Ullal: UT Khader inaugurates ‘Rani Abbakka Swabhimaan Ota’
Ullal: Dakshin Kannada District Incharge Minister, UT Khader on Saturday morning flagged off the ‘Rani Abbakka Swabhimaan Ota’ (Rani Abbakka Swabhimaan Marathon) here in Ullal.
The half marathon was organised by Department of Kannada and Culture, Department of Youth Empowerment and Department of Sports as a part of ‘Veera Rani Abbakka Utsava’ and was inaugurated from Rani Abbakka circle in Ullal.
21 km for men and 8 km for women was the distance set for marathon.
The marathon of men began from Abbaka circle and passed through Thokkottu, Kuttara, Noipaddu and ended at Konaje VV Stadium.
The women’s marathon also started from Abbaka circle and passed through Kuttara, Deralakatte and ended at Konaje VV Stadium.
Abbakka Rani or Abbakka Mahadevi was the queen of Tulunadu who fought the Portuguese in the latter half of the 16th century. She belonged to the Chowta dynasty that ruled over the area from the temple town of Moodabidri. The port town of Ullal served as their subsidiary capital.
Abbakka's memory is much cherished in her hometown of Ullal. The "Veera Rani Abbakka Utsava" is an annual celebration held in her memory.
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First-year BTech student from Bihar found dead in Greater Noida hostel
Noida (PTI): A 24-year-old BTech student from Bihar was found dead in his hostel room on Wednesday, with police treating it as a suspected case of suicide.
The deceased, Akashdeep, a native of the Gaya district in Bihar, was pursuing a BTech course at Delhi Technical College (DTC) and staying at SNH Residency hostel near the institute in Greater Noida's Knowledge Park area, police said.
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Knowledge Park police station in-charge Sarvesh Chandra said the student was sharing the hostel accommodation with a friend. "On Tuesday evening, when Akashdeep did not come out of his room for a long time, the hostel staff and his friends alerted the police," he said.
The body was found hanging from the ceiling fan, and a purported suicide note mentioning academic pressure and stress was recovered from the spot, Chandra said.
The body has been sent for post-mortem, and further investigation is underway, the police added.
