Puttur: As Mangalore University has announced the final list of rank holders in Degree examinations, held in April/May 2017, St Philomena College Puttur has bagged four ranks, two in Under Graduation secion and two in Post Graduation section.

In M.Com (Economics) Pavitra G has secure first rank by scoring 78.72 percent of marks. During the convocation ceremony of Mangalore University, Pavitra is entitled to get Grisham gold medal, Radhika Gopal Rao cash prize, Lobo Prabhu-SR Alphanso prize, and PVS memorial cash prize as well. She is the daughter of Narayan and Gunvati of Aryapu.

In Master of Commerce section, Preeti N has obtained the second rank with 77.98 percent. She is the daughter of Ramakrishna Karant and Shalini of Delampadi.

In BSc, Phiyuna Chrystal Mascarenhas has gained fifth rank with 95.24 percent marks. She is the daughter of Paul Herald Mascarenhas and Roselin Pleva Lobo of Parldkad Kalmar.

In BSc, Ramyashree K has secured ninth rank with 94.98 percent. She is the daughter of Bhaskar KS and Premalatha K of Nettana Mudnur.

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Agra, Apr 6 (PTI): A man was arrested for allegedly harassing and touching inappropriately a tourist from the Czech Republic visiting the Taj Mahal, police said on Sunday.

The alleged incident occurred on April 3 and the arrest was made after a thorough investigation, they said.

In a written complaint at the Tourist police station, the woman alleged that she was "touched inappropriately and harassed" while walking along the Shamshan Ghat Road around 1 pm, they added.

The police registered a case and began a probe, deploying multiple teams to nab the accused.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Taj Security) Syed Areeb Ahmed said, "A case was registered on the complaint of the foreign woman. Several teams were deployed to search for the accused. (Footage from) several CCTV cameras covering the area was scanned. After investigation, the accused Karan Rathore was arrested on Sunday."

The woman has identified Rathore as the accused and he has been taken into custody, the officer said.