Mangaluru: Two Endosulfan victims with 85% and 65% disability clear SSLC examination comfortably
The two students secured 65% and 44% marks respectively
Mangaluru: Two students at Endosulfan day care centre in Koila, overcame all obstacles to pass SSLC examinations results of which were announced on Tuesday. The two students Manoj and Revathi are 85% and 65% disable respectively.
Manoj son of Bhaskar Gowda and Revathi scored first class (64 percent) in the SSLC examinations. Manoj suffering from 85 per cent disability wrote the examinations with the help of his scribe Mayur. Interestingly Manoj, who has undergone four surgeries, never sought any subject exemptions and faced the examinations like any other students.
Manoj is keen on securing a job in the government in order to look after his elderly parents. Revathi the daughter of Babu Mugera and Leela cleared SSLC examinations with 44 per cent marks. Revathi who hails from scheduled caste community was assisted by her scribe Likitha.
Revathi grinning from ear to ear is keen on pursuing PU. Both Manoj and Revathi had decided to write their examinations at government school in Uppinangady. However Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) Y Shivaramaiah intervened and ensured that they wrote their examinations at a school in Ramakunja, which was close to their Day care centre for endosulfan victims in Koila in Puttur taluk.
Seva Bharathi in a press release congratulated the students and staff for achieving a feat. Seva Bharathi also thanked education department for the cooperation extended to their teachers and endosulfan victims.
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Mysuru: Six, including three children, drown in Cauvery during urus gathering
Mysuru: Six people, including three children, drowned in the Cauvery river near Arkeshwara Temple in KR Nagar taluk of Mysuru district on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Fatima (42) from Udayagiri in Mysuru; Mohammed Yasin (23), an autorickshaw driver from SBR Layout in Bengaluru; his wife Neha Kausar (19) from the same area; Uzeir (5) from Udayagiri, Mysuru; Emma Aiman (13) from Kadugondanahalli, Bengaluru; and Afif Ahmed (13) from KR Nagar.
According to The New Indian Express, the victims had visited a nearby dargah. While playing in the river, one person slipped into the water, and others entered it in an attempt to rescue them, leading to multiple drownings.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed grief and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for each of the victims’ families.
Mysuru Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baladangi and KR Nagar police visited the spot and have begun an investigation.
