Gold Coast: Gururaja bagged the first medal for India at the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games with silver in the men's 56 kilogram category here on Thursday.

Gururaja had a best attempt of 111 kg in the snatch and 138 kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 249 kg.

Gururaja, who hails from Chitturu in Udupi district’s Kundapur, is a son of Mahabal Poojari and Paddu Poojari. He finished his schooling and PU from Shri Mookambika Devasthana School and PU College in Kolluru, and further studies at Ujeri’s SDM College.

He drew inspiration from Suresh Shetty Hosmat, who was the physical education instructor, while he was studying in PU.

He ventured into wrestling, but ended up becoming a weightlifter. He was trained under Rajendra Prasad, while doing under graduation at SDM College, Ujire.

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Udupi: Nuzha Fathima Sarfaraz, a student of G.M. Vidyaniketan Public School in Brahmavar, Udupi, has achieved an impressive score of 95% in the recently announced CBSE Class 10 board examination results.

Nuzha is the daughter of Sarfaraz T.S. and Farzana Sarfaraz, and the granddaughter of the late T.S. Ismail Saheb and Sabeera Ismail of Kodi Bengre. Her academic performance has been widely appreciated by teachers, family, and peers for reflecting her dedication and hard work.

The CBSE Class 10 results were declared on May 13.