A girl cannot near a seer in current times: Veerashaiva leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa
Chitradurga: We are living in times when it is difficult for a girl to approach a seer, Shamanuru Shivashankarappa, veteran political leader and president of the Veerashaiva Mahasabha, has said.
Addressing a national-level theatre programme in Sanehalli, Hosdurg taluk, on Tuesday, Shivashankarappa expressed his worries in the backdrop of the Murugha Mutt pontiff facing charges of sexual assault on minor girls.
“Parents from any background would want their children to get good education and prosper in life. Now, we are witnessing a situation where a parent would fear sending a girl near a pontiff,” said the leader, also condemning such a social situation.
Advising girls also to be careful, Shivashankarappa stated that the Veerashaiva Mahasabha would take appropriate decision in the matter.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
