UPSC CSE 2024: 20 candidates from Karnataka among 1,009 selected nationwide
Bengaluru: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday announced the results of the 2024 Civil Services Examination (CSE), with 1,009 candidates qualifying for prestigious All India services. Among them, 20 aspirants from Karnataka have secured ranks and will be joining various civil services.
R. Ranga Manju emerged as the state topper, securing an impressive 24th rank in the all-India list. Close behind was Dr. Sachin Basavaraj Guttur, who secured the 41st rank. Other successful candidates from the state include Vibhore Mendiratta (389th rank), B.M. Meghana (425th), Dr. Madhavi (446th), and Prativa Lama (461st).
The list further includes Rahul C. Yaratnali (462nd), Paramitha Malakar (477th), Dr. Bhanuprakash (523rd), Abhishil Jaiswal (538th), A. Madhu (544th), Varun K. Gowda (565th), Bharat Siyaram (567th), Swaptil Bhagal (620th), Sampreet Santosh (652nd), Nikhil M.R. (724th), T. Vijay Kumar (894th), Hanumanthappa Nandi (910th), Dhanya K.S. (982nd), and Mohan Patil (984th).
Dr. Sachin Basavaraj Guttur, a doctor by profession, hails from Kodiyala Hospet village in Ranebennur taluk of Haveri district. He secured his remarkable rank in his fourth attempt after training at a private coaching centre in Bengaluru.
Meanwhile, Iragsandra A. Madhu from Kolar district, who secured the 544th rank, holds a B.Sc. degree in Agriculture.
Remarkably, he pursued his UPSC preparation without attending any academy, studying independently for four years. His early education was in a government school in his village, followed by schooling at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Chikkaballapur.
This year, a total of 9,92,599 candidates applied for the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Out of them, 5,83,213 appeared for the preliminary examination held on June 16.
Of those, 14,627 qualified for the mains, which were conducted in September. After the interview round, 1,009 candidates were finally selected for various services, including IAS, IPS, and IFS.
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West Asia war: Vessel carrying 20,000 tonnes of LPG reaches Gujarat crossing Strait of Hormuz
Kandla (Gujarat) (PTI): A vessel carrying 20,000 metric tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) arrived at Deendayal Port Authority in Kandla in Gujarat after crossing the Strait of Hormuz amid the West Asia crisis, officials said on Sunday.
The Marshall Islands-flagged MV SYMI started its journey from Qatar and docked at the port in Kandla around 11.30 pm on Saturday after crossing the Strait of Hormuz on May 13, they added.
Since early March, 13 India-flagged vessels, comprising 12 LPG tankers and one crude oil tanker, have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway close to the coast of Oman through which roughly one-fifth of the world's energy supplies pass.
It has been severely disrupted by the conflict in West Asia that started on February 28, with the US and Israel launching joint attacks on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes. It has resulted in one of the worst energy crisis the world has seen in recent decades.
Incidentally, at a special meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) on safeguarding energy and supply flows, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish said targeting commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is "unacceptable".
On May 13, an India-flagged commercial vessel came under attack off the coast of Oman.
Omani authorities rescued all 14 crew members of the vessel sailing from Somalia, but it was not immediately known who carried out the strike.
