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Mangaluru: Village boy who scored 624/625 in SSLC gives all credit to mom

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May 16, 2016

Mangaluru, May 16: The actual reason for the happiness of 16-year-old Sushruth UK on the day of SSLC results was the tears of joy on the face of his mother, who is a Kannada teacher.

sushruth1A student of St Mary's English Medium High School located at Laila, a small village in Belthangady taluk, 57 kilo metre towards East from Mangaluru, Sushruth scored 624 out of 625 in Karnataka SSLC examinations-2016, the results of which were announced on Monday.

Besides emerging Dakshina Kannada district topper, Sushruth shared second state topper position with a few other students from other districts of Karnataka.

"My mother was ecstatic and she broke into tears on hearing my result. It was she, who persuaded me to score high marks. I have never seen her getting so emotional,” Sushruth told Coastaldigest.com.

The hardworking student who scored 100% marks in Kannada, English, Hindi Maths, Social Science, and 99% in Science, intends to continue his study in the field of medicine after completing pre-university course. Becoming an IAS officer is also one of his dreams.

According to his mother, Sushruth never wasted his time. He used to study for seven to eight hours a day. Good music was a way to relax between lessons for him. Sushruth's father Kishor Kumar UV, who is superintendent at Bantwal BEO office, feels that he is one of the luckiest fathers in the world.

But, Sushruth is not just a bookworm. He loves playing flute, violin, and practicing Bharathnatyam. Besides, he is also an ardent lover of Yakshagana. “He is a wonder kid. We are very proud of him,” says Sr Jilcy, the headmistress of the School.

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June 3,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 3: The Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences at Hubballi has successfully treated a COVID-19 patient through plasma therapy, state medical education minister K Sudhakar said today.

"Karnataka achieves yet another milestone in battle against #COVID19. KIMS Hubli has successfully treated a Covid19 patient through Plasma Therapy & is the first institute in the state to accomplish this. Congrats to KIMS doctors & staff for this feat!" Mr Sudhakar tweeted.

In plasma therapy treatment, plasma cells from a COVID-19 patient, who has recovered from the disease, is transfused to a coronavirus patient who is in critical condition to treat him.

Plasma therapy was effectively used in the past during Ebola and the Spanish flu pandemic.

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June 15,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 15: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan''s daughter Veena married top DYFI All India president Mohammed Riaz at the chief minister''s official residence in the presence of selected guests.

Riaz and Veena became husband and wife at a solemn function held under Covid protocols with not more than 50 people present.

This was the second marriage for both, as their first ones ended in divorce.

Riaz has two children, while Veena has a son from their respective previous marriages.

Riaz is a lawyer by profession and had contested the Kozhikode Lok Sabha seat in 2009 but lost to the Congress'' M.K.Raghavan.

Veena runs her own software company in Bengaluru.

While the marriage has already been registered recently, the wedding event was a closed door affair, with just very close relatives of the couple besides a few senior party colleagues of Vijayan.

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July 2,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 2:  A seven-day old baby boy was tested positive for Covid-19, Health Department officials said on Thursday.

The infant is currently undergoing treatment at a designated Covid Hospital here. The baby was born at a private hospital in the city last week. 

According to the officials, it was not known as to how the newborn contracted the infection.

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