwar to call them immediately.
Power came: At that point, Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar arrived at the House. Welcome to Shivakumar, who arrived late in the House. Now ‘power came’ to the house, the speaker said.
According to Vastu: Meanwhile, PWD minister HD Ravanna left his seat and occupied a seat beside CS Puttaraju in the back row and was busy in a discussion. Ramesh Kumar invited Revanna to hold his position.
Responding to this, Revanna said “I have left the seats in the front row for elders. That’s why sitting here”.
“It looks good if you sit in the front row. Come on and sit on the front line. Besides, the front seat is as per the Vastu,” Ramesh Kumar said and thrown everyone into the laughter.
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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.
