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Khelo India: Srihari makes a splash in 100m backstroke
Bhupender Singh upstages Praveen to corner glory in long jump
Karnataka’s Srihari Nataraj took the honours in the swimming pool on Day Two of the Khelo India School Games here on Thursday, winning the 100m backstroke gold in 56.90 seconds to set a new National mark in the event. The previous record of 56.99s was set by him at the Asian age group championship in Tashkent last year.
Srihari also added the 4x100m freestyle gold to his kitty, combining with Saif Chandan Ali KS — who won an individual bronze for himself in the 400m freestyle category — Prassiddh Krishna and Aditya Bopanna as Karnataka leapfrogged into top spot on the table with ten medals, seven of them gold. Tamil Nadu had more medals overall (12) with most of them bronze.
Most of Tamil Nadu’s medals continued to come in track and field. C. Praveen’s hopes of a golden double were dashed when he was pushed to second spot in the long jump by Haryana’s Bhupender Singh in the second-last attempt.
Leading till the very end, with a jump of 6.93 metres, Praveen had to settle for second spot after Bhupender managed distances of 6.99 and 7.04 in his last two attempts. But Praveen, who had won the triple jump on Day One, became the third double medallist in track and field competition, along with the Kerala duo of Ancy Sojan E and Sandra Babu.
Ancy won gold in long jump — despite managing just two legitimate jumps — and silver in the 200m while Sandra added a long jump silver to go with her second spot in triple jump.
In the boys’ javelin throw event, Maharashtra’s Vikas Yadav claimed gold with a final attempt of 75.02m to overtake Yashveer Singh of Haryana, who had three throws of over 70 metres in an event where the top four finishers crossed the 70m mark.
The results: Athletics: 200m: Boys: 1. Shashikanth VA 21.82s, 2. Karan Hegiste 21.98, 3. Anshul 22.27s; Girls: 1. Chanveer Kaur 24.76s, 2. Ancy Sojan E 25.31, 3. M. Santra Teresa Martin 25.44
Javelin: Boys: 1. Vikas Yadav 75.02m, 2. Yashveer Singh 73.87, 3. Arpit Yadav 71.90; Girls: 1. Jyoti 40.59m, 2. Auhona Roy 39.90, 3. Jashanpreet Kaur 37.10m.
Long jump: Boys: 1. Bhupender Singh 7.04, 2. C. Praveen 6.93, 3. Mohd. Shahrukh 6.87; Girls: 1. Ancy Sojan E 5.80, 2. Sandra Babu 5.68, P. Babisha 5.62.
Pole vault: Girls: 1. T. Sathya 3.50, 2. Reshma Patil 2.80, 3. R. Sreelakshmi R 2.40.
Swimming: 400m freestyle: Boys: 1. Mohit Venkatesh 4:18.10s, 2. Zidane Iqbal Sayed 4:18.43, 3. Saif Chandan Ali KS 4:19.10; Girls: 1. Khushi Dinesh 4:39.52, 2. Prachi Tokas 4:41.55, 3. Poojitha G. Murthy 4:46.83.
100m backstroke: Boys: 1. Srihari Nataraj 56.90, 2. Xavier Michael D’Souza 1:00.03, 3. Vedant Bapna 1:01.31; Girls: 1. Suvana C. Bhaskar 1:08.23, 2. Khushi Jain 1:09.58, 3. Pratyasa Ray 1:10.05.
200m breaststroke: Boys: 1. Lohith M 2:25.99, 2. Swadesh Mondal 2:26.70, 3. Maibam Mangalsana Meitei 2:30.38; Girls: 1. Saloni Dalal 2:46.57, 2. Kenisha Gupta 2:48.50, 3. Aaliyah Singh 2:51.75.
100m butterfly: Boys: 1. Xavier Michael D’Souza 57.85, 2. Neel Roy 58.42, 3. Adhithya D 58.56; Girls: 1. Firdoush Kayamkhani 1:08.15, 2. Aastha Choudhury 1:09.68, 3. Poojitha G. Murthy and Priyanga Pugazharasu 1:09.94.
4x100m freestyle: Boys: 1. Karnataka 3:44.11, 2. Tamil Nadu 3:44.94, 3. Maharashtra 3:48.32.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sport> Other Sports / by Uthra Ganesan / New Delhi – February 01st, 2018
Chickballapur district formation decennial events from Friday
A three-day-long decennial event to mark formation of Chickballapur district will be held from Friday at Sir M. Visveswaraya Stadium. The district was carved out from undivided Kolar district in 2007.
MP representing Chickballapur Lok Sabha constituency M. Veerappa Moily will flag off a procession. Home Minister and district in-charge Minister Ramalinga Reddy will inaugurate the programme. Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly N.H. Shivashankar Reddy will inaugurate a flower show organised as part of the celebrations.
Watersports have been organised at Srinivasasagar tank and Kandavara tank. A seminar on education and culture is also being conducted at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan. Retired professor B. Gangadharmurthy will preside over the seminar.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Karnataka / by Staff Reporter / Kolar – February 01st, 2018
Indigenous flight control system powers LCH
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. flew its Light Combat Helicopter that is under development for 20 minutes on Wednesday using its own Automatic Flight Control System for the first time.
