Mysore/Mysuru: Junior Residents, who are pressed into service for 24×7 COVID care in Hospitals including emergencies at the behest of the Government, are not getting their salaries and incentives despite putting in long hours of service under risky conditions. 

This morning, Resident doctors attached to Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) held a protest in front of the Institute to remind the Government and the authorities of what they say are shortcomings in the Medical Education Department and how they are victimised for no fault of theirs. 

The doctors claimed that the Government is using their services for COVID-related work due to which there have been no proper clinical academic activities in their courses and they are still being charged fees in lakhs.

Moreover, the salaries and allowances have not been paid, they said citing step-motherly treatment. 

Holding placards like ‘COVID warriors to beggars’ and ‘We are here to serve, not suffer’, they accused the MMC&RI of non-payment of salaries and COVID incentive. These Resident doctors are serving at various COVID Hospitals as part of compulsory rural service. Today’s protest was led by the Resident Doctors Association of MMC&RI. There are 126 MBBS graduates, who graduated from various Institutes across Karnataka in 2021 and were posted to MMC&RI vide a Government notification under Compulsory Rural Service Act in June this year. But they have been denied salary and COVID allowance since then.

Charging that the MMC&RI Dean and Director Dr. C.P. Nanjaraj has ignored them, the protestors said that there are no Junior Resident posts in MMC&RI. “The Dean, when approached, bluntly told us to take transfer to any other institutions. When they needed us they appointed us to serve. Now when cases are declining, we are treated badly. We feel that we are being exploited,” a protestor said. 

They argued that the Government had fixed a monthly salary of Rs. 40,000 which was not enough considering the present cost of living and claimed that though they served as frontline workers during the height of COVID-19 pandemic, the MMC&RI has ignored them now. 

Contending that apart from salary, which they truly deserved to be paid for their dedicated service, they said that they are also deprived of COVID incentive of Rs. 10,000 per month which was promised by the Government. “During counselling, we were offered Rs. 62,000 per month and COVID allowance of Rs. 10,000 per month. Later after appointment they reduced the salary to Rs. 40,000 and now there is neither salary nor allowance,” a doctor said. 

They sought the intervention of the Health Minister, Department of Medical Education and the Department of Health and Family Welfare to render justice to them. Claiming that they are not given any accommodation during their service, they argued that the authorities had failed to pay them even the promised salary of Rs. 40,000 and this has put them in a lot of hardship.

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Mysore/Mysuru: Abhimanyu, who has been given the responsibility of carrying the Golden Howdah (Ambari) on Jumboo Savari day for the second time, began his weight training by carrying 300-kg sand bags this noon inside the Mysore Palace premises.

Before the commencement of weight training, puja was performed at Kodi Someshwara Temple in Palace premises to Abhimanyu, Kumki elephants Chaitra and Kaveri, Gaadhi Namdha (a cushion-bed-like material) and the cradle in the auspicious Abhijin Lagna at 12.15 pm and the Gaadhi Namdha was fastened on the back of Abhimanyu with a leather strip and ropes and then a cradle-like structure was tied on top of it. 

The rituals began with Padapuja by sprinkling of ‘Arishina-Kumkuma’ at the feet of the elephants and were fed with ‘Pancha Phala’ (five fruits).   

Later, sand bags weighing 300-kg were placed inside the cradle and Abhimanyu, followed by other elephants —  Chaitra, Kaveri, Ashwathama, Dhananjaya, Vikrama, Lakshmi and Gopalaswamy — were taken in a procession as part  of the drill.

The Dasara elephants were led to the North Gate of the Palace, Bhuvaneshwari Temple, Jayamarthanda Gate and back to Kodi Someshwara Temple covering a distance of about one kilometre. Today’s training was supervised by Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) Jagath Ram, Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) T. Heeralal, DCF Dr. Karikalan, Veterinarian Dr. Ramesh and elephant caretakers Rangaraju and Akram.

Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Dr. V. Karikalan, speaking on the occasion, said that weight training for Abhimanyu began from today and other seven Dasara elephants also took part in the training session. Abhimanyu carried 300-kg sand bags on the first day and the weight will be gradually increased, he added.

Continuing, Dr. Karikalan said that after three to four days of weight training, the wooden howdah, weighing 350-kg will be placed on Abhimanyu and sand bags will be placed inside it which will be gradually increased till the weight equals 750-kg, the weight of the Golden Howdah.

Speaking about getting the Dasara elephants acclimatised to sound, Dr. Karikalan said that the canon firing drill will be held three times and the date and time of the firing drill will be informed later. 

Abhimanyu’s Mahout Vasanth and Kavadi Raju and mahouts and kavadis of other seven Dasara elephants accompanied their elephants during the training today.

During previous years, Dasara elephants were being trained to familiarise them on Jumboo Savari route from the Palace, passing through K.R. Circle, Sayyaji Rao Road, Government Ayurveda Hospital Circle, Old RMC Circle, Moulana Abul Kalam Azad Circle (Highway Circle) and Nelson Mandela Road to reach the Torchlight Parade Grounds at Bannimantap.

But due to COVID-19 pandemic, familiarising the Dasara elephants on Jumboo Savari route has been stopped since last year and the training is being held inside the Palace premises only.

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Death notes recovered; abetment cases booked

Bengaluru: Three days after his wife, two daughters and a son were found hanging in an suicide pact, the editor of a Kannada newspaper Hallagere Shankar from Mandya and his two sons-in-law were booked by the Bengaluru Police under the charges of abetment to suicide. 

Shankar, in his eight-page Police complaint, had blamed his deceased spouse for the whole tragedy. He had stated that his wife, Bharathi, 51, was the root cause of endless disputes in the family. He alleged that she didn’t allow their daughters to live with their husbands, thereby wrecking their marital lives.

However, the twist in the case was when the Police recovered three suicide notes where the accusing fingers were pointed at Shankar and his two sons-in-law Praveen and Srikanth.

On Friday evening, Shankar’s wife, daughters Sinchana, 34, Sindhurani, 31, and son Madhusagar, 25, were found hanging in the family’s home in Thigalarapalya, off Magadi Road. Sindhurani’s nine-month-old baby boy was found dead on a bed, apparently starved to death. Sinchana’s two-and-a-half-year-old daughter was rescued from a state of near-starvation.

In the three suicide notes, Sinchana, Sindhurani and Madhusagar have alleged that their father Shankar had illicit relationships and the family used to fight frequently over this. Shankar and his sons-in-law were blamed for harassment and the suicide notes mention that mistreatment of women and children must stop at least now. 

Sinchana and Sindhurani stated that they were not happy either in their home or in-law’s places as the men, including their father, mistreated them. The Police have seized a laptop, a few pen drives and certain documents from the house and have issued notices to Shankar, Praveen and Srikanth to appear before them. 

Over 10 to 14 Policemen searched the house and a few torn currency notes were recovered from the rooms. Also, cash worth Rs. 15 lakh, 2 kg gold and silver valuables were recovered. 

Police suspect that the three women killed themselves on Sept. 13 and Madhusagar ended his life two days later because his body was not as decomposed as the other three corpses.

Both Sinchana and Sindhurani had been living with their parents for the past one-and-a-half years. Twenty days ago, Sindhurani had consumed some pills and later filed a Police complaint against her husband Srikanth. Sinchana had similar fights with her husband Praveen, Police said. 

Sinchana and Sindhurani were preparing for UPSC exams and aspired to get into IAS or IPS, Police said. While Sinchana was an MBA graduate, Sindhurani had studied Engineering. Madhusagar, also an engineer, worked for a Nationalised Bank.

Meanwhile, Sinchana and Praveen’s little daughter, who was rescued from a state of near-starvation, is recovering at a hospital. 

Though Praveen was shocked to learn that the child went without food for days, Police said that the child could not recognise her father as her mother stayed away from her husband.

