10 year old Mangaluru student secures third place at International Karate Championship
Nameer hails from Bhatkal and stays with his parents in Mangaluru
Mangaluru/ Mumbai: 10-year old Ismail Nameer Ruknuddin, a student of Mangaluru has secured third place at the 24th Asian/International WFSKO Open Karate Championship organized by World Funakoshi Shotokan Jarate Organisation between Feb 9-10 in Mumbai.
Nameer, who originally hails from coastal town Bhatkal, stays with his parents in Mangaluru and is a grade III student at Darul Ayman School, here.
He is the son of Nisar Ahmed Ruknuddin of Bhatkal, who has been living with his family in Mangaluru for last few years
Early into his school days, Nameer developed interest in Karate, and was duly trained at his school.
In the run up to the International tournament, Nameer Participated and emerged triumphant at state level and National level tournaments both of which were held at Moodbidri of Dakshin Kannada district.
The international level tournament that was held at Priyadarshini Sports Complex, P. K road Mulund, Mumbai, Nameer participated in the age category of 8-10 years and stood third in the competition on Sunday (Feb 10) afternoon.
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Karnataka govt to spend Rs 2,500 cr to upgrade 500 government schools
Bengaluru, Nov 28: The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday decided to upgrade 500 government schools as Karnataka Public Schools at an outlay of Rs 2,500 crore in four years.
For the purpose, the state government would borrow Rs 2,000 crore from the Asian Development Bank and contribute Rs 500 crore.
This project will be taken up from July 2025 to June 2029.
According to the Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil, there are 308 Karnataka Public Schools functioning in 204 Taluks of the state.
