State-level Special Olympics kicks off in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: The state-level 'Special Olympics India Karnataka-2018-19' was inaugurated by Lions 317D District Governor K Devdas Bhandari at the Mangala Stadium in the city.
The Lions 317 D district, in association with the State Level Special Olympics Bharat Karnataka, has organized competitions in the field of good physical strength and low physical strength for differently abled children.
"450 athletes of special schools from various districts of the state, and 100 sports coaches are participating in the sports events. This special Olympics has been organized to encourage special children by providing them opportunities instead of giving compensation," Devdas Bhandari said.
Speaking at the occasion, Kumuda, director of Special Olympics at the International Olympics Abu Dhabi, said, "The 50th anniversary of the International Olympic Games Special Olympics will be held in Abu Dhabi on next March 12 to 22. 20 million children from 250 countries will participate in the event.
Twenty special athletes and five coaches have been selected from Karnataka to participate in the Abu Dhabi event. Already, two round of preliminary matches have been played, Kumuda explained.
Lions Vishwanath Shetty presided over the inauguration ceremony. Lions special children division's district organizers Muhammad Ali, Maimuna Muhiuddin, Lions cabinet's Madhvaraj Kalmadi, Shambhavi, Gunwati Ramesh, Kasturi Hegde, Krishna Kumari S. Alva, Bharathi BM, Indira Shetty, Pallavi Pai, and others were present.
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23-year-old woman found dead at Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Delhi's Prem Nagar area, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Anjali Singh, was found motionless in her room on Monday by her sister and her neighbour.
Police said her father, Vinod Kumar Singh (51), told them that he and his wife were away at work at the time of the incident, while their son and the other daughter were also not at home at the time of the incident.
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According to the family, the room in which Anjali was found was locked from the inside. The door was later forcibly opened by a neighbour and her sister with the help of a crowbar.
Her body was found lying on the bed inside the room, police said.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anjali had allegedly hanged herself using a piece of cloth tied to the ceiling fan.
It is suspected that the noose eventually might have loosened or torn off, resulting in her being found lying on the bed.
Family members informed the police that Anjali was a final-year student of a librarian science course from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). About a week ago, her final-year examination results were declared, and she had failed, following which she had been under depression, they said.
The family has not raised any allegation of foul play, police said, adding that no suicide note or external injury marks were found on the body during the initial inspection.
Inquest proceedings have been initiated in the matter as per the law. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, and further investigation is underway, police added.