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K.R. Pet: Two Police Constables attached to K.R. Pet Town Police Station have been suspended on charges of beating up an office-bearer of Hindu Jagarana Vedike in the Police Station.

Rahmatullah and Pradeep are the two suspended Constables.

Details: A  Ganesha immersion ceremony was taking place at Sindhughatta in the taluk  under the leadership of Hindu Jagarana Vedike General Secretary Satish on Thursday evening, when the K.R. Pet Town Police Sub-Inspector Byatarayagowda and other staff, who were on bandobust duty at the village, entered into a verbal argument with Satish over some trivial issue.

Following the verbal spat, the PSI is alleged to have brought Satish to K.R. Pet Town Police Station late on Thursday night, where he was beaten up by the Police. 

Upon learning of the assault, Hindu activists and other villagers of Sindhughatta went to K.R. Pet and laid siege to the Town Police Station, demanding  suspension of the PSI and other staff who beat up Satish. 

Meanwhile, Satish who sustained injuries due to the assault, was admitted at the town’s General Hospital for treatment.

As the unrelenting protesters continued with their stir, Mandya SP Dr. Ashwini visited K.R. Pet  on Friday evening and held talks with the protesting Hindu activists who remained adamant on the suspension of PSI Byatarayagowda and two other Constables who beat up Satish. 

But even after hours of discussion that went late into Friday night, the unbudging protesters kept up their tempo, when the SP announced that Constables Rahmatullah and Pradeep have been suspended and also assured  that she would recommend to the IGP (Southern Range) to take action against the PSI in question, as she had no powers to suspend a Sub-Inspector.

Following the suspension of the two Constables and getting an assurance from the SP on action against PSI Byatarayagowda, the protesters withdrew their stir, while issuing a warning that they would be forced to call a K.R. Pet bandh in case no action was taken against the PSI.

Vedike office-bearers Yogananda, Sujan, Chandan, Ratnakar and  Janardhan, BJP leader Sandesh, TMC Member Nataraj, Agrahara Nataraj, Harish and others took part in the protest.

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Bengaluru: The II PU supplementary exam (2020-21) for private students, repeaters and students, who had rejected the annual exam results, has seen a pass percentage of 29.91. Announcing the results at his office in Vidhana Soudha here this morning, Primary and Secondary Education Minister B.C. Nagesh said that a total of 18,413 students had appeared for the exam, who included 17,470 private students, 592 students who rejected the 2020-21 annual exam results and 351 repeaters.

Pointing out 5,507 students of the 18,413 students who took the exam passed the exam, Nagesh said that 580 students have passed with distinction while 1,939 students have passed in first class and 1,578 in second class. The results available in the website: www.karresults.nic.in

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Chamarajanagar: With COVID crisis easing in the State, the Chamarajanagar District Administration has withdrawn the order that made production of an RT-PCR negative report mandatory for travellers from Tamil Nadu entering Karnataka.

Chamarajangar DC Dr. M.R. Ravi, in an order issued on July 31, had made submission of RT-PCR negative report (taken within 72 hours of their travel) mandatory at the  Karnataka-TN border check-posts for all travellers from Tamil Nadu, as a measure to check the spread of the deadly virus, which continued to cause havoc across the State. 

But with the easing of crisis, the DC has withdrawn the order on RT-PCR negative report submission, with immediate effect, according to a press release.

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Halagur: Two youths from Bengaluru, who had come to Ganalu Falls in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district, met watery graves after they reportedly went for a swim on Saturday.

The deceased have been identified as Samuel (21) and Sibil (21), both residents of M.S. Palya in Bengaluru.

It is learnt that Samuel and Sibil had come to Ganalu Falls on Saturday and according to sources, the two were caught in the whirlpool while swimming and were drowned.

Forest Guards, who saw a car parked near Ganalu Falls on Sunday, went near the Falls to investigate when they found two bodies floating in the river and immediately informed the Police.

Halagur Circle Inspector Dhanraj, Sub-Inspector Maruthi Tammannanavar and staff visited the spot and got the two bodies fished out of the river besides registering a case.

