Mangaluru: Ivory Tower unveils its private sports arena for its residents
Mangaluru: The owner's association of one of the top-notch residential buildings of Mangaluru, Ivory Towers, on Saturday inaugurated its new sports arena named 'Ivory Sports Arena' at its premises here in Attavar.
The arena was inaugurated by Former Indian Football Player Mohammed Rafi.
Mangaluru City Corporation's opposition leader Abdul Ravoof, Sadananda Shetty, President of Sports Promoters Mangaluru, SM Arshad, MD of Mohtisham Complexes Pvt. Ltd, DM Aslam, President of South Kanara Football Association, Bibi Thomas Muttam, Head Coach Karnataka State in Santosh Trophy and Abdul Rahoof, MD of Sulthan Gold and Diamonds were present as the Chief Guests for the event that was presided over by Abbas Narsha, President, Ivory Towers Apartment Owners Association.
Constructed on a space of 10,000 sq. ft the arena is one of its kind private turf sports arena for residential buildings in the city.
Speaking at the event, Abdul Ravoof, the Opposition leader in Mangaluru City Corporation congratulated the owners association of the building on constructing such a sports arena in the premises and thanked SM Arshad Mohtisham for lending the space for the construction of the arena.
Mohammed Rafi also lauded the efforts of the residents in coming up with such a project in their premises. He also hoped that the kids who play in the arena will someday end up playing Football and other sports at different levels of the game.
SM Arshad Mohtisham who also addressed the event said he was impressed with the transformation of the plot that was lying vacant just a few months back into a full-fledge sports arena.
DM Aslam added there are opportunities in abundance in football for young kids as Football is taking over as the most sought after sport in the country. He also offered help from the South Kanara Football Association for the grooming of young kids as professional Football players.
Bibi Thomas Muttam also offered to provide any help in his personal capacity for the training purpose of young kids of the apartment building. He stressed that the role of the owners association was only half-done and that they need to now focus on providing guidance and training for their kids as without training there will be no output from the arena that has been constructed.
In his presidential address, Abbas Narsha said kids should be encouraged to play outdoor sports as the new age technologies have them glued to the gadgets. He added that this was one of the motives of the project to construct the sports arena.
During the event, several people were felicitated by the owners association for their contribution to the project. The suppliers and contractors of the project were also felicitated.
Basheer Sagar, the Saudi-based NRI businessman who is also a resident of Ivory Towers was also felicitated for arranging a chartered flight for 175 people stuck in Saudi Arabia amidst the COVID pandemic.
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ED seeks time to file reply on Jacqueline Fernandez's plea to turn approver in money laundering case
New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Monday sought time to file its reply on a plea by actor Jacqueline Fernandez seeking to turn approver in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar.
Special Judge Prashant Sharma posted the matter for further proceedings on May 8.
The court had earlier on April 17 issued notice to the agency after the actor's counsel filed the application.
Fernandez, who was summoned by the ED several times in connection with the investigation, was named as an accused for the first time in a supplementary charge sheet filed by the agency.
On July 3, last year, the Delhi High Court dismissed her petition for quashing the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) in the money laundering case.
Two months later, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the high court's order.
Delhi Police had booked Chandrasekhar for allegedly duping the spouses of former promoters of Ranbaxy, Shivinder Singh and Malvinder Singh, of Rs 200 crore.
There are other ongoing investigations against him in several cases across the country.
Chandrasekhar and his wife, Leena Paulose, facing proceedings in a money laundering case, were arrested by Delhi Police along with others.
The police invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the case.
Paulose and Chandrasekhar were alleged to have used 'hawala' routes and created shell companies along with other accused persons to park the money earned as proceeds of crime.
