Nitte Celebration Run in Mangalore on Feb 24

January 25, 2013

Mangalore, Jan 25: The NITTE Celebration Run is back in Mangalore with Half-Marathon and 10 km Run in its second edition jointly being organised by Life Is Calling (LIC) sports and Dakshina Kannada Athletic Association (DKAA) on February 24 at Mangala Stadium.

Speaking at a press conference here on Thursday, Director of Life Is Calling P B Mithra said that the event will have both competitive and non-competitive running categories. In addition to the 21 km half marathon and 10 km run, there will be 5 km run in the competitive category for college students (boys and girls) and 3 km run for high school students (boys and girls). There will be a celebration run/walk in the non-competitive category. Participation certificates will be given to all the participants in both competitive and non-competitive category, he said.

Participants from all over the country are being expected to partake in the Celebration Run – 2013, with about 15-20 international runners being expected from Ethiopia and Kenya. Close to 4000 runners are expected altogether to participate in the event, he said.

The cash prizes for the top three winners in the open category (15-45 years) for 21 km half marathon for men and women will be Rs 30,000, Rs 20,000 and Rs 15,000 respectively. Top three winners in senior category (46-60 years) and veteran category (above 60 years) will also receive cash prizes.

There are special cash prizes for runners from Dakshina Kannada participating in the open category in both the 21 km half marathon and 10 km run. The top three winners (men and women) will be awarded Rs 10,000, Rs 5000 and Rs 2500 respectively.

All the finishers in the 21km half marathon and 10 km run will receive medals at the finishing line. The top ten finishers will receive cash prizes in 5 km and 3 km runs.

The registration fee for half marathon and 10 km run is Rs 700 and Rs 500 respectively, said Mr Mithra.

The banner and posters for the Celebration Run – 2013 were unveiled at the press conference. Registrar of NITTE University Dr Rajshekar M, Deputy General Manager of Corporation Bank John D'Souza and President of DKAA Manjunath Bhandary were present on the occasion. Athletes Anand Shetty and Vandana Shanbaug were present.

The participants can register online at www.celebrationrun.com or contact 9886333719.

The NITTE Education Trust is the official sponsor and Corporation Bank is the associate sponsor of the event.

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No relief for Siddaramaiah in MUDA case as HC junks plea against Governor's sanction

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September 24,2024

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah against Governor Thawarchand Gehlot's decision to sanction the complaint and investigation against him in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam case.

Justice M Nagaprasanna said the facts narrated in the petition would undoubtedly require an investigation.

The court has also said that the Governor's order approving sanction to investigate against Siddaramaiah under section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act does not suffer from application of mind, instead has abundance of application of mind.

Meanwhile, the court rejected the request made by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi to stay the order of the court. The court has vacated the interim order passed on August 19. In the interim order the trial court was directed not to take any precipitative action against Siddaramaiah. On August 17, Governor had approved sanction under section 17 A of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 218 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( BNSS), citing three applications.

The court said the private complainants were justified in registering the complaint and seeking approval from the governor.

Insofar as private complainants seeking sanction under section 17A, the court said the provision nowhere requires only a police officer to seek sanction from a competent authority. The court further said it is in fact the duty of the private complainants to seek such approval.

Earlier, The High Court had completed its hearing in the case on September 12, and reserved its orders. It had also directed a special court in Bengaluru to defer further proceedings and not to take any precipitative action against the Chief Minister.

The case pertains to allegations that compensatory sites were allotted to Siddaramaiah's wife B M Parvathi in an upmarket area in Mysuru that had higher property value as compared to the location of her land that had been "acquired" by MUDA.

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