Mangaluru to host inaugural monsoon surf challenge from June 2-7
Mangaluru, May 29 : As many as 30 surfers from various surfing schools in the country will brave the difficult and testing monsoon waves of the Arabian Sea at the inaugural 'Monsoon Surf Challenge' being hosted at the Panambur beach here from June 2-7.
Conceptualised and hosted by Mantra Surf Club -- India's first surf school, the event is being organised by the Kanara Surfing and Water Promotion Council and carries a winner's cheque of Rs 75000 while the runner's up gets richer by Rs 50,000.
The event is sanctioned by the Surfing Federation of India and has support from corporate houses and government bodies like the TT Group, Firefox Cycles, Union Bank of India, Mangalore Refinery Petrochemical Ltd, Mangalore Chemical Fertilizers and New Mangalore Port Trust Ltd.
The Mantra Surf Club aims to make the ‘Monsoon Surf Challenge' an annual affair to be hosted just after the Indian Open of Surfing every year.
"We are happy to see this unique event taking place in Mangalore for top surfers in India, our aim is to continuously promote Mangalore as a premier surfing destination in the country. This event will provide a platform for top Indian surfers to challenge themselves during the famed monsoon surf season," Kanara Surfing and Water Promotion Council Secretary Gaurav Hegde said.
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Boat carrying 250 people, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, sinks in Andaman Sea
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Dhaka (AP): At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way to Malaysia, according to the United Nations' refugee and migration agencies.
When the boat sank and the status of any search Wednesday were unclear.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration in a joint statement said Tuesday that the trawler departed from Teknaf in the southern Bangladeshi district of Cox's Bazar carrying a large number of passengers to Malaysia.
Overcrowding, strong winds and rough seas caused the vessel to lose control and sink, the agencies said.
UNHCR and IOM said the disappearance reflected the protracted displacement of Rohingya people and the absence of durable solutions.
They said ongoing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state has made the Rohingyas' safe return to Myanmar uncertain, and limited humanitarian assistance, restricted access to education and employment in refugee camps, continue to push vulnerable Rohingya refugees to choose risky sea journeys, often based on false promises of higher wages and better opportunities abroad.
UNHCR and IOM urged the international community to strengthen funding and solidarity to ensure lifesaving assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, which has sheltered more than 1 million Rohingya from Myanmar.
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