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Buffaloes hit the track at Jodukere Kambala

March 19, 2011
Mangalore, March 19: The day and night double track Kambala“Jaya Vijaya” was inaugurated at Jeppinamogaru on the banks of river Nethravathi near here on Saturday.


Derebail Vittaldas Tantri inaugurated the Kambala by unfurling the areca inflorescence. Villagers and participants brought the buffaloes to the venue and offered arecanut and leaves. The event will continue all night under floodlights until Sunday evening.



After the prayer ceremony, pairs of buffaloes were brought into the race track by the villagers and participants were welcomed in a traditional way by offering arecanut and leaves.



In all 150 pairs of buffalos from Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Kasargod districts participated. Competitions would be held in “negilu”, “hagga kiriya-hiriya”, “kanehalage” and “addahalage” categories. First prize winners in all categories would be given eight grams of gold and runners-up would win four grams of gold.



Mangalore-based music group “Sura-Sangam” will perform at 8.30 p.m. followed by variety entertainment programmes.

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Speaking on the issue, Kumar said, "Schools would not open for the time being. The children will be taught through media."

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July 21,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 21: A man was arrested on Tuesday for riding his high-end bike up to a speed of almost 300 km per hour on a flyover here during ongoing lockdown, police said. After a selfie video of the man's reckless ride went viral on social media, police arrested him for putting his life and that of others at risk and seized his 1000 CC bike.

Identified by police as Muniyappa, he rode his bike on the nearly 10-km long Electronic City flyover, accelerating almost to 300 KMPH as he whizzed past some vehicles, including cars autorickshaws and trucks that were moving in both directions.

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A case of reckless driving has been registered against him, police said. They said the incident occurred during the week-long lockdown in force in the city and outskirts till Wednesday morning to contain the spread of coronavirus, leaving most roads deserted as people remained indoors. However, it was not known when exactly he undertook the ride. A fortnight ago, three youths who were doing wheelies on the city roads met with a ghastly mishap and lost their lives.

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The officials said that a tree was likely to be uprooted in the 6th and 7th cross of the ghat section therefore the entry of vehicles were banned and this has resulted in a traffic jam.

It is said that despite lockdown many vehicles have been playing in the Ghat section.

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