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  • Saudi stadium that hosted Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo to stage Santosh Trophy ultimate stage

    Step or misstep, the All India Football Federation has made its first main transfer after the announcement of the ‘Vision 2047’ roadmap. A brand new set of officers has taken over and brought a home interstate event to worldwide shores in a bid to rebuild its royalty standing. The King Fahd International Stadium, residence to a conflict between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi simply over a month in the past, will see two semi-finals, a third-place match and the title conflict between 4 Indian state groups as the ultimate leg of the Santosh Trophy is held in Riyadh.

    Players from Services and Punjab flew from Delhi to Mumbai after which took a flight to Riyadh to be welcomed by a ‘Winter in Saudi’ placard on the airport on a day when the temperature was touching 30C. For most, the expertise of enjoying outdoors India was a primary. For some, the event’s objective was precisely as marketed – an opportunity to get again to the place they believed they deserved to be.

    When Chennai City FC gained the I-League within the 2018/19 season, Karthik Govind Swamy believed he was now established sufficient to kick on as a footballer and perhaps play within the Indian Super League. Now at 28, Swamy plies his commerce for Sporting Club, Bengaluru within the Karnataka state league however hopes for the powers that be to observe him in motion in Riyadh.

    #HeroSantoshTrophy

    We are prepared for a historical past making day with our personal prestigious #SantoshTrophy

    We collectively make a distinction.

    Saudi Arabia Football Federation has made this further particular. Our partnership will create many such firsts in Asian Football. pic.twitter.com/mNP6bxtmtF

    — Shaji Prabhakaran (@Shaji4Football) February 28, 2023

    “The Santosh Trophy’s importance is that it gives us the opportunity to get back to the I-League and ISL. The main thing is to get a job and the Santosh trophy allows us the chance to maybe get one,” Swamy mentioned after a press convention. The competitors is frequented by a mix of college gamers and older footballers who’ve drifted via the system.

    The effort to rebrand the event by internet hosting it in Saudi Arabia is predicated on publicity – a phrase that has been used usually when questions have arisen on why the event, that noticed 26,000 followers in Malappuram flip as much as watch Kerala tackle Bengal simply final yr, is being held outdoors India. It is argued that there are proficient gamers who get left behind as a result of the alternatives to showcase their means now not exist.

    The fall of state soccer

    It wouldn’t be unfair to say that the Santosh Trophy has been an enemy to club-based leagues in India. Teams who’ve signed gamers with cash not often like the thought of watching them end up for his or her states and presumably get injured. The rise of membership soccer actively introduced the significance of the Santosh Trophy plummeting down. Then when the Indian Super League and I-League gamers had been barred from enjoying within the event, the target of offering extra video games to India’s finest bought misplaced.

    All 👀 on the 🏆#HeroSantoshTrophy 🏆 #RoadToRiyadh 🇸🇦 #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/UYrIa8psMv

    — Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) February 28, 2023

    By internet hosting the semi-finals and ultimate of the event in Riyadh, the AIFF believes it might probably increase the worth of their competitors, permit state associations to work tougher to scout for a greater crop of gamers and present that there’s a high quality footballer or two on the market for the highest golf equipment in India to choose up.

    “It was always important to win a championship like the Santosh Trophy. Just the news that matches would be held in Riyadh gave us a boost during our qualification matches and increased our concentration levels,” mentioned Services head coach MG Ramachandran on the impact he noticed on his gamers as quickly because it was introduced that the event finale could be held in Saudi Arabia.

    Questions stay

    Despite the floor intentions of internet hosting the trophy outdoors India, doubts linger. There are not any tangible indicators {that a} state participant could also be ok to play on the stage of the highest league in India or its second division. And even when that’s the case, the motivation to enhance their lives and persistently play higher soccer ought to come whatever the geographical location of the place they play.

    Riyadh all set for #HeroSantoshTrophy 🏆#RoadToRiyadh 🇸🇦 #IndianFootball ⚽

    — Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) February 28, 2023

    Recently, the AIFF backed out of a bid for the 2027 Asian Cup citing the price of holding a event of that magnitude. The choice was primarily based on sound logic as India has solely not too long ago reached a stage of their growth the place they’re beginning to qualify frequently for Asia’s largest worldwide event. The subsequent 4 days will showcase 4 video games of the Santosh Trophy on international soil. And as has been the case with many AIFF choices these days, the true outcomes of this experiment will solely present a lot later.

