II PU results: Commerce toppers in Dakshina Kannada want to become CAs

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April 15, 2019

Mangaluru, Apr 15: Olvita Ancilla D’Souza from Alva’s Pre University College, Moodbidri, Srikrishna Sharma K. from Sathyasai Loka Seva Pre University College, Alike, Bantwal, Shreeya Shenoy from Canara Pre-University College, Mangaluru, and Swasthik P. from St. Philomena’s PU College, Darbe, Puttur, the top four scorers in the Commerce stream in the II Pre University examinations, want to become Chartered Accountants (CAs).

Of them, both Olvita D’Souza and Srikrishna Sharma have scored 596 marks. While Shreeya Shenoy has secured 595 marks, Swasthik has scored 594 marks.

An excited D’Souza, who hails from Kinnigoli, attributed her success in the examination to the conducive atmosphere in the college. D’Souza said that she will become a Chartered Accountant.

She has scored a 100 marks each in Business Studies, Accountancy, Basic Mathematics and Statistics papers and 98 each in English and Hindi papers.

D’Souza, daughter of Oliver D’Souza, a businessman from Kinnigoli, was among the students of Alva’s College who pursued the course under the “free adoption scheme” of the college given to meritorious students. D’Souza had scored 98.5 % marks in Class 10.

Alva’s College offers free education to meritorious students and those who are talented in sports.

If a student who has scored 94 % marks and above in Class 10, he will be given free education in Commerce in the Pre-University level. In the case of 95 % marks and above, the student will be given free education in the Science stream and if it is 93 % marks and above such a student will be admitted to the Arts stream for free education.

The free education covers food, accommodation and all fees.

D’Souza thanked M. Mohan Alva, chairman of Alva’s Education Foundation, Moodbidri, her teachers, the college staff and her parents for the success in the examination. D’Souza’s mother Anitha D’Souza is a home-maker, while her brother Orlin D’Souza is studying engineering in Nitte Engineering College.

Sharma, a native of Badiyadka in Kasaragod district of Kerala, said that since his school days he has dreamt of becoming a Chartered Accountant. Son of Subrahmanya Bhat, a farmer, Sharma said that he regularly travelled for an hour in the bus from his house to the college. For the last few weeks before the examination, he stayed in the college’s hostel for examination preparation.

Sharma has secured 100 marks each in Business Studies, Accountancy, Basic Mathematics, Statistics and Sanskrit and 96 in English. Sharma has planned to study the B.Com Integrated course.

Shenoy, daughter of hardware dealer Ganesh Shenoy, said that she too was fascinated towards Chartered Accountant profession since her childhood.

Eldest of the two children of Ganesh Shenoy and home-maker Gayathri Shenoy, Shenoy said that listening to lectures attentively helped her do well in the examination.

Shenoy has secured 100 marks each in Basic Mathematics, Statistics, Business Studies, Accountancy and Sanskrit while obtaining 95 marks in English. Shenoy will write the CA Foundation Examination in Novem-ber. Swasthik, a resident of Madavu, has secured 100 marks each in Economics, Accountancy, Statistics and Sanskrit.

He has scored 99 marks in Business Studies and 95 marks in English. Swasthik is the son of Krishnamoorthy and Vidya. Swasthik has credited his success to the support of his family members and college lecturers.

Bengaluru, Apr 15: Kruti Muttagi, a student of VVS Sardarpatel PU College at Basaveshwaranagar in the city, has secured first rank in the science stream as the Karnataka PUC results were announced on Monday. 

She secured 597 marks out of 600, while scoring full marks in four out of six papers – mathematics, physics, chemistry and second language (Sanskrit). 

Kruti, who wants to be a doctor, said is expecting a medical seat at the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute in the city. 

“I would love to continue my education in Bengaluru and I hope that I score good marks in NEET,” she said. Revealing her success mantra, Kruti said that she followed a timetable at home for the last three months and tried to clear tough topics first, trying to avoid any last-minute preparations.

“The atmosphere at home is completely festive as wishes keep pouring in from everyone,” said Kruti’s mother Arati Muttagi, a homemaker.

Interestingly, all three toppers from the commerce stream are also girls and are from PU colleges in the city. Varshini M. Bhat from Vidyamandir Independent PU College, Malleswaram scored 595 to secure the first rank.