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Yadunandan was sent to B’luru from Mysuru Zoo in April last year to pair with ‘Gowri’

Bengaluru: Yadunandan, the three-and-a-half-year-old giraffe which was transported to Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) in Bengaluru amidst lockdown in April last year, has died yesterday.

It is learnt that as animal keepers and other staff at BBP were busy controlling huge crowd yesterday, Yadunandan is said to have sneaked into the treatment area near the kraal, where its neck got trapped between the two iron railings leading to asphyxiation. As horns of Yadunandan got locked between railings it could not withdraw its neck, it is said.

It may be recalled that Yadunandan, son of ‘Krishnaraja’ and ‘Bubbly’ of Mysuru Zoo, was selected to be paired with ‘Gowri,’ who was alone at Bannerghatta. Even Gowri was gifted to BBP from Mysuru Zoo. On Apr. 24, 2020, Yadunandan was placed in a special container and with the help of a crane, the container was placed on a low floor-long-chassis truck, which transported him to Bannerghatta. Process of conditioning ‘Yadunandan’ for the journey was undertaken at Mysuru Zoo and the giraffe was acclimatised to special enclosure. Care was taken so that giraffe does not panic inside cage while being transported.

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Mysore/Mysuru: H.S. Yashwanth Gowda, a  student of Sarada Vilas College, Krishnamurthypuram, Mysuru, has bagged Gold Medal in the Creative Form (Senior Category) event of WAKO Indian National Senior and Masters Kickboxing Championship-2021 held at Sports Complex in Dayanad Bandodkar Krida Sankool, Peddem, Mapusa, Goa, from Aug. 26 to 28. He also got selected for 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, to be held at Bangkok – Chonburi-2021 from Mar. 10 to 20, 2022. 

Trained by Chamarajanagar Kickboxing Association, Yashwanth was recently felicitated by the College Management and the Principal with a cash prize for his excellent performance.

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Central Workshop Mysuru and two others in Karnataka among 75 chosen to provide training 

Mysore/Mysuru: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana, a programme under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana at Rail Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday.

The scheme aims to empower youth by way of providing entry-level training in industry-relevant skills through Railway Training Institutes as part of 75 years of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.

Among the 75 training institutes,  three are from Karnataka. They are: Central Workshop, Manandavadi Road, Mysuru South, Multi-Disciplinary Divisional Training Institute, Bengaluru and Carriage Repair Workshop, Hubballi

Over 50,000 youths will be trained over a period of three years. Initially, the training will be provided to 1,000 candidates in trades like electrician, welder, machinist and fitter and will comprise initial basic training of 100 hours. Training in other trades will be added by Zonal Railways and Production Units based on regional demands.  Training shall be free and participants will be selected following a transparent mechanism on the basis of marks in matriculation. Candidates who are 10th pass and between 18 and 35 years old can apply. Participants, however, have no claim to seek employment in Railways on the basis of training.

The programme curriculum has been developed by Banaras Locomotive Works, the nodal unit for this scheme which will also standardise assessments and maintain a Centralised database of participants. A nodal website is being developed as the single source of information about programmes offered, notification inviting application, lists of selected candidates, results of selection, final assessment, study material and other details. 

Currently, applicants may apply in response to advertisements issued locally. Trainees shall be required to undergo a standardised assessment and will be awarded a certificate in the allotted trade by the National Rail and Transportation Institute.

They will be provided toolkits relevant to their trade which would help these trainees utilise their learnings and enhance their capacity for self-employment as well as employability. 

The scheme will upgrade the skills of self-employed and those who are working with contractors through re-skilling and up-skilling and contributing towards the Skill India Mission.

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Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR), along with a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Government personnel, will conduct a joint mock drill at Ashokapuram Railway Station in city tomorrow (Sept. 21) from 10.30 am onwards. 

Train derailment-induced rescue and relief operations following the incident will be part of the mock drill, according to a press release from Dr. Manjunath Kanamadi, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager and PRO, SWR, Mysuru Division.

