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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Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.

Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.

Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.

An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.

The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.

A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.

Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."

"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.

"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.

A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.