Kirmani launches new cricket academy in Shirva

September 7, 2011

Shirva, September 7: Veteran cricketer Syed Kirmani inaugurated the St. Mary's Cricket Academy at St. Mary's Pre-University College grounds here on Tuesday amidst jubilation.

This professional cricket academy, sponsored by the St. Mary's Old Students Association (SMOSA), would train boys in the age-group of 10 to 16.

The cost of the project, including the preparation of concrete pitches for practice, nets, sports material, and the salary of the coaching staff was estimated at Rs. 2.5 lakh.

Mr. Kirmani urged the students to follow three “Ds” (discipline, dedication and determination) in their life. Students should have clear goals and pursue them with dedication. They should respect their peers. They should pick only good qualities from their friends. Avoid getting distracted from their goals.

They should know what their children were doing. Parents and teachers should identify the talent in students and encourage them. Students should realize that not all could become cricketers. They should use the facilities provided by the St. Mary's Cricket Academy to the optimum to develop their skills.

The Karnataka State Cricket Association had been holding district-level tournaments to select the brightest of the young cricket players, who would later be trained in Bangalore.

Mr. Kirmani, who inaugurated the pitch, batted there for sometime.

Correspondent of St. Mary's and Don Bosco Institutions Stany Tauro presided over the function. SMOSA president K. Gururaj, secretary Mathias Lobo, principal of St. Mary's Pre-University College Felix Andrade, former Mangalore University cricket captain Vijay Alva, businessmen Pramod Madhwaraj and Glen Dias were present.

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Block, district presidents in Karnataka will be changed soon: KPCC working president

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September 14,2024

Mangaluru: The block level and District Congress Committee presidents in the state will be changed in the next one month for better reach into society and bring in organisational fortification, said Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee working president G C Chandrasheker on Saturday.

The All India Congress Committee and KPCC have a vision for bringing a change in how the party works with the last man and woman in the state, he said at a press conference here.

"We are looking at bringing development models into the state with a new vision. We are a party that likes to work with the opposition in the developmental aspects and keep all other matters away that do not relate to the development of the state.

"We have a great respect for the people of the coast who are considered to be forward-looking and perceptible, but it is also true that we do not have the numbers in the upper house and in the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)," he said.

"Our endeavour is to not only create a strong pro-development workforce at the base level by strengthening the second and third level leadership in the state," he said.

Chandrasheker, who is also a Rajya Sabha member, said that he and his four colleagues of the rank of working presidents of the KPCC are going to every district to infuse the new thinking in our workers and leaders.

"This move will get a new surge considering the party is facing byelections in Shiggaon, Chennapatna and Sandhur segments and also vacant seats in the legislative council, followed by elections to the Urban Local Bodies and Panchayats" he said.

When asked about the reason for the changes, Chandrashekar said most of the people have already lived their tenures. The party wants to reward those who have not been given tickets to contest in the 2023 state assembly elections and 2024 Lok Sabha elections for political reasons.

There are quite good leaders and hard-working ground level workers who have great potential to lead the party in the coming years, he said.

"Women will get at least one top post in all District Congress Committees and block levels. There is also a move to give responsible positions for the workers and leaders coming from different strata of society, which are deliverable. The party will not shy away from it," he said.

The other two working presidents, Dr Manjunath Bhandary and Vasanth Kumar, were also present at the press conference.

Kumar said some of the regions in the state are dominated by the BJP. "We want to end this run and defeat the divisive models of the BJP." Bhandary said the Indian National Congress was aiming at a high development phase in the state and involve the opposition parties and their leaders in the development plans in the state.

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