39th All India Universities athletics: Host Mangaluru leads
Alva’s athletes shine in the event
Moodabidri, November 26: Host Mangaluru university athletes have continued their winning spree on the third day of the 39th All India Universities athletics competition, organized jointly by the Alva’s Education Foundation and the Mangaluru University at Swaraj Maidan here on Monday.
Mangaluru University’s Alva’s athlete Poonam registered a new record in javelin throw by throwing 53.67 mts, while Jai Shah Kuta of Mumbai University made a new record in triple jump. Poonam has beaten the 52.64 mts record made by Annu Rani of CCSU of Meerut in 2013, while, Jay Shah has jumped 16.36 mts to break the previous record of 16.05 mts of Sreejith Mohan of Alvas in 2017.
On Sunday, total three new records were made and on Monday, one new record was registered. With this, total five new records were registered in two days. On the first day, Ilakiya Dasan of Alvas created a record in 100 mts race and honoured with ‘Fastest Runner’ title. Out of five records, Alva’s college students have got two records. In 400 mts running race, Rohan D Kumar of Alvas got the second prize, while Vanam Sharma of Alvas got the silver medal by throwing discus 51.76 mts and Praveen got the second place in triple jump by jumping 16.05 mts.
Result
Javelin Throw (Women)
- Poonam Rani- Mangaluru University -53.67 mts- New Record
- Saloni- MJPR University, Bareilly – 48.25 mts
- Pushpa Jakhar- MES University, Bikaner- 47.44 mts
Triple Jump (Men)
- Jay Shah- Mumbai University- 16.36 mts – New Record
- Praveen- Mangaluru University- 16.05 mts
- G Kiruba- Anna University-15.78 mts
Third Day Result
20 km Walkathon (Women)
- Raveena-2,550- Maharshi Dayananda Univeristy, Rotak- 1:43:58:64
- Sonal Sukhwal-2,815- Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur-1:47:14:53
- K.M Priyanka-2,600- Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam-1:49:21:85
Discus Throw (Men)
- Benake Keerthi Kumar- Shivaji University- 52.59 mts
- Vanam Sharma- Mangaluru University- 51.76 mts
- Paramjeet- Kalinga University-49.22 mts
400mts Running (Men)
- R Rajesh- Madras University- 47.68 seconds
- Rohan D Kumar- Mangaluru University- 48..02 seconds
- Kadam Rahul- Mumbai University- 48.12 seconds
400mts Running (Women)
- Shalini V.K- Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam- 54.21 seconds
- Jerine Joseph - Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam- 54.45 seconds
- R Vitya- Bharathiar University- 54.48 seconds
Alvas get gold in Decathlon
- Krishna Kumar- Mangaluru University (6,906 points)- New Record
- Vikas Kaushik- Kurukshetra University - 6,525 points
- Anuj Sangwan- Punjab University, Patiala- 6,354 points
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Fire tragedy: Goa govt steps up action against club chain; 2 properties sealed
Panaji (PTI): The Goa government has intensified its crackdown on the controversial Romeo Lane club chain after a deadly fire at one of its outlets claimed 25 lives, officials said on Monday.
Two other properties of the hospitality company in Goa have been sealed, they said.
A state police team also left for Delhi on Sunday to search for the property promoters -- Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra -- against whom a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered, they said.
Birch by Romeo Lane, a nightclub at Arpora in North Goa, caught fire late Saturday night, killing 25 persons, the majority of whom were their staffers, they said.
The Anjuna police in Goa have arrested the club's chief general manager, Rajiv Modak, general manager Vivek Singh, bar manager Rajiv Singhania, and gate manager Riyanshu Thakur.
The North Goa district administration has sealed a beach shack and another club, both part of the Romeo Lane chain, located at Vagator and Assagao, respectively, an official said.
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Action has been initiated against both properties as they were involved in disputes, the official said.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that a team of state police had left for Delhi in search of the Luthras.
Both the promoters would be arrested as an FIR has been registered against them in connection with the blaze, he added.
Fireworks emerged as the likely cause of the blaze at 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub at Arpora, located 25 km from Panaji, officials said on Sunday, adding that the facility allegedly did not possess even a fire department NOC.
The deceased included 20 employees of the nightclub and five tourists, including four from Delhi.
Most of the deaths were caused by suffocation, as the victims got trapped on the ground floor and in the kitchen, said a fire brigade official.
As per initial information, the nightclub had not adhered to fire safety norms, CM Sawant said on Sunday.
A preliminary inquiry indicated that "electric firecrackers" were set off inside, which started the blaze at 11.45 pm on Saturday, Sawant said.
The CM has directed Chief Secretary V Candavelou and DGP Alok Kumar to identify and act against the government officials who allowed the club to operate even though it violated safety rules.
