Hubballi: In an utter display of courage and dedication daughter of Minister CS Shivalli, who passed away on Friday afternoon went ahead and appeared for her SSLC examination on Saturday, a day after her father passed away following massive heart attack in Hubballi.

While the entire family was in deep shock, the second daughter of the former Karnataka Municipality Administration Minister, Rupa wore her uniform and headed for the St. Antony School in Hubballi where she along with her classmates appeared for SSLC Board examination.

Wiping the tears rolling down her cheek, a resolute Rupa wrote English examination today.  She is a student of KLE School in Manjunath Nagar in the City.

CS Shivalli, who passed away on Friday, had been spending hours over the last four days monitoring rescue operations at the site of the building collapse in Dharwad on Tuesday.

He suffered massive heart attack on Friday while reading news paper, followed by which he was rushed to a private hospital in the city for treatment where he breathed his last on Friday afternoon.

Chief Minister Kumaraswamy, former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, Ministers Krishna Byre Gowda and R.V. Deshpande, MP Pralhad Joshi, KPCC campaign committee president H.K. Patil, former Minister Vinay Kulkarni, MLA Prasad Abbayya, president of the KPCC SC Cell F.H. Jakkappanavar, and condoled the death of the Congress MLA.

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New Delhi (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru opener Phil Salt has returned to England for scans on a finger injury sustained last month.

The injury has kept Salt out of RCB's last three matches, with compatriot Jacob Bethell stepping in at the top of the order.

The 29-year-old is reported to have "damaged a finger on his left hand" while diving to save a boundary at deep backward square leg during RCB's defeat to Delhi Capitals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 18.

"Salt, who is centrally contracted by the ECB, has since returned home at the request of England's management and has undergone scans on his finger," ESPNCricinfo reported.

According to the report, both RCB and Salt are hopeful of a speedy recovery and the opener can return to India later this month.

Salt had enjoyed a strong start to the season, amassing 202 runs in six innings at an impressive strike rate of 168.33.

RCB are currently second on the points table behind Punjab Kings. They take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Thursday next.