Udupi: More than Rs 1.50 crore illegal cash found in train; Two held
Udupi: The railway police arrested two persons of Rajasthan who were allegedly carrying over Rs 1.50 crore illegal cash by Netravati Express (No.16345), which runs from Mumbai to Ernakulam via Mangaluru, at Indrali station on Friday morning.
While the duo was travelling in an AC coach in the train, someone at Indrali station was waiting to get the cash.
The railway protection force has hired additional staff to curb the theft incidents that have increased in Netravati Express. As usual, the police team was performing its duty on Friday.
In the AC coach, the police asked two passengers to produce their tickets when the duo acted suspiciously. The inspection was intensified when the names on the ticket and the names of the accused were mismatched.
At this point, more than Rs. 1.5 crore cash was reportedly found in a bag. Now the interrogation of the accused has continued and IT officials have reached the spot. Besides, Udupi Tahsildar, Election Commissioner has also visited the venue.
The accused have stated that they had brought the money to purchase a land. It is also suspected that the money was brought to distribute during the elections in Byndoor.
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Dhyan Chand lifetime award to be replaced by Arjuna lifetime
New Delhi, Oct 24: The sports ministry on Thursday announced the discontinuation of the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement from this year onwards and the introduction of the Arjuna Award Lifetime in its place in a bid to "rationalise" the various sporting honours of the country.
Instituted in 2002, the Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award, named after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand, is given to individuals in disciplines that are part of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, among others.
In 2023, the award was given to former shuttler Manjusha Kanwar, ex-hockey exponent Vineet Kumar and kabaddi player Kavitha Selvaraj.
"The various schemes for sports awards have been rationalised wherein Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced in place of Dhyan Chand Award. To recognise the efforts of coaches at grassroots/development level, they are now eligible for the Dronacharya Award," said a ministry statement.
"The Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced and will be given for life time contribution to sports development.
"Further, to recognize the Khelo India scheme, the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy will be given to the University for Overall Top Performance in Khelo India University Games," it added.
The last date for applying for the national sports awards for 2024 is November 14.
