Verbattle zonal selection round begins in Mangalore

August 5, 2013

Mangalore, Aug 5: Verbattle, an inter-school debate tournament for school and college students started on Monday for the Mangalore schools at Don Bosco hall, Mangalore.

This is the 9th edition. Verbattle Junior started in Mangalore with the selection rounds.

Presenter and Founder, Verbattle, Deepak Thimaya said, that the selection process for the first round of Verbattle was conducted for two days in each of the three zones of Karnataka, namely Mangalore, Hubli and Bangalore. The selected teams are then brought to Bangalore, 27 teams from each zone, and in a spread of three weeks, the ensuing events are conducted in Bangalore. The semi-finals and finals for Verbattle Beginner, Verbattle Junior and Senior will be held on August 23rd, 2013. Winners will be given Rs 1 lakh cash as prize, he said.

This event is mainly to bring out hidden talents among youngsters and create a forum to speak. This helps youngsters to get updated with happenings around the world. Also this creates leaders and future politicians too. During the debate participants have to be good listeners, learn to respect others' thoughts, speakers, gain knowledge and develop themselves, he said.

Topics for Verbattle

Football is better than cricket

As teachers, men are better than women

Parents are nuisance in a young person's life

School does not contribute much to a person's future

There is no use watching news channels

Liars are creative people

Nothing is holy

Speech is the cause of all misery

If you do not like maths you are unintelligent

The society is made backward by politicians

Three teams had to choose topic by sides by chance and speak for subject and one team against the subject.

Nazeer who came to watch his daughters performance in Verbattle said, “While I was studying I did not get such opportunity and now after looking children's performance, I feel, I need to update my knowledge. This is encouraging us to know more and support children to compete with globe”, he said.

“It is my attempt and I came to know only subject matters taught in school are not enough to survive. Along with school subject we need to update general knowledge through avail resources” says Class IX student of Madhav Krupa School, Raghavendra.

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Lokayukta team arrives at disputed plot; CM likely to get ED summons

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October 1,2024

Mysuru, Oct 1: The Karnataka Lokayukta team on Tuesday arrived at the disputed plot in Mysuru and began investigation into the MUDA case against CM Siddaramaiah and his wife, news agency ANI reported. Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in the case was also present with the team.

Sources stated that ED sleuths might issue a notice to CM Siddaramaiah at any time and issue summons to him for questioning. The sleuths are also keenly watching the movements of CM Siddaramaiah’s close associates and relatives, including a cabinet minister in connection with the MUDA scam.

Sources further said that there is a possibility of the ED conducting raids across the state on offices and residences of close associates of CM Siddaramaiah. The ED has also gathered information on bank accounts and financial transactions of CM Siddaramaiah and his associates.

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), equivalent to an FIR by the police, against CM Siddaramaiah over the alleged irregularities in the allotment of 14 sites to his wife Parvathi B.M. by the Mysore Urban Development Authority. The ED registered the case taking cognisance of the FIR registered against the Chief Minister by the Lokayukta police on September 27.

Meanwhile, the Karnataka Lokayukta probing the MUDA case has also expedited the probe. The sleuths led by Mysuru Lokayukta SP T.J. Udesh have visited the controversial land on the outskirts of Mysuru city. The petitioner, Snehamayi Krishna, also accompanied the team.

The move of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife to return 14 sites allotted by the MUDA to her has triggered a debate. BJP MLA from Mysuru T.S. Srivatsa stated on Tuesday that the move of CM’s wife is not acceptable. "The two commissioners who colluded in the MUDA scam are roaming freely even today," he said.

"CM Siddaramaiah first claimed that there was no scam at all. Later, he formed a commission and now there is an FIR against him. After committing the mistake, you offer to return the sale deed. The time is up. He will have to tender his resignation and I am sure he won’t be in the position until Dasara festivities," MLA T.S. Srivatsa stated.

T.J. Abraham, one of the petitioners in the MUDA case said, “I had demanded the MUDA commissioner to take back the allotted sites. He had written back saying the process would be initiated. They were waiting for the investigation report."

"CM Siddaramaiah has not approached the division bench or the Supreme Court to challenge the order against him because there is nothing to be challenged. Returning sites is not a big sacrifice. The Chief Minister has lost it," Abraham stated.

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