Chief Minister to inaugurate Mangaluru Dasara
Special programme from Oct 10-19
Mangaluru, September 23: Former union minister B. Janardhana Poojary said that Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy would inaugurate the Mangaluru Dasara programme to be held at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple here.
Speaking to reporters at the temple here on Sunday, Poojary said that the Dasara celebration would be held from October 10-19 in a grand manner and Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday confirmed that he would inaugurate the Dasara, but the date of inauguration is yet to be decided. He was happy as the CM has agreed to inaugurate the programme. He would also invite former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda for the programme. He has not thought of inviting AICC president Rahul Gandhi. If nobody came to inaugurate the Dasara, he would inaugurate it, he responded to a question.
The Dasara programme would be conducted in a grand manner for which preparations are in full swing. Various folk teams would participate and tableaux would also be displayed in the procession, he said.
Temple management board president H.S. Sairam, Treasurer Padmaraj, Secretary Madhava Suvarna, Development Committee Member Dr. B.G. Suvarna, Dr. Radhakrishna, Dr. Anasuya, Devendra Poojary, Shekar Poojary, Jayavikram, Leelaksha Karkera and others were present.
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Navdeep Singh's silver upgraded to gold in men's javelin throw F41 at Paralympics
Paris, Sep 7: India's Navdeep Singh's silver medal was upgraded to gold after Iran's Beit Sayah Sadegh was disqualified following a dramatic men's javelin throw F41 final at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday.
This is India's first-ever gold medal in the men's javelin F41 category.
Starting the competition with a foul, the 23-year-old para-athlete from Haryana, who had finished fourth at the Tokyo Games three years ago, came up with a throw of 46.39 metres in his second attempt, propelling him to the second place. But it was his third throw that electrified the stadium.
With a monstrous throw of 47.32 metres, Navdeep shattered the Paralympic record and surged into lead, only for Sadegh to better the Indian's mark and clinch the gold with a record-breaking effort of 47.64 metres in his fifth attempt.
However, the Iranian was disqualified some time after the end of the final, leading to the Indian athlete taking the top spot.
The F41 category is for athletes, who are of short stature.