  • Ranji Trophy 2023 Semi-final Day 1 Wrap: Mayank Agarwal hundred bails Karnataka out towards Saurashtra

    Ranji Trophy 2023: Mayank Agarwal, Sudip Kumar Gharami and Anustup Majumdar scored a whole bunch in Day 1 of their workforce’s semi-final matches on Wednesday

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 8, 2023 23:16 IST

    Ranji Trophy Semi-final Wrap: Mayank hundred bails Karnataka out vs Saurashtra. Courtesy: AP

    By India Today Web Desk: towards Saurashtra with their rating at 229 for the lack of 5 wickets on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

    After being put in to bat first, Karnataka discovered themselves in hassle after being decreased to 112 for the lack of 5 wickets in 40.3 overs. From there on, Mayank took cost and stayed unbeaten on 110 off 246 balls with the assistance of 11 fours and one six.

    Mayank and Srinivas Sharath placed on an unbeaten partnership of 117 runs for the sixth wicket off 46.3 overs. Sharath stayed not out on 58 off 143 with the assistance of 4 fours.

    Ravikumar Samarth, Devdutt Padikkal and Manish Pandey did not get into single digits. Kushang Patel picked up two wickets for Saurashtra.

    In the opposite semi-final, Bengal completed Day 1 with their rating at 307 for the lack of 4 wickets towards Madhya Pradesh on the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. After a 51-run stand opening stand between Abhimanyu Easwaran and Karan Lal, each batters perished.

    But Sudip Kumar Gharami and Anustup Majumdar placed on 241 runs for the third wicket to place Bengal in a commanding place. Both yet one more time, Bengal misplaced two wickets in fast succession.

    Even as Gharami scored 112 with 12 fours and two sixes, Majumdar notched 120 runs with 13 fours and a six. Manoj Tiwary and Shahbaz Ahmed had been the 2 in a single day batters.

    Brief Scores

    Bengal (307/4 in 87 overs) vs Madhya Pradesh

    Karnataka (229/5 in 87 overs) vs Saurashtra

    Edited By:

    sabyasachi chowdhury

    Published On:

    Feb 8, 2023

  • Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Quarterfinals Wrap: Mayank Agarwal shines after Karnataka bowl Uttarakhand out for 123

    Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Karnataka and Bengal are in a fairly sturdy place of their matches towards Uttarakhand and Jharkhand respectively.

    UPDATED: Jan 31, 2023 18:00 IST

    Ranji Trophy: Quarters: Mayank shines after Karnataka bowl Uttarakhand cheaply. Courtesy: PTI

    By India Today Web Desk: Karnataka are in a commanding place after the shut of play on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 quarterfinals. After opting to subject first, they bowled Uttarakhand out for 116 in 55.4 overs. Right-arm medium pacer Muralidhara Venkatesh completed with figures of 14-3-36-5.

    After bowling their opposition out cheaply, Karnataka took a lead of seven runs. Ravikumar Samarth and Mayank Agarwal placed on an unbeaten 123-run stand for the opening wicket. Skipper Mayank is unbeaten on 65 off 86 with 9 fours and one six. Samarth stayed not out on 54 runs off 74 balls with seven fours.

    Akash Deep picked up 4 wickets as Bengal bowled Jharkhand out for 173 after opting to subject first. Barring Kumar Suraj, who scored 89 runs off 175 balls with 10 fours, not one of the Jharkhand batters made an affect. Mukesh Kumar picked up three wickets and lent Deep help.

    Ricky Bhui, within the meantime, stayed not out on 115 runs as Andhra completed the primary day with their rating at 262 for the lack of two wickets. After Andhra misplaced the early wickets of CR Gnaneshwar and Abhishek Reddy, Bhui and Kirdant Karan Shinde placed on 204 runs for the third wicket.

    In one other match, Punjab bowled Saurashtra out for 303 in 87 overs. Mayank Markande was the choose of the bowlers after he completed with figures of 29.2-4-84-4. Baltej Singh additionally accounted for 3 wickets.

    Ranji Trophy Quarter-finals temporary scores:

    Karnataka (123/0 in 26 overs) lead Uttarakhand (116 all out in 55.5 overs)

    Andhra (255/2 in 83 overs) vs Madhya Pradesh

    Punjab (3/0 in 1 over) path Saurashtra (303 in 87 overs) by 300 runs

    Jharkhand (173 all out in 66.2 overs) vs Bengal

    Edited By:

    sabyasachi chowdhury

    Published On:

    Jan 31, 2023

  • Ranji Trophy wrap: Karnataka beat Chhattisgarh, Mumbai get precious draw towards Tamil Nadu

    Karnataka defeated Chhattisgarh by seven wickets as Vijaykumar Vyshak picked up his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket on Friday. Mumbai earned a precious draw towards Tamil Nadu, whereas Goa shocked Kerala.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 6, 2023 20:43 IST

    Vyshak was the hero for Karnataka on Friday (Courtesy: Vijaykumar Vyshak Instagram)

    By India Today Web Desk: Medium-pacer Vijaykumar Vyshak was the star of the present as his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket helped Karnataka seal a seven-wicket win over Chhattisgarh in a Ranji Trophy Group C match right here on Friday.

