Mangalore: Mangaluru girl Ruth Clare D’silva has brought laurels to the city and Dakshina Kannada district by securing All India first rank (Old scheme) in the Chartered Accountants (CA) July 2021 examination conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).

The results of the exams were declared on Monday evening where Ruth Clare secured the national first rank.

Ruth is the daughter of Rosy Maria D’Silva and Ruffert D’silva and completed her CA articleship at CA Vivian Pinto & Co., Balmatta, Mangalore.

Her mentor and Convenor of Centre for Integrated Learning (CIL) Mr.S.

Nandagopal remarked that Ruth has created history. She is an example of a ‘never quit’ attitude and consistently pursued exam after exams for the past couple of years without deterring a bit... It’s a miracle and never expected, remarked her parents.

The celebrations already began and Ruth’s home is trickling with visitors and her phone ringing without a break. The success is still to sink into Ruth yet. She said that this year's exam was tough but I had given my best. Rank was never even imagined, clearing the CA exam itself is great.

She had stood district first rank in the CPT exam four years ago.

Ruth did her schooling in St. Theresa School and an Undergraduate course from Mangalore University Distance Education.

The CA Final examinations were held between July 5 and July 19. The CA Final (Old scheme) Group 1 examination was conducted on July 5, 7, 9, and 11, and the CA Final (old scheme) Group 2 exams were conducted on July 13, 15, 17, and 19.

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Patna (PTI): Former Bihar minister Shrawon Kumar has been made the JD(U)'s legislative party leader, a notification issued by the state assembly secretariat said on Tuesday.

The development comes a day after the party's legislators had "authorised" national president Nitish Kumar to take a decision in the matter.

The JD(U) supremo had chaired a meeting of party MLAs and MLCs at 1, Anney Marg, the official residence of the Chief Minister of Bihar, which he is likely to vacate soon in view of having relinquished the top post.

Shrawon Kumar, a confidant of the JD(U) chief, is a seventh-term MLA from Nalanda constituency, which falls in the eponymous district to which the former CM also belongs.

The 68-year-old leader, who is a Kurmi, a powerful OBC group to which Nitish Kumar also belongs, has held portfolios like rural development, social welfare and transport in governments headed by his mentor, who has now moved to the Rajya Sabha.

Meanwhile, the JD(U) president's son Nishant congratulated Shrawon Kumar upon being appointed as the legislative party leader.

"This is great. I extend him my best wishes," he told reporters.

BJP leader Samrat Choudhary was sworn in as the 24th chief minister of Bihar on April 15, marking the first instance of a member of the saffron party assuming the top post in the state.