The indigenous AFCS is also the first to be designed and made in the country.
HAL said: “The maiden flight of LCH (Technology Demonstrator-2) was flawless with the engagement of the system throughout.” The LCH got its initial operational clearance on August 26 last year.
The Defence enterprise has funded the development of the hardware, software of the AFCS, which will replace the expensive imported system, said T. Suvarna Raju, HAL’s CMD.
HAL’s research and development centres — the Rotary Wing R&D Centre and the MCSRDC at Bengaluru, SLRDC at Hyderabad and Korwa Division — are involved in its development.
The digital, four-axis flight control system is capable of performing control and stability augmentation functions and auto pilot modes of helicopters.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Bengaluru – January 31st, 2018
Mangaluru cycling team wins 1,000 km race
Three riders completed the 48 hour non-stop relay race in 43.59 hours
A team of 11 residents of the city — three riders and eight crew members — won the first place in the recently concluded Goa — Ballupet (Karnataka )— Goa Ultra Spice 1,000 km bicycle race.
The team from Mangalore Bicycle Club finished the non-stop relay race in 43.59 hours as against the target of 48 hours. The race was flagged off from Bogmalo, Goa, at 7.21 a.m. on January 27 and the team traversed through Honnavar, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, Ballupet, Chikkamagaluru, Shivamogga and Honnavar before finishing the race at 3.19 a.m. on Monday.
MBC team comprised riders Srikantharaja, Masood Teekay and B. Hariprasad B and crew members Ganesh Nayak, Hariprasad Shevire, S.M. Madhukar, K.S. Venu Vinod, Joel Fernandes, Sunil Mendes, Pritam Sharma and Chinmaya Delampady.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Mangaluru / by Special Correspondent / Mangauru – January 31st, 2018
Kashinath made a mark for himself
Actor, director and producer K. Kashinath, 67, who was instrumental in changing the direction of Kannada cinema in the late ’70s, died on Thursday after a brief illness. In his four-decade career, Kashinath acted in over 40 films and directed 16. He was a rarity: besides directing, he wrote dialogues, songs, and even scripts. He was instrumental in the growth of several film-makers such as Upendra, Sunil Kumar Desai, music director Manohar, and he promoted actors Abhinaya, Umashree, Bank Janardhan, and Vanitha Vasu.
In the late ’70s, when Kannada cinema was clearly demarcated as commercial and art, Kashinath created his own genre. He changed the perspective of a protagonist and anti-hero and carved a niche for himself. Besides mirroring the generation he was in, he spoke against social evils such as dowry often employing the double entendre. Many even accused him of damaging the image of Kannada film industry. Undeterred, Kashinath carved his own path and soon became a cult figure.
Though he made his debut as a director in the comedy drama Aparoopada Athithigalu (1976), his talent came to the fore with Aparichita (1978), where new actors Shobha, Suresh Heblikar, M.V. Vasudeva Rao, Sundar Krishna Urs and Kokila Mohan made an entry. His landmark film Anubhava, starring Umashree (now Minister for Kannada and Culture) and Abhinaya created ripples for its content. Recently, speaking to the media, Kashinath had said: “Some were embarrassed, some criticised, while some secretly felt that Anubhava was their own experience.”
He was working till the very last. In fact two days ago, he dubbed for his upcoming film Oll Munsami, directed by Anand Priya. His recent film Chouka was not only a box office hit, but also provided a new lease of life for Kashinath.
Thousands of fans and political leaders paid their last respects. As Upendra put it, with Kashinath’s death, it is curtains to a glorious chapter in Kannada industry.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Muralidhara Khajane / Bengaluru – January 18th, 2018
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Campco chocolate factory gets new building
Mangaluru :
A new amenity building of the Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd at its chocolate factory in Puttur of Dakshina Kannada district will be inaugurated on January 21.
Addressing presspersons in Mangaluru on Tuesday, SR Satishchandra, Campco president, said the new building is being added to meet the international food safety standards and zoning of processing area as per FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) standards.
Built at a cost of ₹13 crore, the building is spread over 42,000 sq ft. Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu will inaugurate it, , he said.
On January 21, the foundation stone for a master godown for arecanut, pepper and rubber will be laid at Kavu in Puttur taluk of the district.
To be built at a cost of ₹19 crore, the godown will have a built-up area of 1 lakh sq ft. The completion period for the building is 24 months, Satishchandra said.
Suresh Bhandary, Managing Director of the cooperative, said Campco would also introduce a premium assorted gift box containing four variants of its chocolate products on that day. These gift boxes will be marketed in airports and malls, he said.
DV Sadananda Gowda, Union Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation, will unveil the bust of the late Varanashi Subraya Bhat, founder-president of Campco, on January 21, Satishchandra said.
source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com / Business Line / Home>Economy> Agri Business / by The Hindu Bureau / Mangaluru – January 16th, 2018