Mangalore Premiere League-2018 from March 20 to April 1

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January 25, 2018

Mangaluru, Jan 25: The fourth edition of Mangalore Premier League (MPL) cricket tournament will be held from March 20 to April 1 at B R Ambedkar Stadium, Panambur, on the outskirts of the city.

Announcing this at a press meet here on Thursday, Mohammed Sirajuddin, said that the event will be jointly organized by the Brand Vision Events Management Company, Mangalore Occasionals Club and Sea bird Cricket Academy, Mangaluru.

As many as 10 franchises are taking part in the T20 league cum knockout basis tournament. There will be two pools of five teams each in the league stage. Four teams each from the pool will be qualified to knock out stage, he said.

Selection trials for C category players

He said that over 500 players from the Mangaluru Zone (Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu) have registered to play in the MPL. Among them the organizers have divided the players into “A” category and “B” categories by considering their previous performances.

The players who are interested to play in the MPL have to attend the selection trials to be held on 28.01.2018 at 8.30 a.m at University College ground, Hampankatta Mangaluru. The minimum age limit is fixed as 16 years. The selected players will be listed in “C” category and open them for the auction process.

The players of Mangaluru Zone (those born or studying and working in DK, Udupi, Kodagu districts) are eligible to take part in the trials. All the players have to attend the selection trial camp with playing kit and cricket attire and domicile proof. There is no registration fee.

Shashidhar Kodikal of Seabird Cricket Academy, Imthiaz Ahammed, and Nagaraj, Balakrishna Parkala from Brand Vision were also present at the press meet.

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Should increase prize money. Even gully cricket org will give more than this. In MPL prize money is less and team expenses is more. Players and team owners wont get any benefit. Only one benefit, that we can see big cricket match.

All the best org. I think after MPL previous season karnataka got mangalore got more cricket lovers

Sir, I am right arm fast bowler. How can I apply for this?

Waiting for that

This season delayed I guess

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15 more policemen test COVID-19 positive in Bengaluru

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July 8,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 8: 15 police personnel from Bangalore's Whitefield division tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.

Out of these, 12 are from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) police station, sources said.

A total of 27 police staff of the Whitefield division have tested positive so far and five have been discharged. The HAL police station closed on June 27 after one police staff tested COVID positive. All personnel of the police station were tested in the following days and 12 tests returned positive.

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As valuation touches $8 bn, Byju's pips Ola as 3rd largest unicorn in India

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January 10,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 10: Education technology company Byju’s is learnt to have raised $200 million in a funding round from Tiger Global Management, which has valued the Bengaluru-based start-up at around $8 billion, making it the third-largest unicorn (start-up valued over $1 billion) in the country.

With this, the Byju Raveendran-founded company has seen over 50 per cent jump in its valuation in just around nine months. In March 2019, Byju’s was valued $5.4 billion, when it raised around $31 million from General Atlantic, and Chinese investment giant Tencent.

At the current valuation, Byju’s has now replaced home-grown cab-hailing major Ola as the third-largest unicorn, next only to Paytm and OYO, which are valued around $16 billion and $10 billion, respectively.

Byju’s confirmed the transaction through a press statement, though the company declined to share any specific details of the deal. Tiger Global could not be immediately reached for its comments.

“We are happy to partner with a strong investor like Tiger Global Management. They share our sense of purpose and this partnership will advance our long-term vision of creating an impact by changing the way students learn,” said Raveendran. “This partnership is both a validation of the impact created by us so far and a vote of confidence for our long-term vision.”

This is Tiger Global’s first investment in the edutech space in India after Vendantu, an online tutoring platform, where it, along with WestBridge Capital, led a $42-million round in August.

An early backer of India’s internet growth story, the New York-headquartered Tiger Global has been a prolific investor in the Indian start-up space. Its portfolio in the country ranges from consumer focused e-commerce companies that are vital for the growth of the sector, such as Flipkart, Delhivery, Grofers, Quikr and PolicyBazaar, to mention a few.

After tasting success with Flipkart, one of its earliest investments, where it had pumped in around $1 billion, the PE major is now doubling down its focus on the Indian start-up space, under its new investment head Scott Shleifer.

Shleifer, who set up international private equity practice for Tiger Global, is said to be as aggressive deal maker like his predecessor Lee Fixel, who left the investment firm in March. Since then, Tiger has also invested in a host of technology-focused companies in diverse sectors including Ninjacart, CRED, NoBroker and Facilio to mention a few.

“Byju’s has emerged as the leader in the Indian education-tech sector. They are pioneering technology shaping the future of learning for millions of school students in India,” Shleifer was quoted in the press statement issued by the edutech firm.

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