Alvas College gets 98.95% results in II PU exams
Moodbidri,May 1: Alvas PU College has achieved better performance this time in the second PUC results, which were announced on Monday.
A total of 5,825 candidates appeared for the examinations, among which 5,764 students have passed by bringing over all pass percentage of the institution to 98.95.
Alvas’ Chetan Pai from Commerce department has bagged third rank in state-level with 593 marks; Lakshmi Narayana Reddy stood fourth in the state by scoring 592 marks, while Bharat Gajanana Hegde and Prithvi Ganapathi Hegde scored 591 and achieved 5th spot in the state.
In Science, Milisha Rodrigues stood fourth in state by securing 593 marks and Varsha KS, Harish DG and Shweta Hegde scored 592 each and bagged state-level fifth place.
In Arts, Kshetramayyam Sanjay Singh 568, Hema PB 564, blind students Satwik Shetty 540, Dikshit 519 and Ankita Shetty scored 497 marks.
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Binny Bansal steps down from board of PhonePe
New Delhi, Nov 22: Flipkart's co-founder Binny Bansal has stepped down from the board of PhonePe, the fintech company said on Friday.
PhonePe also announced the appointment of Manish Sabharwal as an Independent Director and Chair of its Audit Committee.
In this role, Sabharwal will be instrumental in upholding the integrity and effectiveness of PhonePe's financial reporting, internal controls, and risk management practices, he company said in a release.
"PhonePe also announced that Flipkart's co-founder, Binny Bansal has stepped down from its Board of Directors. Binny acquired PhonePe in 2016 and has been on its Board since then," the release said.
Commenting on the board rejig, Sameer Nigam, CEO and Founder of PhonePe said, "I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Binny Bansal for being one of PhonePe's earliest and staunchest supporters. His active engagement, strategic guidance, and personal mentorship have profoundly enriched our discussions. Binny will be missed!"
Nigam further said that Sabharwal's depth of understanding of India's macro economy, coupled with his leadership in shaping India's policies for education, employment, and employability will be invaluable as PhonePe continues to work ahead towards shared vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.
Sabharwal is Vice-Chairman of Teamlease Services, India's largest staffing and human capital firm.
Bansal played an instrumental role in Flipkart's acquisition of PhonePe way back in 2016 and had been on its board since then (the payments firm separated from Flipkart in 2022).