Securing 100% marks in all the five subjects except English, Amrutha S.R. from ASC PU College, Rajajinagar came second. She is planning to join Chartered Accountancy (CA) along with a full-time degree course and has been preparing for entrance exams. 

Also a trained Carnatic singer, she has been practicing too with her studies. She had secured 97.92% marks in SSLC. “Amrutha has been attending college regularly and has been revising day-to-day portions well before wrapping up her day. Her interest to understand concepts clearly has helped her master the course, helping her score well,” said Ramesh S., a high school teacher at an aided school in Benson Town.

From left to right, Olvita Ancilla D'Souza, Srikrishna Sharma, Shreeya Shenoy

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February 19,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 19: Playing down the simmering discontent among the disgruntled legislators who missed a cabinet berth again, Karnataka BJP on Tuesday denied any revolt brewing against Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa.

"An unsigned letter in Kannada circulating in the social media is bogus, as it was fabricated in the name of Santosh, a private secretary to Yediyurappa. No revolt is brewing against the Chief Minister," party spokesman G. Madhusudhana told news agency here.

In the second cabinet expansion on February 6, only 10 newly-elected legislators, who defected from the Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) in July, were inducted, leaving the party's many aspiring lawmakers miffed.

"The talk of about 20 loyal MLAs ganging up against Yediyurappa is a speculation as rumour mills are working overtime. No rebellion is brewing against the Chief Minister," asserted the official.

On the charge that Yediyurappa's younger son B.Y. Vijayandra was acting like a 'super or de facto CM' and medalling in the state administration, Madhusudhana said the latter was only assisting his father in party activities as he was also a party worker.

"As Yediyurappa is 76 years old and ageing, Vijayandra is helping his father in party affairs so that he (Chief Minister) could be free to attend to administration," Madhusudhana said.

Yediyurappa's elder son B.Y. Raghavendra is a three-time BJP Lok Sabha member from Shimoga in the state's Malnad area.

With six cabinet posts vacant in the 34-member ministry, many legislators, including eight-time MLA Umesh Katti, are upset that they have not been rewarded for their loyalty to the party even six months after the BJP returned to power again in the southern state.

On the purported meeting of about 20 BJP MLAs at the residence of state Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar here on Monday, Madhusudhana said it was a "get-together" as they were all in Bengaluru again to attend the budget session of the state legislature which began on Monday.

"There is no crisis in the party. Our government is stable and will complete the remaining three-year term in office till May 2023," he added.

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May 21,2020

Mangaluru, May 21: The coastal district of Dakshina Kannada today recorded six fresh covid-19 positive cases. With this the total cases reported in the district so far rose to 61.

It is learnt that all the six new covid-19 patients are those who had returned to Mangaluru from Dubai on May 18. 

Al the six patients are male. Among them two people aged 44 years and three others aged 35, 42, 60 are residents of Dakshina Kannada. Another one is 29-year-old from Kalaburagi. 

They were under institutional quarantine after their return. After their throat swab tests confirmed the disease, they were shifted to covid-19 hospital in the city.

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June 22,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 22: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru Police has obtained the custody of an associate of gangster Ravi Pujari and is questioning him about his role in several cases against the gangster, the police said on Monday.

According to the police, Khan is convicted in the case related to the murder of a builder named Subba Rao in the year 2017. The accused has been identified as Yousuf Bacha Khan.

"Continuing the investigation of Ravi Poojary, CCB had obtained custody of Yousuf Bacha Khan, who is associate of Pujari. Khan was convicted in the Subba Rao murder case. He is being questioned about his role in other cases," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Patil said.

The CCB had recently filed two charge sheets against gangster Ravi Pujari in Shabnam developers double murder case and an extortion case.

Pujari, who was wanted in several cases including ones related to heinous crimes like murder and extortion, was extradited to Bengaluru earlier this year from Senegal.

The gangster, who parted ways with underworld don Chhota Rajan, had jumped bail after he was arrested in Senegal in 2019 and had escaped to South Africa, where he was involved in drug trafficking and extortion.

According to sources in the Indian intelligence, Ravi Pujari was hiding under the false identity of Anthony Fernandes, a Burkina Faso passport holder, in a remote village in South Africa.

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