Abhishek is Mangalore International chess champion

July 24, 2011

Mangalore, July 24: Abhishek Das of South West Railways won the 5th Mangalore International Open FIDE rated Chess Tournament.

The 24-year-old commerce graduate from Ranchi was awarded a trophy and Rs 1,11,111 prize money by Indian Overseas Bank CMD M Narendra, the chief guest of valedictory celebrations.

Abhishek Das, hails from Jharkand had won nine out of eleven rounds in the tourney with nine and half points. Suvrajit Saha (West Bengal), Thejkumar M S (South West Railways) and Shyam Nikil P (Tamil Nadu) shared the second place with nine points each. They will get prize money of Rs 43,334 each.

“It is a great feeling. This is one of the toughest tournaments I have ever played,” said Abhishek Das. He lost only one game in his 11 rounds. The tourney favorites Grand Masters were disappointed with their performance. GM Praveen Tipsay topped among the GMs on 20th position with 8 points while top seeded R R Laxman finished at 26th position.

Earlier, physically challenged Shailesh Nerlikar and four challenged kids, who won medals in Special Olympics in Athens, were felicitated by the South Kanara District Chess Association (SKDCA). Dhanya S Rao, Royston Pinto, Pramila Pinto and Anil Mendonca were felicitated by Karnataka Assembly Deputy Speaker Yogish Bhat and other dignitaries.

Yogish Bhat in his speech congratulated SKDCA for organising the tournament successfully.

City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh, Zilla Panchayath President K T Shailaja Bhat, Sharavu Sri Mahaganapathy Temple Managing Trustee Raghavendra Shastry, Raghunath Somayaji, Mangalore Airport Director M R Vasudeva, United Karnataka Chess Association President Professor M B Puranik, Secretary V Raghavendra, SKDCA President M S Gururaj were present.

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Saffron wave sweeps Udupi during PM Modi’s roadshow

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November 28,2025

Udupi district transformed into a sea of saffron and celebration on Friday, November 28, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow swept through the coastal temple town. Thousands of residents lined the streets, turning the event into a vibrant public spectacle filled with cheers, flags, and festive energy.

The procession route—from the helipad to the historic Sri Krishna Math—was decked with buntings, saffron flags, and multilayered security barricades. One of the district’s largest-ever security deployments was put in place for the high-profile visit, with over 3,000 police personnel on duty. The arrangement included ten SPs, 27 DSPs, 49 inspectors, 127 sub-inspectors, 232 assistant sub-inspectors, 1,608 constables, and 39 women staff.

Six platoons of the Karnataka State Reserve Police, six Quick Response Teams, bomb detection units, and dog squads were stationed across Udupi. Enhanced surveillance covered Adi Udupi, Bannanje bus stand, and the Sri Krishna Math parking zone, with combing operations carried out along the roadshow corridor.

At the 800-year-old Sri Krishna Math, preparations reached a ceremonial peak. Paryaya Puttige Math seer Sugunendra Teertha Swamiji said the Prime Minister would take part in the Laksha Kantha Geetha Parayana, a mass chanting of the Bhagavad Gita by one lakh devotees, and inaugurate the new Suvarna Teertha Mantapa.

“He will first offer floral tributes to saint-poet Kanakadasa and then unveil the golden covering over the Kanakana Kindi,” the seer said.

The Prime Minister will also receive a Poorna Kumbha welcome and have darshan of Lord Sri Krishna, Mukhyaprana Devaru, and the Suvarna Paduke. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister Bairathi Suresh, Dharmadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade, and seers from the Ashta Maths are expected to join the ceremony.

Ahead of his arrival, the Prime Minister posted on X that he felt “honoured” to attend the spiritually significant gathering. “This is a special occasion that brings together people from different sections of society for a recital of the Gita. This Matha has a very special significance in our cultural life,” he wrote, noting the institution’s long-standing legacy rooted in the teachings of Sri Madhvacharya.

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