Mangaluru: Nihal Suvarna of Mangaluru has been selected for National level 10m Air Rifle shooting after his wonderful performance at the pre-national competition held between candidates of six states in Idukki of Kerala.

Candidates from Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu participated in the south run pre-national 10 mtr Air rifle shooting.

Nihal a member of Mangaluru shooting club and a student of NITTE Engineering College represented Karnataka in the competition.

Nihal will now take part in national level competition that will be held in Delhi in December this year and will represent Mangaluru Shooting club and Karnataka. 

Nihal is the son of Naveen Suvarna and Sneha Suvarna of Sajipamannur village in Bantwal Taluk.

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Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.

According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.

Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.

Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.

The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.