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Chaminada Vaas in Mangalore; Unveils trophy of T20 Cricket tourney

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October 29, 2011

Mangalore, October, 29: Chaminda Vaas, a legend in the world of cricket and an expert Sri Lankan all-rounder, on Saturday was in the city to announce the 'Chaminda Vaas Benefit T20 Cricket Cup – 2011', which will be held on November under the ages of Covenant of Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA).

The Sri Lankan team will be coming to the city to play one day T20 Cricket match with local team at NMPT Grounds. According to the organisers, one of the intentions of promoting cricket in coastal districts of Karnatka.

Speaking after unveiling the trophy at a press conference at the Hotel Ocean Pearl, here, Mr Vas said that the event would create a festive atmosphere in the city with the IPL format.

Replying to the questions of reporters, Mr Vass said that he would play for few more years in county cricket before turning to coaching field. He said that youngsters should get an opportunity to play at international level.

Refusing to comment on Kumar Sangakkara's remark, where he had said that mismanagement in Sri Lankan Cricket Board has cost a lot to the game in the land (Sri Lanka) and the game was not developed in a right manner, Mr was said: “My duty is to obey the Board”.

In a slight admiration of the Indian cricket and cricketers, he said that Indian Premier League is good opportunity for players.

He said that Sachin Tendulkar was the one, who most troubled him on the ground and youngsters like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and Robin Uthappa are also promising players.

He opined that depending more on technologies in making decisions was worth.

Mr Vas said Test form of cricket was the most important for a player and as a cricketer one should be ready to play all three forms of cricket.

He said that fast bowlers have to sacrifice many things and they should concentrate on fitness.

Mr Vaas stressed on the importance of a separate bowling coach since fast bowlers in sub-continent teams are not able to get wickets.

He said that young cricketers should learn from senior players, like Muthaih Mularidharan, who bagged maximum number of wickets in international cricket.

Replying to a query whether he would enter politics, he said that he desires to serve the society being a non-politician as he is not interested in the politics.

Sudhir Ghate, chairman of Magnum Infografiks Pvt Limited, Dr Srikant Rai, DKCA president, and Joseph Rego were also present in the press meet.

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May 20,2020

Mangaluru, May 20: Karnataka Government has banned fishing through mechanised and traditional boats using inboard or outboard engines of over 10 HP capacity using nets or other means, officials sources said on Wednesday.

As per the notification issued under the Karnataka Marine Fishing (Regulation) Act 1986, all fishing activities were banned from June One to July 31.

However, the ban is not applicable for fishing through traditional and country boats which use engines of less than 10 HP capacity, according to a release issued here on Wednesday.

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July 31,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 31: The Karnataka government on Wednesday put on hold a controversial proposal to drop certain chapters, including on Islam, Christianity, Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali, from social science textbooks to reduce the 2020-21 syllabi for students in classes 1-10.

Citing the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption caused to the academic calendar of the year, the government had earlier dropped the chapter on Tipu Sultan and Hyder Ali from the Class 7 social science textbook, saying chapters on Tipu Sultan have been retained in the Class 6 and 10 textbooks.

The move did not go down well with the opposition, which saw certain ulterior motives behind the decision.

Apparently under sharp criticism, the Department of Public Instruction issued a new notification on Wednesday "on the directions of the Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar".

There is a delay in opening the schools during the academic year 2020-21 due to COVID-19 pandemic, said the latest order.

In this context, the order said, chapters were dropped to fit in 120 days of the academic year for classes 1 to 10 and the same was published in the department's website.

"However, on the directions of the Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, the decision to drop certain chapters has been put on hold. A review will be done following which the deleted chapters will be uploaded in the website," the order read.

Earlier in the day, Mr Kumar had issued a statement, saying that the decision to truncate the syllabus has not been finalised yet. He also made it clear that his department would not remove chapters unnecessarily.

Former chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah had attacked the government on the issue.

"The government, which has failed to control the spread of coronavirus, is using it as an opportunity to push its clandestine agenda of saffronising the textbooks," Siddaramaiah tweeted.

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May 9,2020

Chikkamagaluru, May 9: A young Hindu activist allegedly killed his brother at Beeranahalli in Tarikere taluk of Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka over a board game dispute.

The accused has been identified as 26-year-old Kiran and the victim is his 29-year-old brother Arun, said police.

According to police, the duo were playing a board game on Thursday and they had placed a bet of Rs 500. 

After Arun won the game, he asked for the money and Kiran refused to yield, which lead to an argument. 

In a fit of rage, an intoxicated Kiran hit his brother and when the latter fell unconscious and dragged him on to the road.

Arun was immediately rushed to McGann Hospital in Shivamogga. However, he died on Thursday night, said police.

A case was registered at the Lakkavalli Police Station.

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