Bodies of wall collapse victims handed over to families
Bengaluru (PTI): Bodies of seven people, who were killed when the compound wall of a hospital collapsed due to heavy rains, were handed over to their families on Thursday after the postmortem, police sources said.
Among those who lost their lives, three were from Bengaluru, two from Kerala and one each from Bihar and Assam.
The victims from Kerala had come here as part of a study tour while the others were street vendors.
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The deceased included a child, who is said to be the daughter of a street vendor.
"Last night the autopsy was performed on the bodies and handed over to the families," a police officer said.
The tragedy occured when heavy rains, coupled with strong winds and a hailstorm, battered the area.
The victims took shelter near a wall and were trapped when it suddenly collapsed.
These victims were killed on the spot.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced a solatium of Rs five lakh to the next to the kin of the victims and instructed officials to provide free treatment to the seven injured.
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ICSE, ISC results: Girls outperform boys, pass rate over 99%
New Delhi (PTI): The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations on Thursday announced the Class 10 and Class 12 results for 2026, with overall pass percentages of 99.18 per cent and 99.13 per cent, respectively.
A total of 2,58,721 candidates appeared for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), or Class 10, examination.
About 1,03,316 students took the Indian School Certificate (ISC), or Class 12, exam.
Girls outperformed boys in both examinations.
In ICSE, girls recorded a pass percentage of 99.46 per cent compared to 98.93 per cent for boys.
In ISC, girls achieved a 99.48 per cent pass percentage, while those of boys stood at 98.81 per cent.
Students can now access their scorecards on the official website cisce.org.
