CWG: Tulika Maan wins silver in women's 78kg judo event
Birmingham, Aug 3: Indian judoka Tulika Maan gave her all but came up short against Scotland's Sarah Adlington in the final to settle for a silver medal in the women's 78kg category in the Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday.
Tulika, who won two fights earlier in the day to make it to the final, led for majority of the bout before Adlington pulled off a decisive move, an Ippon, to win gold.
Adlington had Tulika on the mat with a forceful throw and the Indian landed on her back, ending the contest with 30 seconds remaining.
A silver was still a creditable performance from the 23-year-old from Delhi who gave India its third judo medal in the Birmingham Games.
The spectators too was largely in favour of the Scottish judoka and they went berserk after Adlington employed an Ippon.
Tulika, who lost her father when she was a two-year-old and is a single child of a widowed mother, is a former Commonwealth judo champion.
She was inconsolable after the bout and was not able to speak to the media though she tried, a standard protocol after every bout.
After that she fell on the floor with tears rolling down her eyes. Clearly, it was the disappointment of missing out on the gold.
She had beaten Tracy Durhone of Mauritius in her opening bout before winning against Sydnee Andrews of New Zealand in the semifinals.
Tulika initially trailed in the semifinal match against Andrews but performed an 'Ippon' to humble the New Zealander.
The only other Indian, Deepak Deswal, went down to Fiji's Tevita Takawaya in the men's 100kg Repechage event.
L Shushila Devi and Vijay Kumar had claimed a silver and bronze in women's 48kg and men's 60kg respectively on Monday.
It must be noted that in the wake of the de-recognition of the Judo Federation of India on April 22, an expert committee was constituted by the Sports Authority of India to oversee the trials and the selection process for the CWG and also suggest necessary changes.
The committee included Olympian Judokas Cawas Billimoria, Sandeep Byala and Sunith Thakur as well as Judo masters Arun Dwivedi and Yogesh K Dhadve.
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K’taka Additional Chief Secretary LK Atheeq responds to Mohandas Pai’s doubt on GST growth rate
Bengaluru: In a recent statement made by the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday, May 1, it was announced that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue collection for April 2024 has reached an unprecedented high, soaring to Rs 2.10 lakh crore. The GST collections breach the landmark figure of ₹2 lakh crore for the first time. The data revealed a 12.4% year-on-year growth in gross revenue, with net revenue (after refunds) standing impressively at ₹1.92 lakh crore, showcasing a notable 17.1% year-on-year growth.
The news sparked a conversation on social media platforms, with Indian businessman TV Mohandas Pai expressing concern over the apparent slowdown in the growth rate of GST in Karnataka. In a tweet directed at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other key figures, Pai highlighted the worrisome trend and called for a review by the Government of Karnataka (GOK).
Responding to Pai's apprehension, the additional Chief Secretary to the Karnataka government, LK Atheeq, offered a clarifying perspective. Atheeq contested Pai's assertion, emphasizing that the figures cited by Pai pertain solely to the month of April 2024 compared to April 2023. He further provided data, presenting a comparative analysis of Karnataka's GST collection growth rate in the fiscal year 2023-24. According to Atheeq, Karnataka has witnessed an 18% growth rate in GST collection, outperforming the national average of 12%. He also juxtaposed Karnataka's growth with other states such as Maharashtra and Gujarat, both recording growth rates of 18% and 10% respectively.
Atheeq stated that when viewed in the context of the preceding fiscal year, the growth rates appear lower for all states due to the exceptionally high growth witnessed during the COVID-affected year of 2021-22.
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— ಎಲ್ ಕೆ ಅತೀಕ್ L K Atheeq (@lkatheeq) May 2, 2024
So, the GST collection in Karnataka is not slowing down.
When compared to 2022-23 the growth rates are lower for everyone because 2022-23 growth is over the COVID year of 2021-22 & hence it is very high. @TVMohandasPai
👉 #GST revenue collection for April 2024 highest ever at Rs 2.10 lakh crore
— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) May 1, 2024
👉 #GST collections breach landmark milestone of ₹2 lakh crore
👉 Gross Revenue Records 12.4% y-o-y growth
👉 Net Revenue (after refunds) stood at ₹1.92 lakh crore; 17.1% y-o-y growth
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@CMofKarnataka @siddaramaiah @DKShivakumar @lkatheeq Worrisome sign, after long time Growth rate of GST slowing down in Karnatak. GOK needs to review https://t.co/AMktMCeHhk
— Mohandas Pai (@TVMohandasPai) May 1, 2024