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Saragur: A man has been allegedly murdered by his elder brother over family issues. The murder has taken place at Badaga village in Saragur taluk on Friday evening. While the deceased has been identified as Guruswamy (36) of Badaga village, the accused is Mahadevaswamy, the elder brother of the deceased. It is learnt that there used to be frequent fights between them over illicit affair.

On Friday morning, Guruswamy, along with his family members, had gone to his field to harvest cotton. At about 5 pm, when Guruswamy’s family members returned home, Mahadevaswamy, who went to the field reportedly threw chilli powder into the eyes of Guruswamy and strangled him to death with a towel.

As Guruswamy did not return home even at night, his family members including Mahadevaswamy went in search of him and when the body of Guruswamy was found, Mahadevaswamy himself lodged a complaint with the Police. Saragur Police, who doubted Mahadevaswamy behind the murder, interrogated him during which he confessed of murdering his brother.

Saragur Circle Inspector Anand guided Sub-Inspector Shravandas, who arrested Mahadevaswamy and produced him before a Court, which remanded the accused to judicial custody.

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Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Healthy Week initiative scheduled from Sept. 26 to 30, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has organised a host of programmes for the Under Ground Drainage (UGD) Department employees. 

A marathon, pranayama workshop, health camp, first- aid training and integration with health schemes will be part of the initiative. 

While the marathon will start from Kote Anjaneyaswamy temple in front of Mysore Palace at 6.30 am on Sept. 26, the pranayama workshop will be held at Chamundi Vihar Indoor Stadium between 6.30 am and 10 am on Sept. 28. 

A health camp will be held at Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) premises in Yadavagiri between 9 am and 3 pm on Sept. 29 while first-aid training will be held at Town Hall premises between 4 pm and 7 pm on Sept. 30. 

The Healthy Week will conclude with a programme on integration with health schemes at the Town Hall between 4 pm and 7 pm on Sept.30. 

It may be mentioned here that Mysuru city was among the 242 cities across the country that had taken up Safai Mitra Suraksha Challenge last year to prevent hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.

For more details, call Mob: 74068-85654 or 87488-03431, according to a press release.

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Madikeri: A man, who was proceeding in his car towards Siddapura from Polibetta in Kodagu, rammed the vehicle into a tree after seeing a wild elephant on the road near Hundi village in Virajpet taluk yesterday.

It is learnt that the man, working as a Manager of a private Bank, was driving his car, when he noticed a wild elephant appearing all of a sudden in front of the car. The man, who got panicked after seeing the elephant, lost control of the car and drove the vehicle into a roadside estate and rammed the car into a banyan tree.

Though the car has been badly damaged due to the impact, the Bank Manager and others in the car escaped miraculously as the air bags opened due to the impact. Due to the sound of the impact, the elephant is said to have fled from the spot and the car has been dragged out of the estate with the help of a tractor.  Siddapura Police visited the spot.

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By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist

It has been 20 years since the World Trade Centre’s (WTC) iconic twin towers were destroyed by terrorists in New York, US, on September 11, 2001 killing almost 3,000 people and causing injuries to more than 6,000 others. Those on board of the two aircraft which crashed into the two towers also perished. Among the victims were some 250 Indians. 

The WTC was a large complex of seven buildings, the two towers rising to the height of 1,368 feet and 1,362 feet reaching to the sky. They were the tallest in the world.    

While a large number of those, who were exposed to the cancer-causing toxic pollutants in the dust and debris cloud from the collapse of the WTC hung in the air for more than three months, continue to suffer, the near-death escape continues to haunt the survivors even after two decades and for those who lost their dearest ones the loss is irreplaceable. 

Each year on the anniversary, families and friends of the victims gather for a ceremony at the newly built Memorial Plaza. The names of 2,983 men, women and children killed in one of the greatest tragedies of humanity are read out. Six moments of silence mark the times when each of the towers was struck. 

