Udupi tops chart in PUC results, DK gets second spot as Karnataka manages 61.80% results
Bengaluru: The results of the second year Pre University course in Karnataka have been announced and the overall pass percentage is 61.80%. Udupi district managed to retain its place and has emerged as the top district with an overall pass percentage of 90.71%. Followed by Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu.
This year, a total of 5,56,267 students appeared for the exams of which 3,84,947 have cleared the exams. There is an increase in pass percentage this year compared to the previous year as the overall pass percentage during 2019 was 61.73%.
Continuing the recent trend, girls outshined this year too compared to boys with an overall pass percentage of 68.73% as against 54.77% secured by boys.
According to the streamwise results, science students topped the list with an overall pass percentage of 76.2%, commerce students with 65.52%. The overall pass percentage of arts stream dipped 8 percentage points to 41.27%. 92 colleges secured 100% results, whereas 88 colleges were left with 0%.
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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
