Kumbra: Humble dwelling of poor woman burns in fire, valuables lost
Puttur: In a tragic incident, a ramshackle dwelling of a poor woman was partially burnt in a fire at Sarepuni Padedka near Kumbra of Olamogru village in Puttur. Many valuable items, including documents and cash were burnt in the incident that happened on Friday.
Padmavathi, the owner of the cement sheet roofed, construction net-screen draped hut, lost Rs 15,000 cash kept in a bag, documents and many other things in the fire. The net-screen covering two sides of the hut, which has no walls, was also burnt down. Padmavathi, a widow, was living with her 8 year old son in the humble dwelling.
On Friday, Padmavathi had been to work as usual. She rushed back from work when her neighbours informed her about the disaster. However, the damage had already been done. Along with other things, she also lost groceries stored at the hut.
Sampya police have registered a case in this regard. Kedambadi VA Sridhar has visited the spot for an inspection.
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Rishabh Pant overtakes Kohli in Test rankings
Dubai, Oct 23: Rishabh Pant on Wednesday overtook his superstar India teammate Virat Kohli to reach the sixth spot in the ICC Test rankings for batters.
Fresh from a counter-attacking 99 in the second innings of the opening Test against New Zealand, Pant gained three spots in the rankings while Kohli, who made a fluent 70 in Bengaluru, dropped a place to be eighth.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal remains India's highest ranked batter at four. India captain Rohit Sharma dropped two places to be joint 15th alongside Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne.
England star Joe Root maintains a healthy lead at the top of the charts.
New Zealand duo of Rachin Ravindra (up 36 places to 18th) and Devon Conway (up 12 spots to 36th) also made good ground on the latest list for Test batters, while teammate Matt Henry (up two rungs to ninth with a new career-high rating) was the big winner in bowlers' category.
Henry picked up eight wickets during the Black Caps' drought-breaking eight-wicket victory over India in Bengaluru, while teammate Will O'Rourke (up two spots to 39th) was also rewarded for his seven scalps from the same match.
Pakistan spinner Noman Ali was re-instated at 17th on the rankings following his 11 wickets across two innings against England, while teammate Sajid Khan gained 22 places to move to 50th after he was adjudged Player of the Match in the same contest.
India's pace spearhead remains at the top of the bowlers' rankings followed by teammate R Ashwin. Retaining the seventh sport, Ravindra Jadeja is another Indian in the top-10.