    Resuming day 4 on 35 for two and seeking to save the match, Chhattisgarh had been shattered by Vyshak’s sensible effort. The pacer delivered the primary blow of the day by eradicating the primary innings centurion Ashutosh Singh for 18. Only Amandeep Khare (50) and Mayank Verma (46) offered resistance as wickets saved tumbling.

    Skipper Harpreet Singh Bhatia was the important thing wicket for Karnataka and Okay. Gowtham offered it on the day as the previous Ranji Champions wanted 123 runs for the win.

    Despite shedding Mayank Agarwal and R Samarth, the highly-rated S J Nitin Jose made a well-crafted 44 to see the crew dwelling.

    Mumbai additionally claimed a significant draw towards Tamil Nadu on Friday. After being set a goal of 212 runs to win the match, the hosts tried to go on the offensive within the last and misplaced Prithvi Shaw with the rating at 30.

    Yashaswi Jaiswal and Armaan Jaffer stitched collectively a partnership of 64. Jaiswal scored a quick-fire 66 and remained unbeaten because the day’s paly was ended by dangerous mild. Mumbai had been 137 for 3 and received the three factors for the draw after having the primary innings lead within the match.

    Kerala suffered a surprising seven-wicket loss to Goa, after a powerful bowling efficiency by Mohit Redkar. The off-spinner picked up six wickets for 73 runs within the second innings as Kerala was bundled out for 200.

    Chasing a goal of 155 runs, Ishaan Gadekar remained unbeaten on 67 and received assist from Siddesh Lad as Goa received the win in 48.3 overs to register their first win of the marketing campaign.

    Published On:

    Jan 6, 2023

  • Raji Trophy: Manish Pandey slams 208 in 186 balls

    Manish Pandey slammed 14 fours and 11 sixes for an unbeaten double century (208 in 186 balls) in his one hundredth first-class match as Karnataka declared their first innings rating for a mammoth 603/7 towards Goa. Arjun Tendulkar picked two wickets for Goa.

    Brief Scores: Karnataka 603/7 declared(Manish Pandey 208 not out, Ravikumar Samarth 140; Darshan Misal 3/145, Arjun Tendulkar 2/79); Goa 45/1

    Rajasthan thump Puducherry

    Manav Suthar accomplished a match haul of 11 wickets to go with his unbeaten 96 as Rajasthan romped to a 101-run win over Puducherry.

    Brief Scores: Rajasthan 335; Puducherry: 104 all out (Manav Suthar 8/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/33) and following on 130; 40.1 overs (Arun Karthik 38; Mahipal Lomror 4/38, Suthar 3/29)

    Rohan Prem, Sachin Baby hit fifties for Kerala

    Kerala have been in full management towards Chhattisgarh on the finish of Day Two of their Ranji Trophy recreation at St Xavier’s College Ground in Thumba. Thanks to half-centuries by Rohan Prem and Sachin Baby, who each scored 77 every, and Sanju Samson’s 46, they put up 311 on the board, taking a first-innings lead of 162 runs.

    Brief scores: Chhattisgarh 149 & 10/2 path Kerala 311 (Rohan Prem 77, Sachin Baby 77, Sanju Samson 46; Sumit Ruikar 3/37) by 162 runs

    Ton-up Easwaran propels Bengal

    Abhimanyu Easwaran (170) and Sudip Kumar Gharami (104) scored centuries to place Bengal in a commanding place towards Nagaland at stumps on Day 2. After bowling out Nagaland for simply 166 of their first innings, Bengal put up a dominating present with the bat reaching 336/4 with an important 170-run first-innings lead on the finish of the day’s play.

    Brief Scores: Nagaland: 166 (Chetan Bist 64; Pradipta Pramanik 6/43) vs Bengal: 336 for 4 in 82 overs (Abhimanyu Easwaran 170, Sudip Gharami 104)

    Mura Singh flooring Punjab

    Manishankar Mura Singh (5/48) bagged his third five-wicket haul as Tripura bowled out Punjab for a paltry 203 of their first innings.

    Brief Scores: Punjab: 203 all out (Prabhsimran Singh 55; Mura Singh 5/48) vs Tripura: 17/0

    All-round Parag retains Assam in fray

    Riyan Parag’s (78 & 4/48) all-round efficiency saved Assam within the hunt towards Hyderabad. Resuming on the in a single day rating of 78 for 3, Hyderabad was bowled out for 208 with a slender 3 run first innings lead. Assam completed the day 179 forward with 4 wickets in hand.

