Verbattle for school and college students is back in Mangalore

July 31, 2014

Mangalore, Jul 31: The Mangalore zonal selection for Verbattle Junior will be held on August 1 and the selection for the Verbattle senior competition will be held on August 2 here.

The zonal selection round will be held at Samruddhi Bhavan between 9.30 am to 1 pm and between 1.30 pm to 4 pm. The team that would emerge as the sole winner among hundreds of teams participating will be awarded a grand cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh in the Junior Category. The winning team from the Beginner level will receive Rs 30,000; the winning team from Senior Category will receive Rs 50,000.

Verbattle, the Karnataka's largest and most successful inter-school debate competition conducted by Verbattle Foundation had kicked off its tenth edition with Verbattle Beginner competitions in Bangalore on July 21.

Verbattle will be hosted and supervised by Deepak Thimaya. This year, around 1,200 students of schools and colleges are expected to actively participate in the Verbattle competition.

The selection process for the first round of Verbattle is physically conducted for two days in each of the three zones of Karnataka, namely Mangalore, Hubli and Bangalore. The selected teams are then brought to Bangalore, 27 teams from each zone, and in a spread of three weeks, the ensuing events are conducted in Bangalore. The semi-finals and finals for Verbattle Junior and Senior will be held on August 22nd, 2014. The final debates will be moderated by Thimaya and judged by some of the eminent personalities from the state.

Deepak Thimaya said: In the last nine years, we have brought together thousands of school and college students on a common platform. We have given out Rs. 21 lakh as prize money since its inception. This year Verbattle aims to make the tournament bigger and a platform of great learning experience.

Till date Verbattle has conducted 20 state level competitions in Karnataka - nine Verbattle Junior and five Verbattle Senior and also five Verbattle Beginner competitions in Bangalore. For the first time a South India level competition - Verbattle South - was held in January, 2012 after state level competitions in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala along with Verbattle Karnataka. Currently Verbattle is organizing state, regional, national and international competitions along with its other activities such as Verbattle Forum, Club and Leadership programs.

Schools and colleges interested to participate can register by logging on to www.verbattle.com.

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Major facelift for Mangaluru's sporting heart: Mangala Stadium set for 2-month closure to upgrade synthetic track

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Educational institutions in Mangaluru that rely on the popular Mangala Stadium for their annual sports events are bracing for an inconvenience as the city's key sporting venue is set to close its gates for a significant upgrade. The stadium is expected to be unavailable for approximately two months starting from January 15, 2026.

The closure is necessitated by a proposed overhaul of the stadium's facilities, with a special focus on upgrading the synthetic track. Pradeep Dsouza, Assistant Director of the District of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), Dakshina Kannada, confirmed the development.

"Experts have visited the stadium, conducted a thorough inspection, and have given the go-ahead for a complete makeover," Dsouza stated. "Funds have been allocated for the project, and we are currently awaiting the final green signal from state officials to commence the work. We anticipate that the work will likely begin in the second week of January. Consequently, we have stopped renting out the stadium to colleges and other organizations in preparation for the upgrade."

The timing presents a logistical challenge for colleges, as many schools have already concluded their sports meets.

"Colleges will now be organizing their events and will need to find alternative locations to host their sports meets," Dsouza added. He suggested a few potential venues, including the Dakshina Kannada police ground, University College grounds, Panambur grounds, Swaraj Maidan in Moodbidri, and the Mangalore University sports grounds in Konaje.

However, many institutions note that finding a comparable venue will be difficult. While the DK police ground and University College grounds are closer to the city center, they do not possess the extensive facilities and infrastructure offered by Mangala Stadium.

Dr. P Dayananda Pai - P Satisha Govt First Grade College, Carstreet, is one such institution dependent on the stadium. Principal Jayakar Bhandary expressed hope for a swift completion of the work. "We expect the work to be completed at the earliest. If not, we will be forced to look for other venues to host the sports day for our students," Bhandary said, highlighting the pressing need for the city's main sporting facility.

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