Shepherds Academy students excel in National-level Karate Championship in Udupi
Mangaluru: Students of the Shepherds International Academy in Attavar participated in the Kumite Category of the 1st Invitational National-level Karate Championship on Sunday, November 6.
The event was organized at Thunder’s Golden Bay, Subhas Nagara, Kurkal, Udupi by Ken-e-Mabuni-Shito-Ryu Karate School of India.
As many as 11 students from the Academy won trophies and certificates at various positions. One student was winner in a contest, while three were runners-up and seven students were at third position.
The students have all qualified for the upcoming international competition in the Kumite category, to be held in a couple of months.
The management of the Shepherds International Academy congratulated the students who won at various positions. It also thanked the principal, faculty members, parents and trainers of the students for their combined efforts and contributions to the prize-winning performance of the Academy students.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
