Mandatory to provide clarification on news reported by media: Education Department Officer notified
Bengaluru: The Commissioner of Education Department has ordered officials in the education department to observe and mandatorily provide clarifications, and further explanations about published media reports concerning the activities of the education department.
The officers with the department have been notified to issue clarifications on news reports citing that various news/broadcasts published/aired by the media could negatively impact the image of the education department. Some reports can even contain fabricated content. If there is no clarification of the news published in the newspapers, then the inaction of the department will be evident. Therefore, the department officials have been notified to provide clarifications.
Reportedly, the heads of various offices of the department are required to take due cognizance of the reports related to the department being published by the media and send appropriate clarifications to the Assistant Director and Public Relations Officer of the respective media house. The department officials have been directed to submit the report along with the clarification copy on monthly basis in this regard.
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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.
