Independence Cup football tourney kicks off in Mangalore

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July 30, 2014

Mangalore, Jul 30: The biggest event on the district's football calendar, 18th edition of Independence Cup Football Tournament 2014 featuring 231 teams from schools and colleges from across Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Kodagu districts, 2,800 players, kicked off on Wednesday at Nehru Maidan here.

Mangalore city Mayor Mahabala Marla inaugurated the tourney. Speaking on the occasion he announced that even the corporators of Mangalore have decided to play football under title of Mayor Cup'.

Dakshina Kannada District Football Association President D M Aslam says that it is high time the district administration supports the tourney as it has been virtually struggling for survival.

“It is not an easy task to conduct a 17-day tourney with 231 teams. The tournament provides a huge impetus to the football aspirations of schools and colleges in three districts,” he said. As MCC Mayor Mahabala Marla and district administration have promised to look into the matter, Aslam is keeping his fingers crossed.

Though girls team had participated in previous editions of the tourney, this is the first time women's team is competing in PUC and Degree sections. In higher primary category, as many as 36 teams are participating under boys section whereas 9 teams are in girls section. Eight teams are playing in the combined section of PUC and Degree for women. For boys, 36 teams are there in PUC section and 54 teams in degree section. In HS category, 16 teams are participating.

Aslam said that nearly Rs 60,000 will be given as prize money in the tournament apart from the trophies for winner, runner-up and for individual achievers. “The trophies are mainly sponsored, hence it is not a problem. Also, as most of the referees for the tournament are trained by district football association, their remuneration too is not a major heckle,” he said. But the huge expenditure is a cause for concern. The Rs four lakh corpus fund has been mobilised mainly from soccer loving friends and businessmen, he added.

Though affiliated to Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA), the district association is receiving no funds for the independence cup. “A consolidated amount of Rs 50,000 is the annual fund allotted from the KSFA. That itself is more than enough to organise league matches,” Aslam rued.

In football, DK district is a force to reckon with after winning the state-level inter-district football championship held at Shimoga recently. Two players, Trinita and Simran, represented DK in state women's football team and in under-14 section for boys, Fakis and Muhammed were from the coastal district who wore the Karnataka jersey. The rising excitement for football in Dakshina Kannada district can be gauged from the fact that only 28 teams had participated in the maiden edition of the tourney, whereas, this time, the figure has gone up to 231. In 2013, 194 teams competed in the tournament. The finals will be held on August 15.

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March 28,2024

Mangaluru, Mar 28: Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP has warned the individuals and political parties against the poll code violations during private events. 
 
“Private events such as marriages, birthdays, housewarming ceremonies, and other non-political programmes do not require any permission. However, one should ensure that there is no violation of the model code of conduct (MCC) at these functions. Permission is needed if the events are attended by politicians or candidates,” the DC said. 

He said that these gatherings will be under the surveillance of MCC teams, as there are chances of luring voters by campaigning and supplying food, said the DC. The district has 38,386 new voters, of which, 19,619 are men.

He said that the notification of election in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency will be issued soon, and the filing of nominations will be held between 11 am and 3 pm till April 4. 

Only five persons, including the candidate, will be allowed to enter the returning officer’s chamber to submit the nominations. A facilitation centre will be opened at the DC’s office. 

The expenditure of the candidate will be counted from the day the candidate files the nomination.

The DC said that the district is not an expenditure-sensitive constituency. Assistant expenditure observers and expenditure observers will monitor the expenditure of the candidates. An expenditure book will be provided to the candidate to record expenditure incurred, he explained.

Further, he said that no election materials can be printed without the name and address of the publishers, and the number of copies printed. Separate permission should be availed for procession prior to the submission of nomination papers from the ARO office, through the single-window system.

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March 17,2024

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Bengaluru: The Vokkaliga heartland of the old Mysuru region consisting of several southern districts will be the testing ground for the recently forged BJP-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha polls.

The ruling Congress will now look to consolidate its gains that it made in the assembly elections in May last year when it made inroads into the strongholds of the regional party headed by former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda in these districts.

In the 2019 Pariamentary elections, the Congress and JD(S) fought together but secured only one seat each in the state. The BJP bagged 25 out of the total 28 Lok Sabha seats.

The Congress and JD(S) win, in fact, came in the old Mysuru region -- Bangalore Rural and Hassan, respectively, while Mandya seat went to an independent backed by the BJP.

This time, the JD(S) has an alliance with BJP. According to sources, the JD(S) is likely to be alloted Hassan, Mandya and Kolar seats in the region, from where Deve Gowda's party draws its strength from in Karnataka.

The JD(S) is now looking to bounce back after the drubbing it received in the May assembly polls.

The Congress and JD(S) are considered to be traditional rivals in the region, where the BJP has also been improving its vote-share.

The BJP-JD(S) alliance hopes to counter the Congress' surge in the region, determined to consolidate Vokkaliga votes in their favour and banking on the Modi charisma. Both parties also hope to gain from each other with this alliance.

The Congress is hoping to further its prospects and continue its dominance in the region, with the help of its strong local leadership and riding on its five guarantee schemes.

Both Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress state President D K Shivakumar, who is also the Deputy Chief Minister come from this region, and so does JD(S) patriarch Deve Gowda and his son H D Kumaraswamy, a former CM and that party's state President.

According to a political analyst, 'coordination among local leaders and transfer of votes between the parties are going to be key for the BJP-JD(S) alliance to click.' Lack of trust between sizeable workers and leaders of both parties on the ground had proved to be counterproductive for Congress and JD(S) combine in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, resulting in their rout and helping the BJP.

Both Congress and BJP have announced candidates for some seats in the region for the 2024 polls.

The Congress has re-nominated D K Suresh, brother of Shivakumar, from Bangalore Rural.

Interestingly, the BJP has fielded the scion of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar from Mysore and noted cardiac surgeon and Deve Gowda's son-in-law, Dr C N Manjunath, from Bangalore Rural.

In Karnataka, the Lok Sabha elections will be held in two phases on April 26 and May 7.

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March 16,2024

Mangaluru: In the wake of complaints regarding middlemen menace, sleuths of Lokayukta on Friday, March 15, conducted a raid at the Mangaluru Urban Development Authority. 

The Lokayukta team found unaccounted money and several files, which were not disposed of for a long period.

Lokayukta SP CA Simon said that the Lokayukta has received complaints that middlemen have been interfering in the MUDA office, and files pertaining to the public are not being cleared on time.

A raid that commenced in the evening on March 13, lasted for 18 hours. During the raid, Lokayukta officials found cash in a bag in MUDA office, and also with officials and others. MUDA officials could not inform the source of money found in their office, the SP said.

Further, he said that many people gathered at the MUDA office during the Lokayukta raid, and have raised complaints about the harassment at the urban development authority. “We have gathered evidence for MUDA officials carrying out file disposal processes through brokers on phone calls. The investigation on the MUDA network will be continued,” he said.

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