Bengaluru: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has released the NEET rank list for candidates who opted for Karnataka as their preferred state during registration.

A total of 87,909 candidates, who mentioned Karnataka in their UG NEET applications, have qualified for admission to medical courses.

The top scorer in Karnataka secured 670 marks, earning the first rank in the state. On the other end of the spectrum, the lowest qualifying score was 113 marks.

The rank list, compiled by the Department of Medical Education, is now publicly available on the KEA’s official website.

In a press release, KEA Executive Director H. Prasanna stated that a link for NEET counselling registration will be made available shortly. Candidates will be required to enter their NEET roll number to participate.

Prasanna also noted that students who qualified in NEET but have not yet submitted their applications will be given an additional opportunity to register.

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Manjeshwara: The number of victims of the family dispute in Kunjathur, Thuminad, following which, a man allegedly hacked his 17-year-old daughter to death, has reportedly risen to two, as one more member of the family died in hospital on Tuesday.

The deceased, Sheikunhi, is learned to be the husband of the accused Umar Farooq’s sister-in-law.

Sheikunhi and Farooq reportedly had a long-standing disagreement regarding family issues for a long time. On Monday evening, an argument broke out between them and very soon turned into a fight. An infuriated Farooq is learned to have attacked Sheikunhi with a lethal weapon. His daughter Jumaila, who attempted to stop her father, was struck by Farooq and, having sustained severe injuries, died on the spot.

                              Umar Farooq,Jumaila, Sheikunhi 

A grievously injured Sheikunhi was taken to a hospital in Mangaluru and succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morning.

The murder accused Farooq was arrested by the police on Monday evening.