Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi hospitalised
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi Siddaramaiah has been hospitalised here with symptoms of mild pneumonia, the private hospital where she has been admitted said in a bulletin on Wednesday.
According to Manipal Hospitals, she was admitted to its facility located in Old Airport Road on Tuesday night.
Parvathi, the wife of 75-year-old Siddaramaiah, had fever and was facing respiratory problems, sources close to the Chief Minister said.
Before flying out to Delhi, the Chief Minister visited the hospital, met his wife and enquired with the doctors about her condition, the sources added.
"The Hon'ble Chief Minister's wife, Mrs Parvathi was admitted to Manipal Hospital Old Airport road on 20th June in the late evening. She has symptoms of mild pneumonia. She is on antibiotics and recovering well. She is currently stable," treating doctor and consultant pulmonology Dr Guruprasad Bhat said.
Siddaramaiah was supposed to fly out at 9.50 am but due to his wife's health condition, he delayed his flight to Delhi by over an hour, sources privy to the matter said.
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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.
