Udupi: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets families of missing fishermen
Udupi: Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday visited the houses of fishermen of Suvarna Tribhuja boat which went missing on December 15 last year after starting it sail for fishing from Malpe on December 13. Sitharaman visited the homes of Chandrashekar Kotian and Tandel Damodar Salian the owners of the boat.
The minister informed the family members that the government is trying everything in order to find clues about the boat that went missing with seven fishermen onboard. She further informed that Indian Navy has also been deployed in the operation.
The minister first visited the house of owner of the boat Chandrashekhar and consoled his wife Shyamala and his mother. Shyamala and other family members of Chandrashekar started crying during the minister’s visit after which the minister comforted them and assured them of finding the missing boat soon.
Sitharaman then went to Damodar Salian’s house and met his parents. The minister discussed the issue with them, while the parents of Damodar also spoke their heart out with tears rolling down their eyes.
Shobha Karandlaje, MLAs K. Raghupathi Bhat, Lalaji Mendon, BJP leaders, Malpe Fishermen's Association president Satish Kunder and others were present along with Sitharaman during the visit.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
