Davangere: Four youths killed in a car accident at Hanagavadi near Harihar Taluk here this morning.
The deceased have been identified as Vinay (27), Ajay (32), Siddappa (28) and Vinay (30); all residents of Indira Nagar in Bengaluru. Of these, Siddappa died in the hospital while the other three died on the spot. Two others were injured in the incident and their condition is serious.
These six youths, employees of DTDC courier at Chamarajpet in Bengaluru, were proceeding towards Gokarna. The incident occurred when the driver of their car lost control over the vehicle and crashed into the Divider near Hanagawadi on National Highway 4. Then the car hit a truck.
The case has been registered at Harihar rural police station regarding this.
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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.