    Brief Scores: Assam: 1st Innings 205 in 56.4 overs and 182/6 in 39 overs; Hyderabad: 1st Innings 208 all out in 66.5 overs (Rohit Rayudu 60; Riyan Parag 4/48, Mukhtar Hussain 3/62)

  • Declare ‘Karnataka-occupied Maharashtra’ as Union Territory: Ex-CM Uddhav tells Centre

    By PTI

    NAGPUR: Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday mentioned within the state Legislative Council that the central authorities ought to declare “Karnataka-occupied Maharashtra” areas as a Union Territory.

    Speaking within the Upper House on the raging boundary dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Thackeray mentioned it’s not only a case of language and border, however of “humanity.”

    He mentioned Marathi-speaking individuals have been residing within the border villages for generations.

    Their day by day life, language and way of life are Marathi, he mentioned.

    Till the difficulty is pending earlier than the Supreme Court, the “Karnataka-occupied Maharashtra should be declared as a Union Territory by the central government,” he mentioned.

    Thackeray additionally requested whether or not Maharashtra Chief Minister (Eknath Shinde) has mentioned a phrase concerning the subject and questioned the state authorities’s stand on it.

    “The matter is sub-judice and there is a status quo on it, but who is spoiling the atmosphere?” he requested, apparently concentrating on the Karnataka authorities.

    The Karnataka legislature has reiterated the state’s stand that the border subject is a settled one, and never an inch of land will probably be given to the neighbouring state.

    Thackeray questioned the central authorities’s function because the “guardian” of each states. “Has the central government acted as guardian. We expect the central government to act as the guardian,” he mentioned.

    He additionally mentioned (members of) each Houses ought to watch the film “Case for Justice” and skim the Mahajan Commission report (on the border subject).

    When the Belagavi Municipal Corporation handed a decision to merge with Maharashtra, the motion was taken in opposition to the company, Thackeray mentioned.

    Similarly, some gram panchayats of Maharashtra had demanded a merger with Telangana.

    Does the Shinde authorities have little braveness to even act in opposition to these gram panchayats? he requested.

    Rajya Sabha member and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut was current within the guests’ gallery of the House.

    The border subject dates again to 1957 after the reorganisation of states on linguistic strains.

    Maharashtra laid declare to Belagavi, which was a part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency, because it has a sizeable Marathi-speaking inhabitants.

    It additionally laid declare to greater than 800 Marathi-speaking villages that are at the moment a part of Karnataka.

    Karnataka maintains the demarcation achieved on linguistic strains as per the States Reorganisation Act and the 1967 Mahajan Commission Report as remaining.

    NAGPUR: Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday mentioned within the state Legislative Council that the central authorities ought to declare “Karnataka-occupied Maharashtra” areas as a Union Territory.

    Speaking within the Upper House on the raging boundary dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Thackeray mentioned it’s not only a case of language and border, however of “humanity.”

    He mentioned Marathi-speaking individuals have been residing within the border villages for generations.

    Their day by day life, language and way of life are Marathi, he mentioned.

    Till the difficulty is pending earlier than the Supreme Court, the “Karnataka-occupied Maharashtra should be declared as a Union Territory by the central government,” he mentioned.

    Thackeray additionally requested whether or not Maharashtra Chief Minister (Eknath Shinde) has mentioned a phrase concerning the subject and questioned the state authorities’s stand on it.

    “The matter is sub-judice and there is a status quo on it, but who is spoiling the atmosphere?” he requested, apparently concentrating on the Karnataka authorities.

    The Karnataka legislature has reiterated the state’s stand that the border subject is a settled one, and never an inch of land will probably be given to the neighbouring state.

    Thackeray questioned the central authorities’s function because the “guardian” of each states. “Has the central government acted as guardian. We expect the central government to act as the guardian,” he mentioned.

    He additionally mentioned (members of) each Houses ought to watch the film “Case for Justice” and skim the Mahajan Commission report (on the border subject).

    When the Belagavi Municipal Corporation handed a decision to merge with Maharashtra, the motion was taken in opposition to the company, Thackeray mentioned.

    Similarly, some gram panchayats of Maharashtra had demanded a merger with Telangana.

    Does the Shinde authorities have little braveness to even act in opposition to these gram panchayats? he requested.

    Rajya Sabha member and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut was current within the guests’ gallery of the House.

    The border subject dates again to 1957 after the reorganisation of states on linguistic strains.

