Puttur girl scores 624 marks in SSLC examination despite spending most of the year hospitalised
Puttur: Sinchana Laxmi, a student of Vivekanand English Medium School of Puttur, scored 624 marks out of 625 to stand positioned second in the state in the SSLC examination results which were announced on Tuesday.
Sinchana a resident of Puttur is the daughter of Muralidhar Bhat and Shobha M B. Muralidhar is a farmer by profession.
That’s not it, what makes her achievement even more interesting is Sinchana had developed a extra bone on her neck in her childhood and she spent most of her time during this academic year in a hospital in Coimbatore where she was being treated for it and missed classes. Despite this Sinchana prepared for the SSLC Board Examination and put on an excellent performance by securing second position in the state.
Sinchana scored 100 marks in five subject and lost out one mark in English language subject, scoring 99 in the subject.
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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.
