Mangaluru (Press release): The students of St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru, have brought laurels to the college yet again, by securing Five Ranks in the University Examinations conducted by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, for the academic year 2019-20.
Diona D’Silva secured the First Rank in MCA by scoring a CGPA of 9.01 in her Postgraduation in Computer Applications. With this scholastic distinction, she has also bagged a tally of 3 gold medals for related achievements. Alongside her, Swathi B N, again from MCA, secured the Fifth Rank with a CGPA of 8.82.
In the Undergraduate category, Laulita Miranda secured the Fourth Rank in Electrical and Electronics Engineering by scoring a CGPA of 9.12 while in Civil Engineering, Pooja L secured the Fifth Rank with a CGPA of 9.31 and Jahnavi U Mulki secured the Tenth Rank with a CGPA of 9.19.
The meritorious students were awarded their degrees from Vajubhai Vala, the Governor of Karnataka and the Chancellor of the University, during the 20th Annual Convocation of the VTU held at Belagavi.
St Joseph Engineering College was recently accredited by NAAC with the prestigious A+ grade and it is proud of its students who have put in a spectacular performance.
The Management, Staff and Students of SJEC wholeheartedly congratulate the outstanding achievements of all its rank-holders, as well as other graduating students, and wish them well in all their future endeavours.
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New Delhi (PTI): A 26-year-old Delhi High Court advocate died after allegedly jumping from the 15th floor of a hotel in New Delhi's Connaught Place area, police said on Monday.
The police said they were informed about the incident at The Royal Plaza hotel around 9.15 pm on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Rajesh Singh, a practising advocate at the Delhi High Court who had checked into the hotel the previous evening.
"A police team rushed to the hotel and found that the victim, identified as Rajesh Singh, a resident of Mahavir Enclave, had allegedly jumped from the 15th floor of the building," a police statement said.
"The family members of the deceased have been informed about the incident. As per their statement, no foul play is suspected in the matter," it said.
A police officer privy to the investigation said that a purported suicide note was also found, in which the advocate did not blame anyone. The police said he was staying alone in the room.
Teams from the crime department and the forensic science laboratory (FSL) were called to inspect the scene. Relevant exhibits were lifted and seized, and CCTV footage from the hotel premises was examined, the police said.
A police source said that it is suspected that the victim was depressed over some issues. Furthe