    Maharashtra laid declare to Belagavi, which was a part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency, because it has a sizeable Marathi-speaking inhabitants.

    It additionally laid declare to greater than 800 Marathi-speaking villages that are at the moment a part of Karnataka.

    Karnataka maintains the demarcation achieved on linguistic strains as per the States Reorganisation Act and the 1967 Mahajan Commission Report as remaining.

  • Maharashtra will struggle even for an inch of land, says Fadnavis on border row with Karnataka

    By PTI

    NAGPUR: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday asserted the state authorities will struggle even for an inch of land, amid the simmering boundary dispute with Karnataka.

    Speaking within the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Fadnavis stated the state authorities will do no matter it could to make sure the Marathi-speaking folks in Karnataka get justice.

    The challenge of the Maharashtra-Karnataka border row echoed within the ongoing winter session of the state Assembly right here on Monday, with the opposition demanding a decision on the problem.

    Notably, the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously handed a decision on the border row with Maharashtra, resolving to guard the southern state’s pursuits and to not cede an inch of land to its neighbour.

    The decision, which additionally condemned the border dispute “created” by Maharashtra and moved by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, was adopted by a voice vote.

    On Monday, elevating the problem within the Maharashtra Assembly, Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar requested why did the federal government not transfer the decision on the border row when it was determined within the Business Advisory Committee {that a} proposal on it will be moved within the first week of the winter session.

    The proposal to maneuver the decision additionally didn’t determine in Monday’s enterprise record, he identified.

    Pawar stated the statements by Karnataka chief minister have “hurt the pride of Maharashtra.”

    Responding to it, Deputy CM Fadnavis stated the decision couldn’t be launched final week because the state of affairs was not conducive, an obvious reference to the suspension of senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Jayant Patil who was suspended on Thursday for the remainder of the session for his comment in opposition to Speaker Rahul Narvekar.

    Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was in Delhi to attend an official perform resulting from which the decision couldn’t be tabled within the House, Fadnavis stated.

    He assured the House {that a} decision on the border row can be tabled on Monday or Tuesday.

    “We will fight even for an inch. We will do whatever we can for the justice of the Marathi-speaking population in Karnataka,” the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief stated. The state authorities is not going to again down even an inch on the problem, he added.

    Former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan (Congress) stated the Karnataka CM has been resorting to utilizing provocative language and the Maharashtra authorities ought to take up the problem with the Union Home Ministry, underneath which comes the Linguistic Minorities Commission.

    The Maharashtra authorities mustn’t act as a mere spectator within the case when the Karnataka authorities is making an attempt to muddy the waters, Chavan stated.

    Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction) member Bhaskar Jadhav accused the Maharashtra chief minister and deputy chief minister of turning into helpless within the case when the Marathi-speaking inhabitants is “ill-treated.”

    Hitting again, Fadnavis stated nobody has the heart to make the chief minister and deputy chief minister turn into helpless.

    NAGPUR: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday asserted the state authorities will struggle even for an inch of land, amid the simmering boundary dispute with Karnataka.

    Speaking within the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Fadnavis stated the state authorities will do no matter it could to make sure the Marathi-speaking folks in Karnataka get justice.

    The challenge of the Maharashtra-Karnataka border row echoed within the ongoing winter session of the state Assembly right here on Monday, with the opposition demanding a decision on the problem.

    Notably, the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously handed a decision on the border row with Maharashtra, resolving to guard the southern state’s pursuits and to not cede an inch of land to its neighbour.

    The decision, which additionally condemned the border dispute “created” by Maharashtra and moved by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, was adopted by a voice vote.

    On Monday, elevating the problem within the Maharashtra Assembly, Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar requested why did the federal government not transfer the decision on the border row when it was determined within the Business Advisory Committee {that a} proposal on it will be moved within the first week of the winter session.

    The proposal to maneuver the decision additionally didn’t determine in Monday’s enterprise record, he identified.

    Pawar stated the statements by Karnataka chief minister have “hurt the pride of Maharashtra.”

    Responding to it, Deputy CM Fadnavis stated the decision couldn’t be launched final week because the state of affairs was not conducive, an obvious reference to the suspension of senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Jayant Patil who was suspended on Thursday for the remainder of the session for his comment in opposition to Speaker Rahul Narvekar.

    Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was in Delhi to attend an official perform resulting from which the decision couldn’t be tabled within the House, Fadnavis stated.

    He assured the House {that a} decision on the border row can be tabled on Monday or Tuesday.

    “We will fight even for an inch. We will do whatever we can for the justice of the Marathi-speaking population in Karnataka,” the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief stated. The state authorities is not going to again down even an inch on the problem, he added.

