Team from Jai Hind Swimming Club wins in Open water swimming competition held at Nandini River
Mangaluru: In association with Government of Karnataka, Department of Youth Empowerment and sports, Sri Anjaneya temple and Vyayama Shale Sasihithlu conducted an Open water river swimming competition at Nandini River Sasihithlu.
Jai Hind Swimming Club students participated and bagged 2 First places, 2 Second places and one third place in the competition. Aditya G Bhandary and Vindya G Bhandary have secured First place with cash prize of Rs. 5000/- and a champion trophy in 400 metre swimming.
Dhanush and Shreeshan have secured Second place with cash prize of Rs. 4000/- and trophy in 400 metre swimming. Spoorthi has secured third place with cash prize of Rs. 1000/- in 400 metre swimming. Mohammed Abdul Bashith has secured the 4th place.
All the swimmers were trained under the leadership of Shri V Ramakrishna Rao and Shri Rajesh Antony Bengre.
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Tension in Koppal village over Ambedkar flag during fair; five arrested
Koppal: Tension prevailed in Halwarti village of Koppal taluk after a clash reportedly broke out between members of Dalit and upper-caste communities over the hoisting of an Ambedkar flag during the Beeralingeshwara fair.
According to police, a verbal argument between youths from the two communities escalated into a physical confrontation, leading to unrest in the village.
In a related development, it has been alleged that members of the upper-caste community entered the house of a Dalit youth, identified as Gavisiddappa Hosamani, damaged the door and vandalised the front portion of the house.
As a precautionary measure, additional police personnel have been deployed in the village to maintain law and order.
Police said a complaint has been registered at the Koppal Rural Police Station and five persons have been arrested in connection with the incident. Further investigation is under way.
