Poovamma who bagged gold in Asiad reaches Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Sept 06: M.R. Poovamma, the leading Indian athlete who won the gold medal at the recently concluded 18th Asian Games in Jakarta in Indonesia, and the silver medal in the mixed relay; received a grand welcome at Mangaluru airport today.
At the welcome ceremony, organized by DK district administration, DK district panchayat, Municipal Corporation, Youth Empowerment, and Sports Department; MLA Vedavyas Kamath, Councillors, Chairman of Alva's Education Foundation Dr. M Mohan Alva, Chairman of Sahyadri Education Foundation Manjunath Bhandary, Poovamma’s parents, Sports coaches and others greeted her.
Medal dedicated to parents - Kodagu: M.R. Poovamma
Achieve this success was possible only through the encouragement and support of my parents. Therefore, I will dedicate these medals to parents and flood-hit victims of Kodagu," she said.
I am delighted by this welcome. I had received the same reception in 2014 as well. Now I have to prepare for the next year’s Asian Championship and World Championship. The decision about the preparation camps will be taken in October. I am looking forward to participate in the Olympics in 2020. That training will begin from next year, "Poovamma said.
"Yesterday I met Prime Minister and sports minister, they encouraged and promised assistance to me," she added.
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Gangolli Police arrest couple in house robbery case within seven hours
Gangolli: In an operation, the Gangolli police arrested a couple accused of a house robbery within seven hours of the incident.
The accused, identified as Vinayak (41) and his wife Pramila (30) from Gujjadi, were taken into custody following a coordinated investigation by the police team.
The robbery took place on the morning of January 21 when a bag containing jewelry was stolen from a house near Trasi Beach. Among the stolen items were a 16-gram gold necklace, a 16-gram bangle, and three gold rings weighing 3 grams, with the total value of the jewelry estimated at Rs 2 lakh. The culprits fled the scene on a scooty.
Following the registration of the case at the Gangolli police station, SSI Harish R. and a team comprising officers Shantaram, Raju, Nagaraj, Raghavendra, Sandeep Kurani, Maruti Nayak, and Dinesh swiftly gathered intelligence and tracked down the suspects by 8 p.m. on the same day. The stolen gold ornaments and the vehicle used in the crime have been recovered.
The accused were presented before the court, and further legal proceedings are underway.