    Former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan (Congress) stated the Karnataka CM has been resorting to utilizing provocative language and the Maharashtra authorities ought to take up the problem with the Union Home Ministry, underneath which comes the Linguistic Minorities Commission.

    The Maharashtra authorities mustn’t act as a mere spectator within the case when the Karnataka authorities is making an attempt to muddy the waters, Chavan stated.

    Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction) member Bhaskar Jadhav accused the Maharashtra chief minister and deputy chief minister of turning into helpless within the case when the Marathi-speaking inhabitants is “ill-treated.”

    Hitting again, Fadnavis stated nobody has the heart to make the chief minister and deputy chief minister turn into helpless.

  • Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022: Ruturaj Gaikwad shines as Maharashtra, Saurashtra arrange finals conflict

    Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022: Maharashtra and Saurashtra defeated Assam and Karnataka respectively and superior to the ultimate of the 50-over match.

    UPDATED: Nov 30, 2022 20:52 IST

    VHT 2022: Ruturaj Gaikwad shines as Maharashtra, Saurashtra arrange finals conflict. Courtesy: PTI

    By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: After smashing a double century within the quarter-final towards Uttar Pradesh, Ruturaj Gaikwad was once more the star of the present, this time within the semis of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022.

    On Wednesday, November 30, Gaikwad scored 168 runs off 126 and starred in Maharashtra’s 12-run win over Assam. Gaikwad’s knock, laced with 18 fours and 6 sixes, helped his workforce rating 350 for the lack of seven wickets after being put in to bat first.

    Thereafter, Maharashtra restricted Assam to 338 for eight. Swarupam Puryakastha scored 95 runs, however his valiant efforts for Assam couldn’t pay dividends.

    Rajvardhan Hangargekar, who performed for India within the U19 World Cup earlier this 12 months, picked up 4 essential wickets, though he conceded 65 runs. Maharashtra defeated Assam by 12 runs on the Narendra Modi Stadium B Ground in Ahmedabad.

    In the opposite semi-final, Saurashtra beat Karnataka by 5 wickets on the Narendra Modi Stadium A Ground in Ahmedabad. Jaydev Unadkat’s males are actually scheduled to lock horns with Maharashtra within the closing on Friday, December 2 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

    After opting to discipline first, Saurashtra bowled Karnataka out for 171 in 49.1 overs. Skipper Unadkat led from the entrance and picked up 4 wickets for 26 runs with two maidens in 10 overs.

    Ravikumar Samarth scored 88 runs for Karnataka, however he didn’t get an entire lot of help from his teammates. Saurashtra misplaced the early wickets of Harvik Desai and Sheldon Jackson with no runs on the board, however a 75-run stand for the third wicket between Jay Gohil and Samarth Vyas introduced them again into the competition.

    Thereafter, Saurashtra chased the goal down in 36.2 overs with 82 balls to spare.

    Edited By:

    sabyasachi chowdhury

    Published On:

    Nov 30, 2022

  • 40 Maharashtra villages search to merge with Karnataka

    Express News Service

    BELAGAVI: Amid the continuing tussle between leaders of Karnataka and Maharashtra over the simmering boundary dispute between the 2 neighbouring states, residents of 40 villages in Jath taluk in Sangli district on Maharashtra border, largely inhabited by Kannadigas, have expressed their need to see their areas merged with Karnataka. Slamming the Maharashtra authorities for neglecting their villages for many years and depriving them of fundamental facilities like roads and irrigation amenities, the villagers stated they would favor to be a part of Karnataka if the Maharashtra authorities continues to neglect them.

    President of Umadi Niravari Horata Samiti in Jath taluk, Sunil Potdar stated, “We have been demanding fundamental facilities in our villages in Jath taluk for the previous decade, however in useless. Our calls for have fallen on deaf ears. It’s time that our villages are merged with Karnataka.’’ He welcomed the current assertion of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai who backed the demand of Kannadigas for merger of their area, together with Solapur and Akkalkot, with Karnataka.

    A outstanding native chief Shambu Mamadapur, additionally president of the Danamma Temple Trust of Guddapur in Jath taluk, stated the villagers of Guddapur have been demanding the event of roads for a number of many years however the Maharashtra authorities has not executed something about it.

    People in most of those 40 villages are upset that the federal government has uncared for Kannada colleges and stated that it was the Karnataka authorities which sanctioned Rs 15 crore for the event of faculties within the border areas, in addition to giving grants for the development of Kannada Bhavan in recent times. The villagers stated the roads resulting in Danamma Temple, one of many well-known non secular locations within the area, are pathetic whilst greater than 10,000 devotees go to the shrine on a regular basis. 

