Karnataka: CET results announced; Jeffin Biju tops Engineering
Bengaluru: The results of Karnataka Common Entrance Test (CET) were announced on Saturday afternoon on the official websites kea.kar.nic.in and karresults.nic.in
Jeffin Biju of Sri Chaitanya Techno College, Bengaluru topped the Engineering while P Mahesh of the same college topped Naturopathy and Yogic Science.
The exams which works as the gateway to admission in top engineering colleges of the country were held on April 29 and 30.
A total of 1,80,315 candidates appeared for the exam this year. 1,17,947 are eligible for ranking in Bachelor of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, 1,40,957 are eligible for engineering, 1,13,294 are eligible for B.Sc in Agriculture. 1,18,045 candidates are eligible for Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc.) course, 1,46,546 are eligible for BPharma and 1,46,759 are eligible for Doctor of Pharmacy course.
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Fire erupts at plastic factory in Ahmedabad; no casualties
Ahmedabad (PTI): A fire broke out at a plastic granules and mould manufacturing factory in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday morning, an official said.
No casualties were reported in the incident, he said.
The blaze erupted around 8 am at Processo Plast Enterprise in the Bapunagar area, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's Additional Chief Officer (fire) Mihir Rana told PTI.
Thick plumes of smoke were seen billowing into the sky, visible from a considerable distance in the area.
"The unit closed after the night shift and the fire broke out in the morning in the ground floor's storage facility section due to unidentified reasons," Rana said.
Nine fire tenders and several other firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control by 11 am, he said.
Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the first floor. However, machinery and plastic materials were damaged on the ground floor, he said, adding that the exact cause of the blaze was under investigation.
