Speeding car hits divider on Surathkal NH 66, three injured
Surathkal: Three people sustained minor injuries as their car hit a divider and also a shop by the road after the driver lost control over the vehicle while traveling on the national highway 66 near Thadambail Marigudi here on Sunday morning.
The three passengers, including a youngster and two young ladies, left Udupi for Mangaluru in the car early Sunday morning. At around 3:30 am, when they reached Thadambail Marigudi, the driver is learned to have missed a turn as there was no signboard.
As the car was on high speed, the driver allegedly lost control over the vehicle, which not only hit but also crossed the divider on the highway before ramming a shop on the other side of the road.
The car is learned to be heavily damaged and the tyres blasted, due to the impact of the collision. The building too was found damaged.
The passengers had minor injuries, but are found to be out of danger. Their lives are learned to have been saved as the air bag of the car had been open during the accident.
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Dhyan Chand lifetime award to be replaced by Arjuna lifetime
New Delhi, Oct 24: The sports ministry on Thursday announced the discontinuation of the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement from this year onwards and the introduction of the Arjuna Award Lifetime in its place in a bid to "rationalise" the various sporting honours of the country.
Instituted in 2002, the Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award, named after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand, is given to individuals in disciplines that are part of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, among others.
In 2023, the award was given to former shuttler Manjusha Kanwar, ex-hockey exponent Vineet Kumar and kabaddi player Kavitha Selvaraj.
"The various schemes for sports awards have been rationalised wherein Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced in place of Dhyan Chand Award. To recognise the efforts of coaches at grassroots/development level, they are now eligible for the Dronacharya Award," said a ministry statement.
"The Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced and will be given for life time contribution to sports development.
"Further, to recognize the Khelo India scheme, the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy will be given to the University for Overall Top Performance in Khelo India University Games," it added.
The last date for applying for the national sports awards for 2024 is November 14.
