Chikmagaluru, September 23: A painting of Lord Ganesha drawn by a Muslim boy Imran Hamdi at a Ganesha painting competition held at the Ganpati Pandal at Azad Park in the city got the first place on Sunday.

In the competition organized by the Vasavi Club, Vasavi School 10th standard student Imran Hamdi drawn the Shiva Lingam and Lord Ganesha which was appreciated by all and got the first place.

When the organizers announced the first place to Imran, people surrounded him and appreciated his painting skills.

Vasavi Club President Dinesh Gupta said that in order to encourage the talent, the club has organized the painting competition.

Imran Hamdi got the first place, Hitaishri of the government P.U. College got the second place and G. Rangalalitha of St. Mary’s School got the third place.

In the singing competition, D.C. Nayan of the J.V.S School got the first place, while K.G. Neha of the Mountain View School and C.A. Srilakshmi of Sai Angels School have got the second and the third place. Former City Municipal Council President Devaraj Shetty gave away the prizes to the winners and total 21 students were given consolation prizes.

Total 180 high school students have participated in painting competition, while 80 students have participated in singing competition. Painting artiste Harshakava, singers Panchami and Roopa Ashwin, Lakshmi Arvind, Vishwanath participated as judges. Azad Park Ganapathi Seva Samiti secretary Shivashankar, Vasavi Club organizing secretaries Jyothi Suman and Nithin, Conveners Vinay Kumar, Mahesh, Treasurer Raghunandan, Director G.N. Ramakrishna and K.R. Anand were present.

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Hyderabad, Apr 12 (PTI): Opener Abhishek Sharma smashed a superb century and shared a 171-run partnership with Travis Head as Sunrisers Hyderabad made a mockery of the massive 245-run chase, registering an eight-wicket win against Punjab Kings here on Saturday.

SRH scored 247 for 2 with nine balls to spare.

Abhishek clobbered 141 off 55 deliveries studded with 14 fours and 10 big hits, while Head made 66 off 37 balls as the duo undid the good work done by Punjab Kings' captain Shreyas Iyer, who hit a 36-ball 82 after electing to bat first.

Abhishek also become the third-highest scorer in IPL history behind Chris Gayle (175 not out) and Brendon McCullum (158 not out).

Earlier, PBKS openers Priyansh Arya (36 off 13 balls) and Prabhsimran Singh (42 off 23) added 66 runs quickly before Iyer carried on the good work along with Nehal Wadhera (27).

Harshal Patel (4/42) emerged as the most successful SRH bowler, while Sri Lankan right-arm quick Eshan Malinga (2/45) took two wickets.

Brief Scores:

Punjab Kings: 245 for 6 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 82, Marcus Stoinis 34 not out, Priyansh Arya 36, Prabhsimran Singh 42; Harshal Patel 4/42, Eshan Malinga 2/45).

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 247 for 2 in 18.3 overs (Travis Head 66, Abhishek Sharma 141, Heinrich Klaasen 21 not out).