Mangaluru: Former Rotary Club District Governor Surya Prakash Bhat no more
Mangaluru: After being in coma for last couple of weeks, former Rotary club governor Surya Prakash Bhat passed away on Wednesday evening at a private hospital in the city. He was 62.
He was an active Rotarian. He was an active member of Rotaract Club of Mangalore Central during his youth and then joined Rotary Club of Mangalore in 1989.
After holding various positions in club level and the district level including Rotary District Secretary during the year 1995-96, he became the President of the Rotary Club of Mangalore during its Golden Jubilee year in 1999-2000.
He was then elected as the District Governor of the Rotary club in 2003-04. He was currently serving as a member of Rotary District Advisory Council.
He was in coma from last couple of week owing to the problems of acute diabetes.
Bhat's funeral rites will be held at his residence on Thursday and his body will be kept for public viewing from 8:30 am to 10:00 am on Wednesday morning.
Bhat is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Lucknow Super Giants beat MI by 18 runs in IPL
Mumbai, May 17: Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs at Wankhede Stadium on Friday.
Mumbai Indians thus finish last in the 10-team table with only 8 points from 14 games.
Aided by a 109-run partnership between skipper KL Rahul (55 off 41 balls) and Nicholas Pooran (75 off 29 balls), LSG scored a commendable 214 for 6.
The visitors then struck at regular intervals to stop MI at 196 for 6 despite Rohit Sharma's 68 off 38 deliveries and Naman Dhir's reargaurd 62 off 28 balls.
Earlier, Rahul first steadied the innings with Marucs Stoinis (28) after the fall of his opening partner Devdutt Padikkal for a duck and then stitched a century stand with West Indian Pooran, who clobbered eight maximums and five boundaries.
Spinner Piyush Chawla (3/29) and Sri Lankan pacer Nuwan Thusara (3/28) emerged the most successful Mumbai Indians bowlers, grabbing three wickets each.
Brief scores:
Lucknow Super Giants 214 for 6 in 20 overs (Nicholas Pooran 75, KL Rahul 55; Piyush Chawla 3/29, Nuwan Thushara 3/28).
Mumbai Indians 196 for 6 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 68, Naman Dhir 62 not out; Ravi Bishnoi 2/37).
