Special court should be set up for senior citizens: Ivan D'Souza
D.K. district administration celebrate World Senior Citizen's Day
Mangaluru,Oct 01: Dakshina Kannada district administration, Zilla panchayat, and Woman and Child Development Department organized a joint celebration of World Senior Citizens' Day in Mangaluru.
Congress chief whip in the Legislative Council Ivan D'Souza inaugurated the programme that was held at Zilla Panchayat office in the city. Speaking after the inauguration, D’Souza said that a special court should be set up for senior citizens. Recreation Club should be set up in every taluk. The senior citizen should be respected, he said.
Meanwhile, senior citizens who have been successful in various fields, were honored. Hemachandra, who represented the nation and won the gold medal in the power lifting contest held in Dubai, was also felicitated during the occasion.
MLA Vedavyas Kamath presided over the programme. MLA Dr. Y. Bharat Shetty, Zilla Panchayat President Meenakshi ShantiGodu, Vice President Kasturi Panja and others were present.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
