15th Independence Cup Football Tournament concludes

August 15, 2011

Mangalore, August 15: “Students of our nation are being used by people indulged in criminal activities, derailing their lives by making them drug addicts”, observed Ganesh Rao, founder-Chairman, Karavali Group of Colleges.

He was delivering the presidential remarks at the valedictory ceremony of the 15th annual Independence Cup Football Tournament organised by Dakshina Kannada District Football Association at District Football Grounds adjacent to Nehru Maidan here on Monday.

He also declared to donate Rs 2 lakh to make it a state level competition from next year. Influenced by this decision A K Niyaz, Director, A K Group donated Rs 1 lakh for the next year's event.

Prof P C M Kunhi, Director Academics and Administration, Yenepoya University, addressing the gathering stressed the importance of team work and discipline to excel in the competitive world of football.

“The trump card that wins games in football is discipline”, Prof Kunhi, a former footballer, advised the football enthusiasts who had gathered in large numbers.

Farhaad Yenepoya, Director of Finance, Yenepoya Group congratulated the winning teams and suggested them to be involved in football as it keeps them young, fit and healthy.

R P Arora, Deputy General Manager, Corporation Bank, Govinda Bhat, Chief Manager, Union Bank Hampankatta, Mohan Bengre were among the dignitaries present.

Seven Categories

The tournament was organised in seven categories with over 160 teams from the district participating in the event.

In PUC category St. Aloysius College Mangalore won the cup in a penalty shootout after the final match against Rosario PU College, Mangalore ended at 0-0. In the penalty shootout St Aloysius were victorious by three goals to two.

The final of the degree level teams was held between Rosario College, Mangalore and St. Philomena College, Puttur. Rosario won the match by two goals to zero.

The high school level finals also ended dead locked 0-0 in normal time, before Joyland school, Bolar won 3-0 in penalties against St. Aloysius High School, Mangalore.

In Primary school category Morning Star School, Bolar, won the final match 2-0 against Bharathi English Medium School, Ullal.

The contest was organised for girls in two categories, namely High school girls and primary girls. Sacred Heart High School, Madanthyar, team lifted cup in His School girls section, while Joyland School was runners up.

In Primary school girls' category, Morning star School, bagged victory, while Lourds Central School, Bejai were runners-up.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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