1. Karnataka Class 10 results | Four students get perfect score, overall pass percentage 83.89
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) announced the Class 10 results on May 8. At 83.89%, the pass percentage this year has come down by 1.24% from 85.13% in 2022.
Among 8,35,102 students who appeared for the examination, a total of 7,00,619 students passed. Chitradurga topped in the district-wise results, with a pass percentage of 96.80%. This year, too, girls outshone boys.
Read the story of one such girl, Anupama Hireholi, hailing from a poor, rural family in Belagavi district, who braved several odds to earn the top rank this year. She is one of four students in Karnataka to get 625/625 marks in the SSLC exams.
2. Aboard a BMTC bus in Benguluru, Rahul Gandhi tells women commuters about Congress promises
In a final push to woo voters before the public campaign for Karnataka Assembly elections ends at 6 p.m. on May 8, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited a Cafe Coffee Day on Cunningham Road in Bengaluru. Later, he travelled in a BMTC bus and spoke to women commuters about the party’s promises in its manifesto.
Interacting with college-going students as well as working women, Mr. Gandhi told them about the Congress guarantee of free travel to all women in BMTC and KSRTC buses. He also spoke about the Gruhalakshmi Yojane, which guarantees a sum of ₹2000 to women head of the household. The women, in turn, informed him about issues of transportation and price rise.
3. Faction within Congress will defeat Siddaramaiah in Varuna: Nalin Kumar Kateel
Expressing confidence that the BJP will return to power in Karnataka with a clear majority, State BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel said that a faction within the Congress has conspired to defeat former CM Siddaramaiah in Varuna Assembly constituency.
Addressing mediapersons in Mangaluru on May 8, Mr. Kateel also said that the old Mysuru region, which was the citadel of the JD(S), had shown good support to the BJP during the election campaign, especially after the tour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
“Mr. Modi’s campaign has made a big impact, and the BJP tally will go up by 15-20 seats,” he claimed.
4. BJP moves EC, seeks derecognition of Congress over Sonia Gandhi’s ‘Karnataka sovereignty’ remark
The BJP on May 8 moved the Election Commission seeking action against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and derecognition of her party for her use of the term “sovereignty” for Karnataka during the State poll campaign. A BJP delegation headed by Union Minister Bhupender Yadav submitted a memorandum to the poll watchdog over the issue.
The BJP also submitted a copy of the Congress tweet with Ms. Gandhi’s quote: “CPP Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji sends a strong message to 6.5 crore Kannadigas: ‘The Congress will not allow anyone to pose a threat to Karnataka’s reputation, sovereignty or integrity’”.
