Tarikere Sudarshan called home to say he is safe, family relieved
Mansarovar Yatra
Chikmagaluru, July 03: The family members of Sudarshan from Bukkambudhi of Tarikere taluk who has been to Mansarovar yatra, were anxious as he was in touch with them for the last couple of days. But on Tuesday evening, Darshan called his parents and said he is safe in Tibet. Now, his family members have relieved a sign of relief.
Darshan (28), son of Nanjundaswamy, is living in Bengaluru for the last 7-8 years and working as a priest. On June 21, he left for Mansarovar tour, it is said.
Family members anxious
Darshan has been to Mansarovar under a package tour on June 21. As he was not in touch with the family members for the last two days, the family was anxious. When he called his brother Prashanth on Sunday, he had said that ‘He visited Srinagar, Ladakh and Kailash Parvat. Tomorrow, he would leave for Mansarovar”. But after that, his family members could not contact him.
Speaking to reporters, his brother Prashanth said that his brother went to Amarnath Yatra on June 21. He called him on Sunday and spoke about heavy rains. He said that after visiting Kailash Parvat, he was climbing Amarnath. But later, he was unavailable for the phone. So family members were so anxious, he said.
SP K Annamalai also confirmed that Darshan has called his parents and informed them that he was safe in Tibet.
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Andhra Cricket Association announces Rs 25 lakh cash award for Nitish Reddy
New Delhi, Dec 28: The Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) on Saturday announced a cash award of Rs 25 lakh for young Nitish Reddy, acknowledging his maiden Test century effort, which was crucial to India's fightback in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
The 21-year-old Reddy scored a resilient unbeaten 105 to steer India to 358 for nine on the third day of the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
"It is a fortunate day and a happiest moment for the Andhra Cricket Association. We are very happy that a boy from Andhra has been picked for the Test format and international T20 format. As an honour, on behalf of the Andhra Cricket Association, Rs 25 lakh prize money is being given to Nitish Kumar Reddy," (ACA) President Kesineni Sivanath said.
Reddy, who has been a standout performer in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, showed his grit again in the fourth Test, sharing a crucial 127-run partnership with Washington Sundar (50 off 162 balls).
Reddy’s remarkable innings was praised by cricketing legends with Sunil Gavaskar describing it as one of the greatest Test knocks in India's Test history.