This year on September 11, a solemn ceremony was conducted at the Memorial Plaza. President Joe Biden attended the memorial event at the Ground Zero. Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barrack Obama joined in paying homage to the victims among others. The event was watched by hundreds of Americans gathered there, some carrying  photos of their loved ones died in the attack. 

When I visited New York in 2017, my curiosity as a journalist did not fail to take me to the new WTC complex, now rebuilt with six new skyscrapers and other buildings. The tallest, One World Trade Centre, is of 1,776 feet making it the third tallest building in the world. A Memorial and Museum to those killed in the attacks attract friends and relatives of those killed and visitors from all over the world.  

A large number of surveillance cameras and armed cops keep a close watch. Nearly 3,000 names have been inscribed on the bronze parapets which surround the twin waterfall pools at the Memorial. A small hole above the victim’s name allows one to insert a flower or their National Flag and pay homage. The deep wounds and grief in the hearts of many left by the tragedy was apparent at the Memorial.

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By Dilip Kumar Misra, President, Orissa Association Mysore

On the occasion of the 71st birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Orissa Association Mysore (OAM), performed special puja in the ancient temple of Sri Venkateswara and Bhoga Narasimha, situated on the banks of holy river Cauvery in Belagola, Srirangapatna taluk, Mandya district,   Karnataka.

Puja was performed in an auspicious hour on 17.09.2021 at 11 am by the Archaka Sri Srikanth Bhat with Sankalpa in the name of our PM Narendra Damodardas Modi of Anuradha Nakshatra and Karkatta Rashi, with chanting of Vedic hymns and Mantras, for his long and active life with best health. 

Members of OAM wanted to spread the life story of Narendra Modi — how he has worked for the country to become the Prime Minister with honesty, truthfulness and hard work, a living example for everyone. And to bow before Sri Venkateswara and Bhoga Narasimha with consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi and also before the presiding God of Odisha, Lord Jagannath to give long and safe life to Narendra Modi to serve the downtrodden Indians for a long period.

Although the temple is more than 1,000 years old and dilapidated, the stone sculptured presiding Gods and Goddesses are found in good condition, made out of Nadabramhasila. Many devotees have experienced peace of mind, tranquillity and solace while inside the  temple — even some have experienced miracles.

The temple is a property of Government of Karnataka under Mandya District Administration. In August 2003, when a few OAM members trod in to the barren land on banks of Cauvery for immersion of Lord Ganesha and simultaneously in search of a land for Jagannath Temple, miraculously discovered the dilapidated structure. And as if with Gods divine desire and explicit commands, those members of OAM decided to renovate that ruined temple without knowing which God or Goddess is presiding inside. Subsequently, with lot of efforts and running around, permission was obtained from DC Mandya for its renovation. Now first stage of renovation has been completed and daily puja of the deities is being performed since 14th April 2005.

The location of the temple is fantastic — serene surroundings, one side the murmuring Cauvery and other three sides green paddy fields. Surroundings are sacred. Along the 2.5 km road from KRS Road, there are many temples and sacred places. The Swayambhu Anjanaya, Lakshmi Narasimha and Gurukulam, Devi Maramma, the newly built Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul International School, then Srinivasa Kshetra with Venkateswara and Bhoga Narasimha and lastly the Sarvadharma Ashram, a Sufi establishment in the middle of Cauvery. With involvement from Government of Karnataka and support from public, there is vast scope of converting the area as an important tourist and religious place.

Orissa Association Mysore (OAM) is a non-commercial and socio-cultural organisation established in Mysore in the year 1993 and in the year 1998, it was formally registered under Karnataka Registration of Societies Act 1960 (no.2/98-99).

For any further information, Rabi Narayan Rout, Vice-President (Mob: 98451-13082) and Srikant Das, Secretary (Mob: 94493-23635) may please be contacted. Also OAM’s website: www.mysoreoriya.org may be referred.

