Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikant Senthil on Friday ordered closure of Charmadi Ghat till August 14 for traffic.

The move came as several incidents of landslides and tree falls have been reported from the Charmadi Ghat section due to heavy rain in last few days.

The Ghat will remain closed till August 14 midnight.

The traffic will be diverted through Ujire, Dharmasthala, Kokkada, Gundya, Moodigere till the Ghat is opened for traffic again.

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Mangaluru: Iqra Arabic School Mangalore recorded 100% results in the SSLC examination results announced on Thursday in Karnataka.

A total of 20 students appeared for the SSLC examination from the school of which, two students secured distinction while 13 students managed to secure first class result.

Hafiz Shadin Ahmed s/o Mohammed Shahid topped in the school with 87.36% while Hafiza Zainab Khalifa d/o Dawood Ahmed Khalifa bagged the second spot with 86.72% results.

Bibi Maryam d/o Aslam Bhalli and Safiya Zunab d/o GM Shareef secured the third and fourth spot with 81.60% and 81.28% respectively.

The management of the school and teachers congratulated the students on their success and performance in the SSLC exams.