1. Common Entrance Test results have been declared in Karnataka, with names of ten toppers for engineering, veterinary, farm sciences, pharmacy, naturopathy and yoga courses. In Engineering stream, Apoorv Tandon has topped with total PCM percentage of 98.61%.
2. Dakshina Kannada district, which saw communal strife over the last week, is calm today. A peace committee meeting is being held today. The government has handed over the case of the killing of BJP Yuva Morcha activist Praveen Nettaru to NIA. Meanwhile, Mangaluru city police have rounded up 21 suspects in connection with Surathkal murder case.
3. Naakutanti Publications is releasing The Life and Times of U.R. Rao, from Humble Origins to a Space Legend, a biographical account written by science journalist Prashanth G.N. The book release event will be attended by Dr. K. Kasturirangan, former Chairman of ISRO, Dr. M. Annadurai, former Director of U.R. Rao Satellite Centre, ISRO, Dr. M. Govinda Rao, former Director of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy and Member, 14th Finance Commission, and B. Suresha, publisher and filmmaker. The event will be held at KRG Hall, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Race Course Road from 7 p.m. onwards.
