M'lore: Sahana Kumari felicitated

July 10, 2012

Mangalore, July 10: Ullal girl Sahana Kumari, who has been selected to represent India at the upcoming London Olympics, was felicitated at Gokarnatheshwara College here on Monday.

Ms. Kumari has been selected to represent India in the long jump category in the Games.

Speaking after the felicitation, Ms. Kumari, a student of Gokarnatheshwara College, thanked the College authorities for supporting her right from giving her admission without taking a look at her marks to the cooperation extended by her teachers.

Sports trainer Purushottam Poojary praised Ms. Kumari for her achievements in his address.

Narasimha Murthy, lecturer, sharing his thoughts about Ms. Kumari said that she had achievements at the national level to her credit even when she was a student of the College four years ago. She would wake up at 5 am and sprint from Ullal to Mangala Stadium in Mangalore and practice there. Her sister Harshini Kumari has achieved national level success in High Jump. Her brother Gaurav Kumar has excelled in volleyball. Her parents have encouraged her and her siblings to make it big in sports, he said.

Ms. Kumari's husband Nagaraj is also an international level athlete. He had represented India at the Beijing Olympics in the 100 mts sprint and 400 mts relay competitions. He had also participated in the Commonwealth Games. He has been encouraging Ms. Kumari continuously, Mr. Murthy said.

A total amount of Rs. 50,000 comprising of Rs. 25,000 from the College authorities and Rs. 25,000 from Harish Sherigar of Dubai, an alumnus of the College was presented to Ms. Kumari on the occasion.

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought a report from the Karnataka High Court over controversial remarks made by Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda during a recent court hearing.

Justice Srishananda, while addressing a landlord-tenant dispute, referred to a Muslim-majority area in Bengaluru as "Pakistan" and made a misogynistic comment involving a woman lawyer.

A five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices S Khanna, B R Gavai, S Kant, and H Roy, expressed the need for establishing clear guidelines for constitutional court judges regarding their remarks in court.

The Supreme Court bench said that when social media plays an active role in monitoring and amplifying courtroom proceedings, there is an urgency to ensure judicial commentary aligns with the decorum expected from courts of law.

"Our attention has been drawn to some comments made by Karnataka High Court judge Justice V Srishananda during the conduct of judicial proceedings. We have asked the AG and SG to assist us. We ask the registrar general of the High Court to submit a report to this court after seeking administrative directions from the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. This exercise may be carried out in 2 weeks," the top court directed.

Videos of Justice Srishanananda have gone viral on social media.

In one video, he refers to a Muslim-dominated locality in Bengaluru as "Pakistan" and on another video he was seen making objectionable comments against a woman lawyer. In the second incident, Justice Srishanananda can be heard telling the woman lawyer that she seemed to know a lot about the "opposition party", so much so that she might be able to reveal the colour of their undergarments.

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