Ruknuddin Challengers emerge winners in Nawayath Cricket League in Mangaluru; BCF runner-up
Mangaluru: The Nawayath Cricket League, held at the 'Perfect Pass' sports arena in Mangaluru, concluded on Wednesday with Ruknuddin Challengers emerging as the tournament winners, while Bhatkal Cricket Friends (BCF) secured the runners-up position.
The three-day tournament featured an intense final match between these two top-performing teams, who advanced to the final stage following an IPL-styled playoffs. Team Pinch Hitters secured the third-place position in the tournament after losing the Qualifier-2 match against BCF.
The captain of BCF Farjad Nilawar received recognition as the Best Batsman of the Tournament and was also honored as the Player of the Tournament. Additionally, Amaan Katpadi of Ruknuddin Challengers was awarded the title of Best Bowler of the Tournament.
Runner up: BCF team with their trophy
During the closing ceremony, the title sponsor, 'Spider Group,' was represented by prominent businessman Aziz Akrami. He extended his congratulations to all participating teams and players for their sportsmanship and dedication displayed throughout the tournament. He also commended the organizers for bringing together young athletes and working professionals from Bhatkal and its surrounding areas who currently reside in Mangaluru, fostering camaraderie among them despite being away from their hometowns.
The closing ceremony featured the presence of other guests, including Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Secretary Nasir Samanige, Congress member Umer Naseef, Fahad Shabandri, Gufran, Dr. Aatif, and others.
The Nawayath Cricket League is an exclusive cricket event designed for students and young professionals originating from Bhatkal and its nearby regions, currently residing in Mangaluru. The tournament received support from prominent Bhatkal businessmen Arshad Mohtisham and Imtiyaz Damda, among other notable sponsors.
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TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act
New Delhi (PTI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has also approached the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
Meanwhile, a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan has listed for hearing on April 16 ten other petitions, including the one filed by AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, challenging the validity of the law.
Samajwadi Party MP from Sambhal, Zia-ur-Rahman Barq, had recently also filed a plea on the issue in the apex court.
Moitra, who filed her plea on April 9, has said the controversial amendment not only suffered from serious procedural lapses but also violated several fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution.
“It is submitted that the violation of parliamentary practices during the law-making process has contributed to the unconstitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025,” the plea said.
“Procedurally, the Chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee flouted parliamentary rules and practices both at the stage of consideration and adoption of the draft report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill and at the stage of presentation of the said report before Parliament,” it said.
The plea said that dissenting opinions from the opposition MPs were reportedly redacted without justification from the final report presented in Parliament on February 13, 2025.
Such actions undermined the deliberative process of Parliament and violated established norms as outlined in authoritative parliamentary procedure manuals, it said.
The plea said the new law allegedly infringed upon Articles 14 (equality before the law), 15(1) (non-discrimination), 19(1)(a) and (c) (freedom of speech and association), 21 (right to life and personal liberty), 25 and 26 (freedom of religion), 29 and 30 (minority rights), and Article 300A (right to property) of the Constitution.
Moitra sought striking down of the Act in its entirety, citing its procedural irregularities and substantive violations of the Constitution.
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, AAP leader Amanatullah Khan, Association for the Protection of Civil Rights, Arshad Madani, Samastha Kerala Jamiathul Ulema, Anjum Kadari, Taiyyab Khan Salmani, Mohammad Shafi, Mohammed Fazlurrahim and RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha have also moved the top court on the issue.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Congress MPs Imran Pratapgarhi and Mohammad Jawed are other key petitioners in the case.
