CM Siddaramaiah to flag off free bus services to women on Monday afternoon
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will dedicate to the state one of the Congress government’s flagship schemes among the 5 guarantees, “The Shakthi” scheme which provides free travel to women in state owned buses, on June 11 at 1 PM. Women from across the state will be able to travel free in buses following the official inauguration of the scheme on Monday.
Earlier in the day, the Chief Minister held a meeting at his government residence ‘Krishna’ to discuss the inauguration of the ‘Shakthi’ and ‘Annabhagya’ Schemes, one of the major projects of the Congress government.
According to an official, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will launch the Shakti Yojana to provide free bus travel facility to women under the 5 guarantee schemes announced in the election manifesto on June 11, and women will be able to avail this facility after 1 pm on that day.
The CM on this occasion will also unveil the logo of the project and will inaugurate a smart card model.
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Meanwhile, in district headquarters the scheme will be launched by the respective Minister-in-charge of the districts.
Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, Chief Minister's Political Secretary Govindaraju, Chief Secretary Vandita Sharma, Chief Minister's Additional Chief Secretary Dr. Rajneesh Goyal, were present in the meeting.
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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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.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
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.
