MPL 2016 in December; IPL, NRI players from Mangaluru Zone in auction list

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August 8, 2016

Mangaluru, Aug 8: After the success of last year's Mangalore Premier League cricket tournament, the Karnataka Regional Cricket Academy is gearing up to host the MPL-2016 with further added attractions from December 17 to 31 this year at Dr B R Ambedkar Cricket Stadium, near NMPT, on the outskirts of the city.

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Announcing this at a press meet here on Monday, Sirajuddin and Imthiyaz, the office bearers of KRCA said that the event will be held in association with Mangalore Ocassionals and with the approval and guidance of Karnataka State Cricket Association.

The MPL has become a proper plat form for the upcoming cricket talents of Mangaluru Zone (Consisting of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu Districts) to step into further heights in the cricket field. The names of about 24 players who played in the last MPL are placed in the players' auction list of coming Karnataka Premier League.

They said that the matches would be played during day and under the floodlit also. This year 8 lighting towers with the height of 60 feet would be provided so as to the players can feel that they are playing in the day light.

There is a proposal to provide the Astro Turf Wicket and turf for 30 yard circle. There will be live telecast of the match through local TV Channel and the matches from quarter final onwards will be telecasted through DD Sports Channel. Also live scoring facility will be provided, which can be assessed worldwide. The live will be recorded through high dimension cameras to enhance the quality of live coverage.

Fun park will be an added attraction this year in which the children coming with their parents can enjoy the cricket along with fun games. Air conditioned live coverage/commentary arena and cabin for press will be arranged.

The tournament will be held on league cum knock out basis. The twelve teams of different places of Mangaluru Zone will be divided into two pools. Each team has to play 5 matches in the particular pool. Qualifiers will play in the knock out stage. This year a few new teams from Karkala, Kundapura and Baikampady are taking part in the event.

The IPL players K.C. Cariappa from Kings XI Punjab, Shivil Kaushik from Gujarat Lions and Kishore Kamath from Mumbai Indians will be playing in the MPL this year, the KRCA claimed.

Players' Auction

To make the MPL further attractive this year, a provision is given to the 24 icon players who have represented in IPL/KPL and national level tournaments, to play in the MPL. Each team will select 2 players each through the auction. There is a provision given to the owner to choose a player of his own apart from the auction process. An opportunity is given to the 24 NRI players of Mangaluru Zone to show their talent in motherland. The players from Mangaluru Zone will be distributed into three pools i.e. 48 players to A pool, 24 players to B pool and remaining to the C pool. The players' auction process will be held in the month of September.

The interested players to take part in the MPL have to registered their name by submitting the registration forms which is available in the website www.krcaindia.com and www.facebook.com/mplofficial. Also players can register their name in the office of KRCA, Hampankatta, Mangaluru, they said.

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Abdul rahman
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Saturday, 17 Dec 2016

mpl criket zindabad

Hameed
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Monday, 8 Aug 2016

This time Al-Muzain champions for sure. Anyone ready for bet?

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July 1,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 1: Karnataka government has announced a complete lockdown on Sundays till August 2. "There shall be complete lockdown on Sundays from July 5 and followed by next four Sundays till August 2," stated the government. 

"However, essential activities allowed during night curfew will be permitted during Sunday lockdown too. Marriages already fixed on Sundays will be permitted as per norms," also said.

The government further ordered, "All government offices, Boards and Corporations, except those operating and maintaining essential services, shall remain closed on all Saturdays till the second week of August."

Employers should ensure that the Aarogya Setu app is downloaded and used by the employees. The app enables the identification of potential risk of infection,

Regarding Sunday Lockdown, it said, there shall be complete lockdown on Sundays with effect from 5th July, 2020, and followed by next 4 Sundays till 2nd August, 2020.

However, the essential activities as above permitted during Night Curfew shall be permitted during the Sunday lockdown also.

Lockdown in Containment Zones in Karnataka

Lockdown will continue to remain in force in the Containment zones. In the Containment Zones, only essential activities shall be allowed. There shall be strict perimeter control to ensure that there is no movement of people in or out of these zones, except for medical emergencies and for facilitating supply of essential goods and services. In the Containment Zones, there shall be intensive contact tracing, house-to-house surveillance, and other clinical interventions, as required.

All vulnerable persons, individuals above 65, persons with comorbidities, pregnant women and children below the age of 10 years are advised to stay at home, except for health and essential purposes.

Karnataka saw 947 new coronavirus cases, including 503 cases from Bengaluru Urban, taking the total number of cases to 15,242. Death toll has jumped to 246 after 20 deaths were reported on Tuesday, according to the data released by Union Health Ministry. 

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July 24,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 24: Low-cost airline IndiGo airlines would be operating between Mumbai and Mangaluru four days a week - Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The operation will begin today (July 24).

The flight will take off from Mumbai at 9.30 am and will land at Mangaluru International Airport at 11.00 am. 

The flight will take off from Mangaluru at 11.40 am and will reach Mumbai at 1.15 pm. To avail the flights for Mangaluru, passengers can report to Terminal T2 in Mumbai.

Before boarding the flight, a standard procedure regarding quarantine regulation has been issued. The passengers boarding the flight from Mumbai will have to undergo thermal screening at the airport. The airport officials will also be required to apply a quarantine stamp on the passengers.

The airline will be required to provide a detailed list of passengers arriving, along with flight information, arrival time, mobile number of the passengers and their residential addresses and share these with the nodal officer.

It is mandatory for the passengers to download Aarogya Setu app. In addition to this, passengers intending to exit Mumbai within seven days of the arrival should be able to produce a confirmed ticket for onward/return journey to get quarantine exemption.

Domestic passengers will have to undergo 14 days of home quarantine. However, all domestic passengers intending to exit Mumbai within seven days of the arrival will be exempted from quarantine, provided they are able to produce a confirmed ticket for onward/return journey.

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January 11,2020

Bantwal, Jan 11: Seven people were booked for organising protest without taking permission or intimation, police said on Saturday.

The alleged accused were identified as Nandavar Juma Masjid President Basheer, Khateeb of the Masjid Abdul Majeed Darimi, Gram Panchayath President Mohammed Shareef Nandavar, former President of Masjid Majeed, Arif Nandavar, Mustafa and Abubaker.

They have been booked for allegedly organising protest outside Nandavar Juma Masjid on Jan 10 afternoon without intimation to police or obtaining permission.

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