Bengaluru: Kannada film actor Shivaraj Kumar and his wife Geetha Shivarajkumar paid a visit to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his residential office 'Krishna' in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

The couple, had actively campaigned for Siddaramaiah and Jagadish Shettar during the Karnataka Assembly elections. During the meeting, they congratulated Siddaramaiah on his re-election as Chief Minister of Karnataka.

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The duo was accompanied by Primary and Secondary Education Minister and Geetha Shivarajkumar’s brother Madhu Bangarappa during the visit to the Chief Minister’s office.

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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.

Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent. 

Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.

In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.

He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”

Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok. 

The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.

A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.