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Duleep Mendis wishes a rousing World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka

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February 19, 2011

Mangalore, February 19: Former Sri Lankan captain Duleep Mendis said that he wishes to witness a rousing final match between India and Sri Lanka in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup being hosted by three South Asian Test cricket playing countries.

He was speaking after inaugurating the indoor sports complex 'Yendurance Zone' at Yenepoya University premises in Deralakatte near here on Saturday morning.

Mr Mendis, who is also the CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket said the advantage continues to be with all sub-continent teams in this World Cup as they know the conditions like the back of their hands.

However, he said that one cannot predict who is going to win the World Cup because most of the teams have played here and have the idea of playing in these conditions. “The foreign teams also have become very comfortable playing here. Hence, all teams are equal and favourites to win the World Cup”, he added.

The former specialist batsman, who captained Sri Lanka to their first Test series victory in 1985, opined that Indians are playing very good cricket in the recent past. “The Indian team has a very good batting side with the mix of youth and experience. Their bowling attack, led by Zaheer Khan, has been good too. They, too, stand a chance and are one of the favourites,” he added.

Mangalore City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh, National Badminton Champion Aravind Bhat, Yenepoya University Chancellor Y Abdullah Kunnhi, Chairman of Mohiuddin Educational Foundation B Ahmed Haji Mohiuddin and Chairman and Managing Director of Unity Health Complex Dr CP Habeeb Rahman were present among others.

Splendid Complex

The newly inaugurated indoor sports complex is 34,000 sq ft in area and has a seating capacity of 2,500. With TARAFLEX sports flooring (approved by the world Badminton and Basketball Federation) the convertible Auditorium is equipped with audio equipment and lighting for all arts and events.

The stadium has a basket ball court, table tennis, volley ball and squash courts apart from three badminton courts. There are also other recreational facilities, casual sports including chess, carom, foosball, darts etc.

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January 30,2020

Mangaluru: The police team investigating the case of bomb planting at the international airport here on January 20, took suspect Aditya Rao to several places in the city where he had frequented in the past few months, police said on Wednesday.

Police had earlier recovered a box from his bank locker at Udupi that contained a white powder which he claimed was cyanide. The substance has been sent to the Forensic Science laboratory for confirmation.

On further interrogation, Rao told police that he had a locker in a bank in Mangaluru also, where he was taken. Only some papers were seen in the locker, police said. He was also taken to the room where he stayed while he was working at a hotel in Balmatta here and to a hardware workshop from where he had purchased some spare parts, they said.

A 'live' explosive device was found in an unattended bag near a ticket counter of the departure gate of the airport here on January 20, triggering a scare before it was defused at a nearby open ground.

Police had released a picture of a man captured on CCTV camera as the suspect who placed the bomb and Rao later surrendered. Meanwhile, sources said the airport authorities got an anonymous call on Monday evening that a bomb had been planted in the airport. After thorough search, it was found to be a hoax. City police commissioner P S Harsha has warned of stringent action against those who make such calls.

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May 31,2020

Udupi, May 31: As many as 10 people have been tested positive for coronavirus in Udupi district today. 

The district has registered a total of 187 positive cases so far. Majority of the positive cases in Udupi district have inter-state travel history to Maharashtra.

Meanwhile, 14 people including three children who recovered from COVID -19 discharged from Government Hospital in Kundapura, in Udupi district.

Kundapura AC Raju, DHO Dr Sudhirchandra Sooda, taluk medical officer Dr Nagabhushan Udupa handed over a rose to all the discharged. With this, a total of 64 persons have been recovered and discharged in the district.

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March 1,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 1: Bengaluru Police has rescued six women and arrested two people after a raid on a spa, allegedly operating illegally, in the city's HSR layout area.

"Of the women rescued three are from Thailand and the other three are from North-Eastern states," said a statement from the Central Crime Branch's (CCB) Women Protection Wing.

The raid was carried out on Saturday night and the police have arrested two people, while the owner of the spa is absconding.

The arrested suspects have been identified as Peter Sunawar and Rajkumar Radhakrishna Mishra. Further investigation is underway in the case.

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