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May 26, 2017

Mangaluru, May 26: The second edition of the 'Indian Open of Surfing’ got under way amid much fanfare at Sasihithlu beach here on Friday.

The three-day surfing extravaganza is a part of the Karnataka Surfing Festival promoted by Karnataka Tourism, recognised by Surfing Federation of India and organised by Mantra Surf Club and Kanara Water Sports Promotion Council.

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The opening day of the premier surfing championship saw surfers fighting difficult conditions due to a no-moon day, resulting in extreme tide conditions.
Surfers across U-14, U-16, Seniors (23 – 30 Years), Masters (30 Years and above) and Open category participated in the preliminary elimination rounds on Friday stretched over multiple heats. The top two from each heat move forward to round two which will be followed by the semi-finals on Saturday and the finals scheduled on Sunday (May 28).

The opening day also witnessed the Stand Up Paddling Championship for women.

Surfers across all the categories were given 15 minutes each to compete under testing conditions in the sea. Within these 15 minutes, the surfers are allowed to catch 10 waves to showcase their skills and the best two waves for each are accounted towards their competition scores by the judges.

Winners were adjudged on the basis of the manoeuvres performed by each surfer in the water and their ability to catch the wave.

The day started with the Masters category (30 years and above). A total of nine surfers participated in this category in the first round while six of them moved to the semifinals. Moorthy Megavan, Sandeep Samuel, Mukesh Panjanathan, Venkatesan A, Velmurugan and Vengat K were the winners of the category who secured a direct semifinal spot scheduled for Saturday.

The Seniors category (23-30 years) category witnessed participation from 26 surfers. Fifteen of them made it to the second round.

In the Open category (across all age categories for everyone), 13 surfers from across France, Maldives, Madagascar and India participated in the first round.
French surfer Perceval Fayon along with Maldivian surfers Ismail Miglal and Ammaday booked themselves a semifinal spot. Indian surfers Dharani Selvakumar, Manikandan Appu, Rahul Govind and Sekar Patchai also made it to the semifinal round.

The Under-14 category, also called the ‘novice’ category, saw the most enthusiastic bunch of surfers. This category saw 24 participants fight for a spot in the next round, but only 11 qualified for it. The novice surfers who made it to the second round are Taying Arun, Chand, Subramani Muniyan, Selva Muniyan, Manju, Surbhi Krishnan, Akhilan, Omkar Bhat, Srikanth, Abdul Rajak Jamaldeen and Deekshith Bhaskar.

The Under-16 category saw participation from 24 surfers while only 11 of them qualified for round two. Sanjay Selvamani, Harish Muthu, Vishal Mendan, Subramani Munjan, Sunil Dhayalan, Karthik Munusamy, Nithishvarun Thiruvengadam, Ajeesh Ali, Santhosan Santhokumar, SivarajTiabu and Manikandan M made it to the second round.

The Stand Up Paddling competition for women saw participation from six girls and India’s top Stand Up Paddler and local girl Tanvi Jagadish emerged as the champion, while Harshita Achar finished second and Vilasini Sunder finished third.

Sasihithulu beach wore a festive look locals enjoying the surfing competition with performances from dance groups and other adventure sports like skate boarding and slacklining.

In second round

Masters (30 years and above):?Mukesh Panjanathan; Sandeep Samuel; Murthy Megavan; Venkatesan A; Velmurugan Vallanthan and Vengat K.

Seniors (23 -30 years):?Manikandan Appu; Vignesh Vijayakumar; Rahul Panneerselvam; Dharani Selvakumar; Raja Bekar; Jayaraj Pangal; Swapnil Bhinge; Srikrishna Vasantha; Sekar Patchai; Deekshith Suvarna; Sathish Pandian; Santosh Moorthy; Dharmaraj Sekar; Nissam Sulaiman and Verghese Anthony.

Open (across all age categories for everyone): Perceval Fayon (France); Ismail (Maldives); Manampobra Maxime (Madgasar); Dharani Selvakumar (India); Manikandan Appu (India); Rahul Govind (India); Sekar Patchai (India); Ammaday (Maldives).

Under-14: Tayin Arun; Chand; Subramani Muniyan; Selva Muniyan; Manju; Surbhi Krishnan; Akhilan; Omkar Bhat; Srikanth; Abdul Rajak Jamaldeen and Deekshith Bhaskar.

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May 4,2024

Mangaluru, May 4: The Mangaluru International Airport was besieged with a harrowing message of terror recently, when an email, purportedly from malevolent elements, menacingly declared the planting of bombs within the airport premises. 

Addressed to the office of the airport authority, the missive, steeped in ominous overtones, bore the ominous signature of a terrorist faction, ominously named 'Terrorizers 111'.

The communication, disseminated in English, ominously detailed the clandestine emplacement of explosives in areas eluding facile detection, accompanied by a chilling warning of their imminent detonation. The threat, ominously looming over not only the infrastructure but also the airborne vessels, portended a catastrophic deluge of bloodshed and loss.

In response to this dire communiqué, airport authorities swiftly engaged the apparatus of law enforcement, dispatching urgent alerts to the vigilant guardians of public safety. Acting upon the dictates of higher echelons, a formal dossier of this menacing correspondence was meticulously compiled, cloaked in the veil of confidentiality to thwart any premature dissemination.

Mangaluru International Airport found itself in grim camaraderie with more than 30 counterparts under the aegis of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and private domains, all recipients of this chilling electronic diatribe. A comprehensive net of precautionary measures was swiftly cast, fortifying the bastions of security in anticipation of any nefarious designs lurking within the shadows.

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May 8,2024

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Mangaluru: Congress leader and five-time Belthangady MLA K Vasanth Bangera, passed away on Wednesday, at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday. He was 79.

His health condition had worsened recently, and he was shifted to Bengaluru for treatment. His body is likely to be brought to Belthangady on May 9 and will be kept for public homage, family sources said.

He has the credit of contesting from all three parties - BJP, Janata Dal and Congress. Since 1983, he had contested nine assembly elections and won five times.

Bangera had entered the Legislative Assembly by winning Belthangady constituency as a BJP candidate in 1983 against Gangadhar Gowda of the Congress.

He won had the elections again in 1985 and later joined the Janata Dal. However, he lost the election against Gangadhar Gowda of Congress in 1989.

He became an MLA once again for the third time in 1994. In the 1999 election, Bangera lost to his brother Prabhakar Bangera who contested from BJP.

In 2008, Bangera joined the Congress and won the elections for the fourth time. In 2013, he had once again won the elections against Ranjan Gowda of the BJP, but he also lost the elections to sitting MLA Harish Poonja of the BJP in 2018.

He was born to Kede Subba Poojary and Devaki. He is survived by his wife Sujitha V Bangera, and two daughters Preethitha and Binutha.
 

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May 4,2024

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Mangaluru, May 4: A tragic incident unfurled last evening in Subrahmanya of Kadaba taluk in Dakshina Kananda, where a young gentleman, who had recently entered the bonds of matrimony a mere ten days hence, met his untimely demise due to a lightning strike.

As twilight descended, a tempestuous thunderstorm, accompanied by billowing rain clouds, cast its shadow over the locale.

Somasundar was diligently engaged in the task of piling up dried nuts in the yard to shield them from the impending deluge, when fate cruelly intervened, subjecting him to the fatal force of a lightning bolt.

Despite the expeditious efforts to convey him to Kadaba Community Hospital subsequent to his sudden indisposition, he tragically succumbed to his injuries. 

Somasundar, who operated a car washing enterprise in proximity to Subrahmanya, is mourned by his mother, sister, and wife.

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