23-year-old Udupi man sets new record in Kambala racing
Mangaluru, Feb 12: A 23-year-old man from Udupi has created a new record by running the 100 meter distance of Kambala (traditional buffalo race of Karnataka) using buffaloes in just 9.15 seconds.
The buffaloes that Vishwanath Devadiga rode at the Kantabare-Boodabare Kambala race at Aikala in Dakshina Kannada district on February 6 covered the distance in 9.15 seconds, breaking the record of Srinivas Gowda who covered the distance in 9.55 seconds last year, and his speed had prompted people to compare him with Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, whose 100m world record is 9.58 seconds.
Vishwanath belongs to Kergalu village in Byndoor taluk of Udupi district.
Vishwanath said Kambala enthusiasts of Byndoor, Suresh Kadinatar and Venkat Poojary, motivated him to become a Kambala racer.
He has been participating in Kambala races for the last seven years.
Kambala is an annual race held in Karnataka where people sprint through paddy fields with the buffaloes.
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ED seeks time to file reply on Jacqueline Fernandez's plea to turn approver in money laundering case
New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Monday sought time to file its reply on a plea by actor Jacqueline Fernandez seeking to turn approver in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar.
Special Judge Prashant Sharma posted the matter for further proceedings on May 8.
The court had earlier on April 17 issued notice to the agency after the actor's counsel filed the application.
Fernandez, who was summoned by the ED several times in connection with the investigation, was named as an accused for the first time in a supplementary charge sheet filed by the agency.
On July 3, last year, the Delhi High Court dismissed her petition for quashing the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) in the money laundering case.
Two months later, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the high court's order.
Delhi Police had booked Chandrasekhar for allegedly duping the spouses of former promoters of Ranbaxy, Shivinder Singh and Malvinder Singh, of Rs 200 crore.
There are other ongoing investigations against him in several cases across the country.
Chandrasekhar and his wife, Leena Paulose, facing proceedings in a money laundering case, were arrested by Delhi Police along with others.
The police invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the case.
Paulose and Chandrasekhar were alleged to have used 'hawala' routes and created shell companies along with other accused persons to park the money earned as proceeds of crime.
