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Anurag Mhamal emerges champion in UKCA All India tournament

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May 3, 2012

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Mangalore, April 3: Second seeded Anurag Mhamal from Goa emerged as champion in the first United Karnataka Chess Association (UKCA) All India Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament in the city on Wednesday.

After a hard fought final round, Anurag was held to a draw by M KUnal of Tamil Nadu. The 17 year old boy had a tough fight with runner up Raghavendra V (Karnataka) and Akash V Thakur(Railways) who equalled him with 7.5 points each.

The better buchholz rating over others helped the boy to grab his first major tournament. The winner will get Rs 30,000 prize money.

Raghsvendra V from Karnataka won the second prize and Akash V Thakur ( Railways) won the third position. Raghavendra is also the Secretary of United Karnataka Chess Association. Sharing the fourth spot, a further half behind at 7.0 points were Pranav Vijay, M Kunal (both TN), Rohan Ahuja, Ritviz Parab( Both Goa), RajKumar S Singha , Akshay V Halagannavar repectively.

Speaking to the media Anurag Mhamal said that competition was very tough . Raghavendra who is playing chess for the last 15 years said that competition was challenging as most of the players are between the age group of 11-15 years.

Trophies and cash prizes worth Rupees Two Lakhs under various categories were distributed during the presentation ceremony. IOB Senior Regional Manager K Anil, Nagendra and Company Proprietor T A Nagendra ,Sharada Group of Institutions President Prof M B Puranik , UKCA Patron B V Achutananda Reddy, President M S Gururaj and General Secretary V Raghavendra were also present during the function.

Results of Round 9:

Pranav Vijay(TN) drew with Akash Thakur (Rlys) 7.5, Anurag Mhamal(Goa) 7.5 drew with M KUnal(TN)7, V Raghavendra (Kar)7.5 beat Santosh Kashyap HG (kar) 6.5, Bagyashree Thipsay(Mah)6 Lost to Akshay V Halagannavar(Kar)7, A Akshaya(TN) 6.5 drew with Anirudh V Bhat(Goa)6.5, Sharan Rao(Kar)6 lost to Rohan Ahuja(Goa)7, Aditya PaiK (Kar)6 lost to Ritviz Parab(Goa)7, RajKumar S Singha (Kar)7 beat Ojas Kulkarni (Kar)6,Raghav Bagri(Raj)5.5 lost to Vaibhav Bhat(Kar)6.5, Niraj Saripalli(Goa) 6.5 beat Shalon Joanne Pais(Kar) 5.5, Yashaskara Jois K R ( Kar) 6 drew with Arjun Vaira.

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January 17,2020

Udupi, Jan 17: In a unique philanthropic initiative, two US based NRI children have established the first unit of Keithan & Keisha Skill Development Centre at SVS English Medium School, Katapady in Udupi district.

The centre was inaugurated by Dr. Ranjan B. Kini, Professor of Management - Information Systems of Indiana University Northwest (UCN), USA on Saturday, January 11, 2020.

The centre will provide exposure to rural high school students in technical skills in emerging technological domains, soft skills and life skills through online training and video conferencing during weekend seminars. The centre is established by Keithan and Keisha with the help of their parents. They are the children of Katapady Krishna Mohan Pai, CEO of Invenger Technologies Inc., USA. One 55 inch LCD TV, two computers and one laptop were donated as part of the initiation package.

Dr. Srikanth Prabhu, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, MIT, Manipal will be anchoring the training sessions which will cover emerging fields like Robotics, its impact and the opportunities in the future. The training will include international online programmes and video conferencing.

“In today’s competitive world, students need technical knowledge to keep pace with the changing scenarios. Along with technical exposure, they should also be equipped with soft skills, communication skills and organizing abilities,” said Dr. Ranjan B. Kini after inaugurating the first unit at SVS English Medium School, Katapady.

Dr. Srikanth Prabhu informed the gathering about the idea behind the project, explained its features and programmes. “If good awareness is given to students at a young age regarding latest developments in technical fields and if they are trained in soft skills and other complementary skills, they will be able to face the future with confidence and attain the heights of success even if beginning from zero,” he said.

Presiding over the function K. Sathyendra Pai, Director of Invenger Technologies said, “This is the first centre to be set up under our initiative to train rural children in add-on skills and help them to gain parity with better educated students.”  More such centres will be set up in other schools soon, he added.

Katapady Krishna Mohan Pai, CEO of Invenger Technologies Inc., Amith Nayak of Archana Developers, Umesh Rao, President of Rotary Club Katapady, Savitha Manjunath, PWD Officer of Udupi, technical experts Nidhi Manjunath and Mitesh Singh were the guests of honour. Directors of the company B. C. Pai, Srinivas Vasudev Kini and Venkatramana Bhat were present.

School Headmaster Devendra Nayak welcomed the gathering. Megha gave a vote of thanks. School teachers Uma and Chaitra along with other teachers coordinated the event. Student leaders Dhanush and Jessel Vinola Quadros compered the programme.

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April 10,2020
Mangaluru, Apr 10: Eight people were arrested on Friday on charges of illegally arriving at Addur near the city through boat violating the lockdown.
 
Police said that Yakub and other seven in his group have been charged with criminal cases for entering the city illegally as the border between Kerala and Karnataka has been sealed and a ban on travel between the States is in effect.
 
The group had arrived through boat despite there was ban. Police are now investigating the existence of a gang who are illegally transporting people through the sea across State borders.

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May 24,2020

Mangaluru, May 24: Muslims across coastal Karnataka today observed Eid Al-Fitr by offering Eid prayers at home instead of mosques and Eidgahs.

For the first time the cities of Mangaluru and Udupi wore a deserted look on the day of Eid. Strict implementation of the lockdown was seen in the both cities. All vehicles except those transporting essentials remained off the roads.

Following the orders of orders of the deputy commissioners of the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi and guidance of religious scholars and Qadhis, Muslims preferred not to venture out of homes on the day of Eid. The 36 hours of complete lockdown which came into force yesterday at 7 p.m. will relaxed tomorrow morning at 7 a.m.

The Eidgah at Light House Hill area of the city and other prominent mosques, where thousands used to gather to offer namaz during festivals, were empty today.

Photos of simple Eid celebrations were share on social media to keep the spirit of festival alive in times of pandemic.

This time Muslims in the region had also decided not to buy any new clothes for Eid. Campaigns were run in the moth of Ramadan to encourage the Muslims to donate the amount of new clothes to the needy instead.

Throughout the month of Ramadan Muslim organisations were distributing food among the stranded migrant labourers in the region.

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