    Kannadigas in majority in 40 villages

    At least one lakh devotees throng the temple on Kartik Amavasya and 95 per cent of them are Kannadigas, they stated, including that not even a single paisa has been launched by the Maharashtra authorities for the advantage of devotees. However, the Karnataka authorities launched Rs 12 crore to the temple belief within the final eight years, the villagers stated.

    All the 40 villages, that are predominantly occupied by Kannadigas in Jath taluk, are situated near Athani taluk within the border areas. According to sources, Kannadigas kind greater than 90% of the inhabitants in these 40 villages. The folks of all of the 40 villages organised a Gram Sabha at Guddapur in 2012 and urged the Maharashtra authorities to develop their space or enable them to merge with Karnataka. The villagers had additionally staged a protest on this connection in entrance of the DC’s workplace in Sangli.

    Noted litterateur Chandrashekhar Patil had attended the assembly at Guddapur and had informed the villagers that he would meet Bommai and produce the information to his discover. Meanwhile, a staff of Karnataka Rakshna Vedike from Kagwad visited Balgaon in Jath taluk on Monday and invited Kannadigas to return to Karnataka.

    BELAGAVI: Amid the continuing tussle between leaders of Karnataka and Maharashtra over the simmering boundary dispute between the 2 neighbouring states, residents of 40 villages in Jath taluk in Sangli district on Maharashtra border, largely inhabited by Kannadigas, have expressed their need to see their areas merged with Karnataka. Slamming the Maharashtra authorities for neglecting their villages for many years and depriving them of fundamental facilities like roads and irrigation amenities, the villagers stated they would favor to be a part of Karnataka if the Maharashtra authorities continues to neglect them.

    President of Umadi Niravari Horata Samiti in Jath taluk, Sunil Potdar stated, “We have been demanding fundamental facilities in our villages in Jath taluk for the previous decade, however in useless. Our calls for have fallen on deaf ears. It’s time that our villages are merged with Karnataka.’’ He welcomed the current assertion of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai who backed the demand of Kannadigas for merger of their area, together with Solapur and Akkalkot, with Karnataka.

    A outstanding native chief Shambu Mamadapur, additionally president of the Danamma Temple Trust of Guddapur in Jath taluk, stated the villagers of Guddapur have been demanding the event of roads for a number of many years however the Maharashtra authorities has not executed something about it.

    People in most of those 40 villages are upset that the federal government has uncared for Kannada colleges and stated that it was the Karnataka authorities which sanctioned Rs 15 crore for the event of faculties within the border areas, in addition to giving grants for the development of Kannada Bhavan in recent times. The villagers stated the roads resulting in Danamma Temple, one of many well-known non secular locations within the area, are pathetic whilst greater than 10,000 devotees go to the shrine on a regular basis. 

    Kannadigas in majority in 40 villages

    At least one lakh devotees throng the temple on Kartik Amavasya and 95 per cent of them are Kannadigas, they stated, including that not even a single paisa has been launched by the Maharashtra authorities for the advantage of devotees. However, the Karnataka authorities launched Rs 12 crore to the temple belief within the final eight years, the villagers stated.

    All the 40 villages, that are predominantly occupied by Kannadigas in Jath taluk, are situated near Athani taluk within the border areas. According to sources, Kannadigas kind greater than 90% of the inhabitants in these 40 villages. The folks of all of the 40 villages organised a Gram Sabha at Guddapur in 2012 and urged the Maharashtra authorities to develop their space or enable them to merge with Karnataka. The villagers had additionally staged a protest on this connection in entrance of the DC’s workplace in Sangli.

    Noted litterateur Chandrashekhar Patil had attended the assembly at Guddapur and had informed the villagers that he would meet Bommai and produce the information to his discover. Meanwhile, a staff of Karnataka Rakshna Vedike from Kagwad visited Balgaon in Jath taluk on Monday and invited Kannadigas to return to Karnataka.

  • No village from Maharashtra will go anyplace: Fadnavis on Bommai’s assertion

    By PTI

    NAGPUR/MUMBAI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday mentioned no village in Maharashtra has sought merger with Karnataka not too long ago, and there’s no query of any border village “going anywhere”.

    Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had claimed on Tuesday that some village panchayats in Jat taluka of Maharashtra’s Sangli district had handed a decision prior to now in search of to merge with Karnataka after they have been going through a extreme water disaster.

    The Karnataka authorities had devised schemes to assist them by offering water, and his authorities was significantly contemplating the proposal of Jat villages, he mentioned.

    “These villages had introduced a resolution on the issue of water scarcity in 2012. Presently, none of the villages have introduced any resolution,” Fadnavis informed reporters right here.

