Mangaluru student bags second place at the 17th State Level Open Karate Championship

Vartha Bharati | 13-09-2019 | 18:16:00 IST

Mangaluru: A 10-year old Mangaluru student bagged second place at the 17^th State Level Open Karate Championship organised by Shorin-RYU Karate Association Moodbidri in association with M K Ananthraj College of Physical Education, Moodbidri.

10-year old Ismail Nameer, a fourth grade student of Barakah International School, Mangaluru participated in below 30 kg category in the championship and bagged second place.

The 17^th State Level Open Karate Championship – 2019 was held at Swami’s strength training, Samaja Mandir Complex in Moodbidr.

Nameer s/o Nisar Ahmed Ruknuddin hails from Bhatkal and has been residing in Mangaluru for last few years.

Nameer has previously participated in several state, national and international level Karate championships and has won medals at various occasions including a silver medal at International Karate Championship last year.

Last year in the 16^th edition of the championship Nameer had participated in below 20kg category and had secured third position in the event. He had then participated in the 4^th National level open karate championship earlier this year and had secured second place in under 10 years, above 25kg category.

But his top win so far came in January this year when he secured third place in the 24th Asian/International WFSKO Open Karate Championship organized by World Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Organisation in Mumbai.

Nameer who developed interest in Karate while being trained in his previous school in Mangaluru Darul Aimaan School is currently an Orange belt holder in Karate.

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Boat carrying 250 people, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, sinks in Andaman Sea

15-04-2026 ¦ 15-04-2026 IST

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Dhaka (AP): At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way to Malaysia, according to the United Nations' refugee and migration agencies.

When the boat sank and the status of any search Wednesday were unclear.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration in a joint statement said Tuesday that the trawler departed from Teknaf in the southern Bangladeshi district of Cox's Bazar carrying a large number of passengers to Malaysia.

Overcrowding, strong winds and rough seas caused the vessel to lose control and sink, the agencies said.

UNHCR and IOM said the disappearance reflected the protracted displacement of Rohingya people and the absence of durable solutions.

They said ongoing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state has made the Rohingyas' safe return to Myanmar uncertain, and limited humanitarian assistance, restricted access to education and employment in refugee camps, continue to push vulnerable Rohingya refugees to choose risky sea journeys, often based on false promises of higher wages and better opportunities abroad.

UNHCR and IOM urged the international community to strengthen funding and solidarity to ensure lifesaving assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, which has sheltered more than 1 million Rohingya from Myanmar.