UPSC Exam: Shakeer Ahmed from Belagavi obtains 583rd rank
Belagavi: In the main examination of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) for the year 2020, which was conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Shakeer Ahmed Thondikhana, a resident of Ramapura Site at Savadatti Taluk in Belagavi District has secured the 583rd rank.
31-year-old Shakeer Ahmed, who has a B.E degree was in training as an Assistant Commissioner of the Commercial Tax Department in Hubli. He has taken the UPSC Examination whilst studying and working simultaneously, it is learned.
In the 2014 examination conducted by the KPSCU, Shakeer Ahmed has secured good marks and been appointed as the Assistant Director of Youth Empowerment and Sports Department. He had reportedly retaken the KPSC examination in 2015 and further improved his marks. He has secured a rank and a gold medal in (BE, E & C Section) at BMS Engineering, Bengaluru.
Shakeer Ahmed is the son of the couple Akbar Saab Thondikhana, who is a retired Agriculture Department employee, and Shahnaz Begum, a housewife.
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HC quashes criminal proceedings against Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi in drugs abuse case
Bengaluru, Jan 14: The Karnataka High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings against Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi in a drug case, saying the prosecution could not substantiate the charges with material evidence.
The bench of Justice Hemant Chandanagoudar also quashed the proceedings against the co-accused Prashant Ranka.
It said, "However, to substantiate the charges against the petitioners, the prosecution has not produced any material evidence to prove that the petitioners organized parties or sold drugs, apart from the voluntary statements of the co-accused and chargesheet witnesses."
"Therefore, the continuation of the criminal proceedings against the petitioners will be an abuse of the legal process of law,” Justice Chandanagoudar observed.
Ragini was among the many celebrities from the Kannada film industry arrested in September 2020.
A case was registered against her at the Cottonpet police station based on a statement by a co-accused B K Ravishankar on September 4, 2020.
