Day and night kambala on the banks of the Netravathi on March 19

March 16, 2011

Mangalore, March 16: Here is an opportunity to watch day and night kambala (slush track buffalo race) on the banks of the Netravathi in the city on Saturday.

A double-track kambala will be held in Jeppinamogaru on the banks of the Netravathi for the first time on March 19 and 20. The kambala will begin at 8.30 a.m. on Saturday and will continue all night under floodlights until Sunday evening, according to Rajiv Shetty, secretary of the Jaya-Vijaya Jodukare Bayalu Kambala Samiti, which is organising the event.

Addressing media persons here on Tuesday evening, he said that 150 pairs of buffalos from Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Kasargod districts were expected to participate in the Kambala. Competitions would be held in “negilu”, “hagga kiriya-hiriya”, “kanehalage” and “addahalage” categories.

First prize winners in all categories would be given eight grams of gold and runners-up would win four grams of gold, he informed.

Mangalore-based music group “Sura-Sangam” will perform at 8.30 p.m. on Saturday, followed by variety entertainment programmes. The event will be inaugurated by Derebail Vittaldasa Tantri.

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Hindu woman wears burqa to pose as Muslim customer, enters husband’s textile shop and stabs him

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Bantwal: A domestic dispute appears to have led to a violent confrontation in BC Road area, where the owner of a textile shop was allegedly attacked with a knife by his wife on Wednesday evening.

Krishna Kumar Somayaji, the owner of Somayaji Textiles, sustained serious injuries in the incident and was immediately taken to a hospital for treatment. He is currently receiving care in the intensive care unit and is reported to have survived the assault, according to police.

The Bantwal Town police have registered a case against Somayaji's wife, Jyothi KT, who has since been taken into custody.

Police stated that the complainant, Namita, an employee at the shop, reported the sequence of events. She stated that around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, the suspect entered the shop, wearing a burqa and disguised as a customer, before attacking Somayaji with a knife. The employee then transported the injured owner to a local hospital via an autorickshaw.

Superintendent of Police Arun K confirmed that an ongoing domestic dispute between Somayaji and his wife reportedly preceded the attack. Police noted that Jyothi KT had previously visited the shop and issued threats.

Based on the complaint, Bantwal Town police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Indian Arms Act-1959. An investigation into the incident is currently underway.

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