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Udupi teen Tanush Kotian makes it to India Under-19 cricket team

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October 18, 2017

Udupi, Oct 18: All-rounder Tanush Kotian got the most memorable birthday gift on Mondaywhen the national junior selection headed by Venkatesh Prasad granted him a place in the India U-19 team for the Asia Cup to be held in Malaysia next month.

Tanush was born and brought up in Mumbai. However, his roots are in coastal Karnataka. His father Karunakar and mother Mallika Kotian hail from Pangala in Udupi district.

Off-spinning all-rounder Tanush was training at the MCA-BKC indoor academy with his West Zone teammates for the Vinoo Mankad Trophy one-day tournament starting October 24 in Akota, when he got the news of his selection.

"Though I performed well for Mumbai in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy, I was not expecting to be selected. It was a surprise for me; it's a nice birthday gift," said Tanush, who claimed nine wickets and scored 120 runs in four Vinoo Mankad Trophy matches.

Tanush was grateful to his coaches — VN Sule Guruji Vidyamandir mentor Gopal Koli as well as former India offie Ramesh Powar, but he didn't forget to mention his first coach — his father Karunakar, who played 'A' Division cricket for Shantibhai Seth Memorial CC. Karunakar is now an umpire.

"I used to watch my dad bowling, particularly in tennis ball cricket. He inspired me to play and enjoy this game. He encouraged me to bowl off-spin and concentrate on batting as well. Later on, Koli sir and Powar sir taught me to earn my wickets with different variations," said Tanush, who plays for Dadar Union SC on the Mumbai club circuit.

Karunakar was surprised too. "Looking at his performance, I was sure about his selection in the zonal team, but not the national side. His all-round skills and consistency paid off. The Asia Cup will be a big opportunity for him," he said.

The India U-19 squad members for fourth edition of the Asia Cup cricket to be played in Malaysia from November 9-20 are: Himanshu Rana (Captain), Abhishek Sharma (vice-captain), Atharva Taide, Manjot Kalra, Salman Khan, Anuj Rawat, Harvik Desai, Riyan Parag, Anukul Roy, Shiva Singh, Tanush Kotian, Darshan Nalkande, Vivekanand Tiwary, Aditya Thakare, Mandeep Singh.

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April 12,2020
Mangaluru, Apr 12: The spread of COVID-19 in the country has been contained through the prompt, effective and timely measures taken by the Centre, BJP Karnataka president and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said on Sunday.
 
The Centre brought in stringent regulations including the lockdown at the right time and ensured that the pandemic did not spread rapidly, he told reporters here.
 
Kateel inspected the railway coaches which have been converted into isolation wards for infected patients at the central railway station here.
 
He said 20 out of the 32 railway coaches re-designed into wards by Southern Railway's Palakkad division, will be stationed here.
 
The wards are equipped with necessary medical equipment and facilities for doctors and paramedical staff.
 
Kateel said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown how such difficult situations need to be handled.
 
The lockdown was announced in time so that coronavirus spread was checked and all the central departments carried out their works efficiently to monitor the situation, he said.
 
Mangaluru South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath was also present.

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April 5,2020

Thieves broke into an MSIL liquor outlet at Kuthar Nityanandanagara on the outskirts of Mangaluru and decamped with liquor worth Rs 1 lakh. The incident came to light on Friday morning. 

The outlet belongs to Purushotham Pilar. 

Before committing the crime, the thieves had hung a cloth in front of the shop shutter of the outlet to ensure that no one could notice the crime. They also stole DVR of the CCTV the was installed. 

On noticing that outlet was open, many people had even come to purchase liquor. The police took all those who had visited the outlet to purchase to the task and chased them away.

The thieves also stole 10 packets of cigarettes from a paan shop situated adjacent to the MSIL outlet.

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July 26,2020

New Delhi, Jul 26: India reported a spike of 48,661 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.

The total COVID-19 positive cases stand at 13,85,522, including 4,67,882 active cases, 8,85,577 cured/discharged/migrated, it added.
With 705 deaths in the last 24 hours, the cumulative toll reached 32,063.

Maharashtra has reported 3,66,368 coronavirus cases, the highest among states and Union Territories in the country.

A total of 2,06,737 cases have been reported from Tamil Nadu till now, while Delhi has recorded a total of 1,29,531 coronavirus cases.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 4,42,263 samples were tested for coronavirus on Saturday and overall 1,62,91,331 samples have been tested so far.

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