Govt withdraws order naming Akshay Macchindra as new SP of Udupi; N Vishnuvardhan to take charge
Udupi: In the latest development the Karnataka government withdrew its earlier order wherein Akshay Macchindra was named as the new SP of Udupi District and has now named N Vishnuvardhan for the post on Wednesday evening.
Earlier on December 31, the government had ordered transfer of Udupi SP Nisha James, who took over as the SP of the District in Febraury 2019.
Vishnuvardhan was serving as the as DCP, Bengaluru City. Nisha James has been transferred as the SP of Internal Security Department (ISD) in Bengaluru.
Following the order dated December 31, Akshay Macchindra reached Udupi office to take the charge of the post but due to the last minute call of government to withdraw the order stopped him from taking the charge.
Macchindra who was serving as the ASP of Chincholi sub-division of Kalaburagi District is now transferred as SP of Anti-Naxal Force.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
