Mangaluru’s shuttlers win Bronze Medal at National Level Badminton Championship
Mangaluru: City shuttlers Rayeez PC and Dheeresh, representing Karnataka, secured a bronze medal at the Yonex Sunrise 48th Indian Masters (Veteran) National Level Badminton Championship held at the Manohar Parrikar Indoor Stadium in Goa from March 18 to 25.
The duo advanced to the semifinals after registering a notable victory in the quarterfinals against Kerala’s Jayan James and Rajesh Krishnan, who are currently ranked number two in the country.
In the semifinal, Rayeez and Dheeresh faced a team from Maharashtra but were unable to progress further, eventually finishing the tournament with a bronze medal.
Both players hail from Mangaluru and represented Karnataka in the national-level event.
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36 injured as private bus plunges off bridge in Karnataka’s Shivamogga
Shivamogga (Karnataka) (PTI): Thirty-six people were injured on Monday after a private bus allegedly went out of control and plunged off a bridge in the district, police said.
The incident occurred at around 1.30 pm near Kagehalla in Veerapura village of Bhadravati taluk, they said.
According to police, the bus was travelling from Channagiri in Davanagere district to Bhadravati when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle near a bridge across a stream.
The bus hit the bridge’s side barrier and overturned into the stream below, which had a very low water level.
A total of 36 people, including the driver and conductor, were injured in the accident, a senior police officer said.
Of them, 25 sustained minor injuries and were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, he added.
A case has been registered at the Bhadravati Rural police station, and further investigation is underway, police said.
