MANGALURU: Samartha Bharatha and NSS unit of Vikaas First Grade College, Mangaluru, jointly organized launching ceremony of ‘Be Good, Do Good Campaign 2020’ on the occasion of 157th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda at Vikaas College Auditorium,Mangaluru, on 17 January 2020.

Prof. P.S.Yedapaditaya, Vice Chancellor, Mangalore University, after launching ‘vivek band’, said that Swami Vivekananda’s thoughts and ideas are relevant and inspiring even today in this modern world; youth is  the strength of our country and to bring them to the right path, we have to follow his path, the Vice Chancellor added.

Chief guests,.Vijaya Raghavendra, actor, Sandalwood, said that in order to do good to the society, one has to be good first,and helping an individual to be good is the main aim of this event.

Guest of honour ArjunKapikad, Tulu actor, also spoke on the occasion. Keynote speaker Akshaya Gokhale, lecturer, NITTE College, gave a motivational speech to students.

J.Koragappa, Secretary, Vikaas Education Trust, Parthasarathi Palemar, Coordinator, Vikaas Group of Institutions, Dr. Manjula A. Rao, Dean, Vikaas Group of Institutions,Prof. T. RajaramRao, Academic Director, Vikaas PU College, Dr. Ajay Thakur, Principal, Vikaas College of Physiotherapy, Ayshwarya K., Principal,Vikaas First Grade College,and eminent businessmen, Sunil Achar, Kishore Shetty and Greeshma Shridhar were present on the occasion.

Raghavendra Bhat, welcomed the gathering, and Sakshath Shetty, proposed the vote of thanks. Meghashri, lecturer,compered the programme.


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Mumbai, May 17: Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs at Wankhede Stadium on Friday.

Mumbai Indians thus finish last in the 10-team table with only 8 points from 14 games.

Aided by a 109-run partnership between skipper KL Rahul (55 off 41 balls) and Nicholas Pooran (75 off 29 balls), LSG scored a commendable 214 for 6.

The visitors then struck at regular intervals to stop MI at 196 for 6 despite Rohit Sharma's 68 off 38 deliveries and Naman Dhir's reargaurd 62 off 28 balls.

Earlier, Rahul first steadied the innings with Marucs Stoinis (28) after the fall of his opening partner Devdutt Padikkal for a duck and then stitched a century stand with West Indian Pooran, who clobbered eight maximums and five boundaries.

Spinner Piyush Chawla (3/29) and Sri Lankan pacer Nuwan Thusara (3/28) emerged the most successful Mumbai Indians bowlers, grabbing three wickets each.

Brief scores:

Lucknow Super Giants 214 for 6 in 20 overs (Nicholas Pooran 75, KL Rahul 55; Piyush Chawla 3/29, Nuwan Thushara 3/28).

Mumbai Indians 196 for 6 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 68, Naman Dhir 62 not out; Ravi Bishnoi 2/37).