Players' auction for Mangalore Premier League 2016 held

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October 7, 2016

Mangaluru, Oct 7: Promising all-rounder Naveen MG and right-hand opener batsman Mohammed Taha saw fierce bidding among several franchises with Udupi Tigers and Coastaldigest.com picking up the two icon players for Rs 75,000 and Rs 70,000 respectively.

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This was the scene at the players' auction for the upcoming Mangaluru Premier League-2016 held at Fiza Forum Mall in the city on Friday evening.

Zeeshan Ali (sold to Suratkal Strikers for Rs 70,000), Sadiq Kirmani (sold to United Ullal for Rs 65,000) and B Akhil (sold to President Sixers Kundapur for Rs 60,000) were some of the other costly players to go under the hammer.

The players were divided into four categories for the auction: Under Icon' category there were 33 KPL players from whom each of the 12 franchises had to pick two players mandatorily. Players from Mangaluru Zone of Karnataka State Cricket Association were divided into A', B' and C' categories.

Karnataka Regional Cricket Academy (KRCA) office bearers Sirajuddin and Imthiyaz led the auction process.

Each franchise was supposed to purchase all the players through auction within the purse of Rs 2.5 lakh. However, apart from the players who went under hammer, the MPL organisers have also given each franchise the right to buy one owner's choice player for any amount.

Stage programme

Prior to the auction, a formal stage programme was held wherein Coastalwood hero Arjun Kapikad was centre of attraction.

Lauding MPL for setting cricket mood in the coastal city, Arjun said the event has transcended boundary with people, especially cricket lovers in Bengaluru often discussing about it.

He also appealed to the gathering to make time to watch his forthcoming movie Barsa' which would hit screens on October 13. A clipping of the film was also screened ahead of the launch of bidding process.

Ismail from RealTech group, Zaheer from Al Muzain group and Mohammed Mansoor were among the guests. Ramakrishna welcomed the gathering while Imthiaz proposed vote of thanks.

The T20 tournament is being organised by the KRCA from December 17 to 31 this year at B R Ambedkar Cricket Stadium, Panambur, in association with RealTech and Mangalore Occasionals and with the approval and guidance of KSCA.

The 12 franchises are: Surathkal Strikers, Coastaldigest.com, United Ullal, Udupi Tigers, Karavali Warriers, President Sixers Kundapur, Kankanadi Knight Riders, Team Elegant Moodabidri, Red Hawks Kudla, Karkala Gladiators, Spark Avengers Bolar and Maestro Titans.

Also Read: List of sold players at MPL-2016 auction

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January 23,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 23: City Police Commissioner PS Harsha on Thursday said that Aditya Rao, who had surrendered after planting a bomb at the Mangaluru International Airport, had studied how to assemble an explosive device online.

Speaking to media persons here, Dr Harsha said that 36-year-old Rao, who holds engineering and MBA degrees, had worked in the financial sector for some time, but left, after realising that white-collar jobs were not suited for him and turned towards blue-collar jobs.

He took up a job as a security guard of a reputed college in the district. He also worked at few hotels in the city before leaving for Bengaluru.

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July 8,2020

Kasaragod, Jul 8: A 48-year-old man, who died on Tuesday, has tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.

A native of nearby Mogral Puthur in Kasaragod district, Abdul Rahmn was running a business in Karnataka’s Hubli since long time.

He had recently returned to his hometown from Karnataka through Talapady border on the outskirts of Mangaluru.

Sources said, despite the man having acute fever, the authorities at the Talapady border not only took any action including informing the concerned, but allowed him to cross over the border in a vehicle.

He was rushed to Kasargod General Hospital soon after returning. Those who had accompanied him from Karnataka to Kerala are now under ouarantine.

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February 27,2020

Benagluru, Feb 27: The sudden hike in bus fares by the state-run transport corporation has triggered a public outrage and protests by the opposition Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) in Karnataka.

Terming the hike as anti-people and inflationary, the Congress urged the ruling BJP to withdraw it forthwith and spare the commuters from the additional burden.

"KSRTC and its affiliates should not further burden the people when the cost of living has gone up and its bus service is used by the majority in the absence of trains in many regions of the state," said Ravi Gowda of the Congress.

In a surprise announcement on Tuesday night, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and its two affiliates -- North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKSRTC )and North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKSRTC) -- increased bus fares by 12% with effect from Wednesday, drawing the ire of commuters and opposition parties alike.

Condemning the fare hike, JD(S) leader and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy urged the KSRTC to roll back the revised fares and give relief to the common man reeling under price rise due to CGST, SGST and food inflation.

"The BJP government has deliberately increased the bus fare ahead of the state budget for 2020-21 fiscal on March 2, catching people unawares. Though student passes have been spared from the hike, regular passengers are forced to pay Rs 5-32 more instead of getting better efficiency, management and productivity," Kumaraswamy said in a statement in Bengaluru.

It's an additional burden on us, said Bengaluru resident K. Venkatesh, while adding,

"The 12 percent hike in bus fares by the KSRTC and its north-east and north-west affiliates from Wednesday will hit passengers hard and make commuting costly.”

"The fare hike will negate the state government's efforts to encourage public transport service and force passengers to travel on the train, which is cheaper, faster and safer," asserted Venugopal Gupta, a cloth merchant in the city.

Justifying the hike, KSRTC Managing Director Shivayogi Kalasad told media that the hike was inevitable due to the steady increase in diesel price, dearness allowance in staff salary and overall cost of operations.

"Since the last fare revision came in May 2014, the operational cost has gone up substantially due to Rs 11.27 per litre hike in diesel price, increase in DA to employees and repairing, maintenance and fleet management costs," Kalasad said.

The financial burden due to fuel price hike is Rs 261 crore, DA Rs 341 crore and operational cost Rs 601 crore per annum for KSRTC alone, he said.

"For the benefit of rural passengers, fares have been reduced to Rs 5 from Rs 7 for the first 3 km. There is no increase in fares for the first 12 km and up to first 6 km in express service," Kalasad added.

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