Karnataka SSLC examinations: 13,468 students skip exams on first day, one debarred
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board witnessed a subdued turnout on the first day of the state board secondary school leaving certificate (SSLC) examination, which began on Monday. Out of the 8,45,811 registered students, 13,468 were absent, with one student being debarred.
The examinations for first language subjects including Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, English, and English (NCERT) were conducted on Monday. Of the total registered students, 8,32,343 appeared for the exams, resulting in an overall attendance rate of 98.41%.
Vijayapur district reported one student being debarred, while notable absenteeism was observed in other districts as well. In Kalaburagi district, 1,688 students failed to attend the exams, followed by 1,515 students in Raichur district and 1,030 students in the Bidar district.
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PM Modi condoles death of MP Srinivasa Prasad
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of BJP MP V Srinivasa Prasad, describing him as a champion of social justice who devoted his life to the welfare of the poor, downtrodden and marginalised.
He said on X, "I am extremely pained by the passing away of senior leader and MP from Chamarajanagar, Shri V. Srinivasa Prasad Ji. He was a champion of social justice, having devoted his life to the welfare of the poor, downtrodden and marginalised."
He was very popular for his various works of community service, Modi said, conveying condolences to his family and supporters.
The 76-year-old Lok Sabha member from Chamarajnagar in Karnataka and former Union minister was ailing for some time and passed away at a Bengaluru hospital.
On March 18 this year, Prasad had announced his retirement from electoral politics.
