New Zealand reach 79-1 at lunch on day 5
Kanpur, Nov 29: Chasing 284, New Zealand were 79 for one in their second innings at lunch on the fifth and final day of the opening Test against India here on Monday.
Tom Latham (35) and William Somerville (36) were at the crease at the break with New Zealand still needing 205 runs to win with nine wickets in hand.
New Zealand were 4 for 1 at stumps on Sunday after India declared their second innings at 234 for 7, riding on Shreyas Iyer's 65 and Wriddhiman Saha's unbeaten 61.
Opener Will Young (2) was the only wicket to fall for the visitors after he was trapped infront by Ravichandra Ashwin on Sunday.
Brief Scores:
India: 345 and 234/7 declared.
New Zealand: 269 and 79 for 1 in 35 overs (Tom Latham 35, William Somerville 36; Ravichandran Ashwin 1/19).
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Swamiji fires gun into the air in Kalaburagi village, video goes viral
Kalaburagi: An incident involving a swamiji firing a gun into the air has been reported from Udachan village in Afzalpur taluk of Kalaburagi district. The act, captured on video, has since gone viral on social media.
The swamiji has been identified as Sri Shantalinga Shivacharya, pontiff of the Hiremath of Sri Shankaralingeshwara Samsthana. According to reports, the incident took place on Sunday evening within the premises of the math, where the swamiji allegedly fired a single-barrel gun into the air.
This is not the first time the swami has courted controversy. Last year, he was reportedly found driving erratically under the influence of alcohol in Salotagi village of neighbouring Indi taluk, following which members of the public confronted him. He later fled from the math, sources said.
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More recently, during the annual fair of the Sri Shankaralingeshwara Math in Udachan village, the swami had arrived at the village with police protection, claiming to be the rightful pontiff of the math. Despite opposition from villagers, he reportedly went ahead and conducted rituals related to the fair.
The latest incident of firing the gun into the air has triggered criticism, especially after the video surfaced online. Further action, if any, is awaited from the authorities.