NOTE: D.K. Misra is presently in New York, USA. WhatsApp Mob: 94483-54400 or e-mail:           misradk@hotmail.com; Website: www.mysoreoriya.org —Ed

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Madikeri: Power Forward from Kodagu Navaneetha Pattemane Udayakumar will be a part of the Indian team in the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup Basketball Tournament, scheduled to commence in Amman, Jordan, on Sept. 27.

The Indian team is placed in ‘Group A’ alongside Japan, Korea and New Zealand and the Indian squad will be led by Shireen Limaye. The squad comprises Shireen Limaye (captain), Madhu Kumari, Sruthi Arvind, S. Pushpa, P.U. Navaneetha, S. Sathiya, M. Nishanthi, Vaishnavi Yadav, Sreekala Rani, Anumaria, Stephy Nixon and S.M. Sahana. 

Standing 5-foot-10 inches tall, Navaneetha has been an outstanding performer in women’s basketball in the country. She has represented India in the FIBA Asia Women’s Basketball Championships and is employed with South Western Railways (SWR), Mysuru.

Before joining SWR, Navaneetha was  trained at the DYES Sports Hostel, Mysuru. She is the recipient of the prestigious ‘Ekalavya Award’ and Karnataka Olympic Association (KOA) Award for her feats in the sport. 

Navaneetha is the daughter of P.P. Udayakumar and P.U. Girija, who are residents at Suntikoppa, Kodagu. She married K.M. Adarsh from Mysuru this year, who is serving in the Indian Army.

Initially encouraged by her parents, Navaneetha joined Sports School, Vidyanagar, and later on joined Sports Hostel, Mysuru, in 2006. Initially, she was coached by B.S. Girish, SAK Basketball coach and DYES & SAK Basketball coach M.B. Patil at DYES, Mysuru.

A forward, Navaneetha is an attacking player and impresses with her skilful play. She began her career by representing Karnataka in the School Nationals held at Punjab in 2008 and from then on, has never looked back. She has represented the State in the Women’s Nationals, Youth Nationals from 2009 till 2010 and in 2011, she represented the State in the Senior and Junior Nationals in Delhi.

She represented the Mysore University in the Inter-University Championships in 2011-12 at Kannur and has been a regular in the team from then on. In 2009-10, her excellent play in the Nationals earned her the Indian cap when she donned Indian colours in the 1st FIBA Asia U-16 Championships held in Pune. She also took part in the NBA All India Tournament held at Delhi in 2001-12. She took part in the Junior Indian and Youth Indian camp held at Delhi and Tamil Nadu.

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Mumbai Indians (MI) by 20 runs in the first game of the UAE-leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 yesterday.

CSK set up the target of 157 runs in front of MI after their young opener Ruturaj Gaikwad added 88 runs to his name in the first innings where all other batters failed to display their games. 

In reply, Kieron Pollard-led MI got a decent start as CSK pacers dominated the game. Saurabh Tiwary was the highest scorer from MI with his fifty runs as no other batsman has managed to score more than 20 runs in a 157-run chase for MI. 

Dwayne Bravo (3/25) was the leading wicket-taker for CSK followed by Deepak Chahar (2/19). With this win, MS Dhoni-led side have topped points table with 12 points in 8 matches. While Defending Champions MI still sit at the fourth spot with eight points.
Brief Scores

CSK: 156/6 (Ruturaj Gaikwad 88*, Ravindra Jadeja 26; Adam Milne 2/21) beat MI: 136/8 (Saurabh Tiwary 50*, Quinton de Kock 17; Dwayne Bravo 3/25) by 20 runs; Man of the Match: Ruturaj Gaikwad of CSK.

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Chottanda Cariappa (85), a resident of Nazarbad 3rd Cross, passed away yesterday in city. A native of Napoklu in Kodagu, he leaves behind his wife, one son, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill this noon.

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Siddappa (Chikkasiddaiah), retired MCC Works Inspector and a resident of Basaveshwara-nagar near Sharadadevi-nagar, passed away yesterday evening in city. He was 82 and was previously residing at K.G. Koppal.

He leaves behind his sons, daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at K.G. Koppal Burial Grounds this morning.

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