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First ever international T20 cricket match in Mangalore on Apr 29

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April 14, 2012

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Mangalore, April 14: The first ever international T20 Cricket match will be held in the coastal city of Mangalore on April 29, between 'Zimbabwe Africans' and 'Karnataka Indians'.

Announcing this at a press meet here on Saturday, Joseph Rego, head, Heath Streak Foundation said that preparations are underway at the NMPT cricket stadium for the historical match.

He said, the 'Heath Streak - Corporation Bank - Mohtisham T20 Cricket Cup', would offer talented cricketers of this city an opportunity of a life time to play against an International cricket team.

Heath Streak, the former captain of Zimbabwe national cricket and current coach, would tour Mangalore with a team of international cricket stars to launch his charity trust – 'Heath Streak Foundation'.

“The aim of the foundation is supporting underprivileged children and child education exclusively in Mangalore. The Foundation each year will distribute 'Child Education Certificates' to poor and needy children deprived of basic education”, Mr Rego said.

Heath Streak Foundation has also associated itself with Unity Hospital to financially support healthcare for poor and needy children suffering from heart disorders. Heath Streak will also launch 'Unity Heath Streak Heart Foundation' during his visit to Mangalore, he added.

Mr Rego said, the Zimbabwe Cricket Team lead by Heath Streak features the likes of Alistair Campbell, Grant Flower, Raymond Price, Elton Chigumbura, Brendan Taylor, Charles Coventry, Douglas Marillier, Mpumelelo Mbangwa and other International Cricket Stars from the African nation.

The 'Karnataka Indians' are a talented team of young cricketers, selected and groomed by the Dakshina Kannada Cricket Association, Mangalore.

The game of cricket would be serious abiding by the rules of International Cricket, but the stadium atmosphere shall be electrifying and carnival-like with DJ music, folk dancers and live entertainment, enthralling spectators with their scintillating performances, he said.

Mr Rego said the match would provide the people of Mangalore their first International cricketing experience and focuses on the urgent need for a cricket stadium, which Mangalore so badly deserves. It also would show-case Mangalore as a 'sports and tourist destination'.

Most importantly, one of the main objectives of this match is to support poor and needy children financially towards their education and healthcare, he added.

Mangalore MLA U T Khader, Dr Devadas Rai and Stephen Mendis were also present in the press meet.

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The incident occurred in the late evening at Padarayanapura which is recognized as a 'Red Zone' when BBMP officials went to bring 15 secondary contacts of corona positive patients.

However, some people and youth created ruckus and broke the barricade and removed police post which was stalled in the area.

Soon after receiving the information, Bengaluru South Deputy Commissioner of Police reached the spot and brought the situation under control.

"Lockdown continues, please remain indoors.Tomorrow will be as it was till today. We Understand your situation and appreciate your cooperation," tweeted Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City, Bhaskar Rao.

In Karnataka, 384 people have detected positive for COVID-19, of which 14 people have succumbed to the infection, as per the Union Health Ministry.

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Bengaluru, Mar 21: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan on Saturday said that all the IT companies in the state have agreed to close their offices and have also allowed some employees to work from home in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.

"IT companies agreed to close their offices and allow employees, except for those discharging essential services, to work from home during a video conference with companies' representatives yesterday," said Narayan.

The Deputy Chief Minister said a circular regarding it will be issued soon.

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May 10,2020

Mangaluru, May 10: A special train carrying 1,140 migrant workers stranded here in the lockdown has left Mangaluru railway station for Jharkhand.

Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and Vedavyas Kamath, MLA, were present at the railway station on Saturday night when the train left.

Kamath said the workers who had registered on the state governments Seva Sindhu portal were brought to the railway station in Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation buses.

A health check-up was carried out before they boarded the train.

The district administration also provided food packets and water to the migrants at the station.

Three more trains will leave from Mangaluru for Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand soon, he said.

Meanwhile, in a statement, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sindhu P Rupesh said train services are being arranged for migrant workers who have registered their names on the Seva Sindhu portal.

The workers will be informed when trains are arranged to their destinations and they need not throng the railway station unnecessarily, she said.

Around 20,000 workers have so far registered themselves online, including 5,000 from Jharkhand, 3,000 from Uttar Pradesh and 4,000 from Bihar.

Hundreds of migrant workers had on Friday staged a protest at the central railway station here, demanding that they be sent back home.

The workers went back to their camps only after district authorities and police gave them assurance that trains will be arranged in three days.

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