Nithin Mulky guides Karkala Gladiators to MPL-2018 final

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March 31, 2018

Mangaluru, Mar 31: A spirited all-round performance by Nithin Mulky has steered Karkala Gladiators to Mangalore Premiere League Twenty20 final, after they beat the tournament favorites Team Elegant by two runs at Dr B R Ambedkar Stadium in the city on Saturday.

The fourth edition of MPL is being jointly organized by the Brand Vision Events, Mangalore Occasionals and Sea Bird Cricket Academy with the approval and guidance of Karnataka State Cricket Association. A total of 12 teams participated in the tourney which started on March 20. The final will be played on April 1 wherein Gladiators will face winners of the second semi-final.

Gladiators’ skipper Suhel Semitha won the toss and elected to bat. But the openers had to face the wrath of the bowlers of Team Elegant who sent Vrijesh and Ratish back to the dugout when the team’s score was 7. When the scoreboard showed 39 runs, the team had lost two more wickets — Suhel and Zeeshan Ali (27). It was Nithin who gave their innings real impetus with a blistering 73 off 40 balls containing boundaries. Gladiators, however, bundled out for 137.

Though it appeared to be an easy target for the Team Elegant that had remained unbeaten so far, the prominent batsmen failed to withstand the counter-attack by Gladiators. They had to lose six wickets for a meagre 58 runs by the end of 10th over. However, a timely duet between Abhishek Kanchan and Mahesh Shenoy changed the course of the match. When the chasers were in need of a five runs for the victory, Abhishek (43) lost his wicket bringing an end to 75-run partnership. The very next ball by Nithin claimed the wicket of Shenoy.

In last over, Team Elegant required same five runs for victory. In the first three balls of the over, they added two runs to their account. In the fourth ball, the team lost ninth wicket. The last ball claimed the 10th wicket of the team giving a nail-biting finish to the match.

Brief Score:

Karkala Gladiators: 137/10 (18.2 overs) Nithin Mulki 73; Zeeshan Ali 27.

Ayyappa C R 4-0-19-3; Samapth Shetty 3.2-1-9-2; Aditya Rai 3-0-26-2; Devadath Padikal 3-0-35-1

Team Elegant: 135/10 (20 overs) Abhishek Kanchan 43;  Mahesh Shenoy 30;  Vishwanath 32

Nithin Mulki 4-0-23-3;  Abhilash Shetty 4-0-18-4; Shashi Shekhar 4-0-10-1; Zeeshan Ali 4-0-20-1

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zahoor ahmed
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Sunday, 1 Apr 2018

Congrats,Well done.

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March 26,2024

Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has detained two suspects in connection with the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case in Bengaluru, sources confirmed on Tuesday.

The preliminary probe has revealed that the two suspects were in direct contact with the suspected bomber.

The NIA sleuths have picked up the suspects from an area in the state capital. However, a statement is yet to be made by the NIA in this regard.

Even as the investigating agencies, both NIA and state special wing CCB teams have launched an extensive search operation in various states, the bomber has remained elusive. The authorities had obtained the bomber’s images and videos from CCTV footage on March 1, soon after the incident.

Sources said that the sleuths were suspecting that the bomber had come from Tamil Nadu and was staying in a neighbouring state for two months before carrying out the blast.

The hair samples of the accused were gathered from the hat of the accused which he abandoned in Bengaluru near a religious place. The authorities have sent the samples for the DNA testing and were hoping for a breakthrough.

The Rameshwaram Cafe bomb blast took place on March 1 on the International Technology Park Limited (ITPL) road in the Brookfield area. Low intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was used to carry out the blast and nine persons were injured in the incident.

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March 18,2024

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Mangaluru, Mar 18: The rising temperature has become a growing concern for residents of coastal district of Dakshina Kannada, as the issue of drinking water shortage continues to worsen in several parts. 

Though the water supply of Mangaluru city has not been affected much, nearby urban local bodies, including Ullal, Kotekar, Bajpe and other parts on the outskirts of Mangaluru have been facing an acute shortage of drinking water.

Though the water level in the Thumbe vented dam across Nethravati River has started going down in the last few days, officials have ruled out possibility of rationing the water supply in the city.

According to officials, the water level at Thumbe dam of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) stood at 5.8 m as against the maximum storage capacity of 6m height on March 16. The water level at the dam during the same period last year was 5.3 metres. The water level reduced from 5.9 m on March 15 to 5.8 m on March 16 due to the scorching heat, causing evaporation.

The MCC has been drawing 160 MLD of water from the Thumbe vented dam. According to officials, without inflow, the maximum water stored in the dam will be sufficient for only 50 days. Meanwhile, the MCC has already started pumping backwater from downstream of the Thumbe vented dam back to the dam using pumpsets. Water from Thumbe dam can be drawn only if it has more than 1.5m of water in it.

DC Mullai Muhilan MP said that the district administration is closely monitoring water levels in all the dams that supply water.

The AMR dam located upstream of Thumbe dam has 18 m of water from sea level. If the water level in the Thumbe vented dam recedes, then water from the AMR dam will be released into the Thumbe dam. There is water in a dam at Biliyoor, which is located upstream of the AMR dam, the DC said.

“Drawing water for irrigation purposes from Thumbe and AMR dams has been banned,” the deputy commissioner said, adding that an order in this regard has already been issued. Some of the pockets in rural areas too have started facing water crisis.

“We have made arrangements to supply water through tankers in Ullal, Kotekar and Bajpe areas. We will not introduce water supply rationing in MCC limits for the time being,” he said and appealed to citizens to use water judiciously.

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March 22,2024

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Bengaluru, Mar 22: An FIR has been registered against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya over a provocative hate post on social media, Election Commission officials said on Friday.

The move comes after a complaint filed by officials of the poll body and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) that the Bengaluru South MP, who is also the President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, had in a post apparently targeted a minority and spread enmity between two communities.

He also made a similar post on March 19 on X and YouTube which went viral. He has 1.3 million followers on X, thereby influencing the voters and disturbing the communal harmony between the communities, it further alleged.

Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered at Halasuru Gate police station on March 20 under sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 295 A (Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code and the Representation of the People Act, the officials said.

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