Karnataka Kambala Association seeks Rs 2 crore for 25 coastal events
Plans measures to ensure buffalo safety
Mangaluru: The Karnataka State Kambala Association has requested the state government to allocate Rs 2 crore for the 25 Kambala events scheduled in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.
Aikala Bava Deviprasad Shetty, president of the Karnataka State Kambala Association, pointed out that the Kambala Association received recognition as a sports body under the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports. “With this, Kambala has been recognised as a state sport. It is a traditional sport of coastal districts, including neighbouring Kasargod,” The New Indian Express quoted Shetty as saying.
The association has announced plans to hold 25 Kambala events starting from November 15, and two new Kambala events will be held at Harekala and Badagabettu. Shetty requested the state government to allocate Rs 2 crore, with an estimated Rs 8 lakh for each event to support organisation and logistics. The association also hopes to attract sponsors for the events, similar to the IPL model.
In addition to financial support, the association is prioritising the welfare of the buffaloes used in the races. Shetty outlined plans to introduce a new set of rules and bylaws to prevent any violence or harm to the animals. “We are working on a comprehensive rulebook that will enforce strict timelines and conduct for both organisers and participants,” he said.
He further added that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has directed Naveen Raj Singh, Principal Secretary of the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports, to come up with a bylaw on budget allocation for the Kambala sport.
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Screenwriter Salim Khan on ventilator support and stable, say doctors
Mumbai (PTI): Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan suffered a brain haemorrhage which has been tackled, is on ventilator support as a safeguard and stable, doctors treating him said on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here.
The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated Salim-Javed duo which scripted films such as "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don" with Javed Akhtar, is in the ICU and recovery might take some time given his age.
"His blood pressure was high for which we treated him and we had to put him on a ventilator because we wanted to do certain investigations. Now the ventilator was put as a safeguard so that his situation doesn't get worse. So it is not that he is critical," Dr Jalil Parkar told reporters.
"We did the investigations that were required and today we have done a small procedure on him, I will not go into the details. The procedure done is called DSA (digital subtraction angiography). The procedure has been accomplished, he is fine and stable and shifted back to ICU. By tomorrow, we hope to get him off the ventilator. All in all, he is doing quite well," he added.
Asked whether he suffered a brain haemorrhage, the doctor said, "Unko thoda haemorrhage hua tha, which we’ve tackled. No surgery is required.
As concern over Khan's health mounted, his children, including superstar Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan, daughter Alvira, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, have been seen outside the hospital along with other well-wishers. His long-time partner Akhtar was also seen coming out of the hospital.
Khan, a household name in the 70s and 80s, turned 90 on November 24 last year. It was the day Dharmendra, the star of many of his films, including "Sholay", "Seeta aur Geeta" and "Yaadon Ki Baraat", passed away.
Hailing from an affluent family in Indore, Khan arrived in Mumbai in his 20s with dreams of stardom. He was good looking and confident he would make a mark in the industry as an actor. But that did not happen. And then, after struggling for close to a decade and getting confined to small roles in films, he changed lanes.
He worked as an assistant to Abrar Alvi and soon met Akhtar to form one of Hindi cinema's most formidable writing partnerships. They worked together on two dozen movies with most of them achieving blockbuster status.
Other than "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don", Khan and Akhtar also penned "Trishul", "Zanjeer", "Seeta Aur Geeta", "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Yaadon Ki Baarat" and "Mr India".
