Mangaluru: 'Bearys Arena' sports ground inaugurated at Bearys Knowledge Campus
Mangaluru: Bearys Arena, the sports ground was inaugurated on 23rd Nov 2019 at 9:30AM in the presence of Chief guest Rajesh Naik U, MLA, Bantwal Constituency, the guest of honour Arunangshu Giri, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mangaluru, Syed Mohamed Beary, Chairman of Bearys Group of Institutions, and Ashraf Beary,Director, Bearys Infrastructure & Construction Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
Rajesh Naik and Arunangshu Giri inaugurated the Bearys Arena.
Rajesh Naik, Speaking on this occasion, he said that “Sports is an important of education. Earlier it was being ignored and students were forced to only concentrate on their academics. Things have changed for good now and sports is getting its deserved recognition. Educational institutions have started giving more weightage to the sports.” Rajesh said.
Rajesh also added that the kids who grow up in the rural areas are more active than those who grow up in city’s environment due to various factors. “Kids today are more into gadgets and mobile phones rather than going out and playing sports. The technology has brought the world to their feet” he said.
He further added the students should actively take part in sports activities and opportunities that are being provided by institutions like BIT and others.
Addressing the gathering Arunangshu Giri said that every Student’s life is shaped by the educational context. This means that both academics and extra-curricular learning will decide which direction to pursue. Hence the students have to cut down on Mobile usage. Stay away from drug addiction. And one should get more interested in the sport, to come out of frustration.
Syed Mohamed Beary, President of the Bearys Group, who chaired the event, said, “The Group's mission is to promote Education, Entrepreneurship and the Environment.That is why, the stadium is built in a special way for multipurpose use i.e for outdoor games, panel discussion and group study. He said “The Student community should actively involve in sports and cultural activities. He said stadium has several eco-friendly elements like under-deck drip irrigation system installed which will reduce water consumption by 90%. The stadium creates a greener environment by directing the flowing water. Also, about 1.25 lakh laterite stones from the ground are extracted for future construction. The land scape area is used for growing fruit yielding plants Ar. Ashok Mendonca, Principal of BEADS, Dr. Aziz Mustafa, Director of BIT-Polytechnic College, Dr. Mahendra, Event coordinator, Dr. Abdullah Gubbi, Media incharge and Head of various departments were present. Dr. Manjur Basha, Principal, BIT delivered the welcome note and Safwan Khan, Physical Education Director, delivered the vote of thanks. Sanya Rahman, Student of ECE was the Master of ceremony.
To coincide with the auspicious occasion, a football tournament was conducted. The PUC students from Kasaragod, Udupi and Mangalore Districts took part in the inter collegiate level football tournament. The total of 23 teams participated in the tournament.
Workers involved in the construction of the stadium were felicitated on this occasion.
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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