    When he grew to become Maharashtra chief minister, his authorities entered into an settlement with Karnataka to type out the water problem, he mentioned.

    A water provide scheme was chalked out for the Jat villages when Girish Mahajan was water assets minister in his cabinet, the BJP chief added.

    “We are now going to give approval to that scheme. Perhaps because of Covid, the previous (Uddhav Thackeray-led) government could not approve it,” Fadnavis added.

    “Presently, none of the villages have raised such demand (of merger with Karnataka). The demand is of 2012,” he mentioned.

    “Not a single village of Maharashtra will go anywhere,” Fadnavis harassed.

    Earlier within the day, Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai mentioned the Karnataka chief minister’s claims shouldn’t be taken significantly.

    The decades-old border dispute over Belagavi (earlier Belgaum) between Maharashtra and Karnataka is in information once more as a result of current statements from either side.

    On Monday, Bommai had mentioned he had shaped a formidable authorized crew of senior legal professionals to take care of the border dispute when it comes up within the Supreme Court.

    On Tuesday, the Maharashtra authorities appointed Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj Desai as nodal ministers to coordinate with the state’s authorized crew relating to the pending courtroom case.

    Talking to reporters right here, Desai mentioned, “As Maharashtra has reconstituted its team to take forward the Karnataka border dispute in the Supreme Court, Bommai has come up with some ridiculous old demand. It should not be taken seriously. The villages in Jat tehsil had reportedly passed a resolution more than a decade back to pressurise the then state government to address their demand of water supply from the Krishna river.”

    There isn’t any such official documentation or decision out there with the Maharashtra authorities, he added.

    “As per my information, the Maharashtra government has already cleared a proposal to supply water for irrigation to the arid parts of Jat tehsil. The cost of the project is around Rs 1,200 crore. A technical scrutiny of the project is underway. It means these villages will definitely get water from Maharashtra,” Desai mentioned.

    The border dispute dates again to the Sixties after the reorganisation of States on linguistic traces.

    Maharashtra laid declare to Belagavi which was a part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency because it has a large Marathi-speaking inhabitants.

    It additionally laid declare to 80 Marathi-speaking villages that are presently a part of Karnataka.

    NAGPUR/MUMBAI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday mentioned no village in Maharashtra has sought merger with Karnataka not too long ago, and there’s no query of any border village “going anywhere”.

    Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had claimed on Tuesday that some village panchayats in Jat taluka of Maharashtra’s Sangli district had handed a decision prior to now in search of to merge with Karnataka after they have been going through a extreme water disaster.

    The Karnataka authorities had devised schemes to assist them by offering water, and his authorities was significantly contemplating the proposal of Jat villages, he mentioned.

    “These villages had introduced a resolution on the issue of water scarcity in 2012. Presently, none of the villages have introduced any resolution,” Fadnavis informed reporters right here.

    When he grew to become Maharashtra chief minister, his authorities entered into an settlement with Karnataka to type out the water problem, he mentioned.

    A water provide scheme was chalked out for the Jat villages when Girish Mahajan was water assets minister in his cabinet, the BJP chief added.

    “We are now going to give approval to that scheme. Perhaps because of Covid, the previous (Uddhav Thackeray-led) government could not approve it,” Fadnavis added.

    “Presently, none of the villages have raised such demand (of merger with Karnataka). The demand is of 2012,” he mentioned.

    “Not a single village of Maharashtra will go anywhere,” Fadnavis harassed.

    Earlier within the day, Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai mentioned the Karnataka chief minister’s claims shouldn’t be taken significantly.

    The decades-old border dispute over Belagavi (earlier Belgaum) between Maharashtra and Karnataka is in information once more as a result of current statements from either side.

    On Monday, Bommai had mentioned he had shaped a formidable authorized crew of senior legal professionals to take care of the border dispute when it comes up within the Supreme Court.

    On Tuesday, the Maharashtra authorities appointed Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj Desai as nodal ministers to coordinate with the state’s authorized crew relating to the pending courtroom case.

    Talking to reporters right here, Desai mentioned, “As Maharashtra has reconstituted its team to take forward the Karnataka border dispute in the Supreme Court, Bommai has come up with some ridiculous old demand. It should not be taken seriously. The villages in Jat tehsil had reportedly passed a resolution more than a decade back to pressurise the then state government to address their demand of water supply from the Krishna river.”

    There isn’t any such official documentation or decision out there with the Maharashtra authorities, he added.

    “As per my information, the Maharashtra government has already cleared a proposal to supply water for irrigation to the arid parts of Jat tehsil. The cost of the project is around Rs 1,200 crore. A technical scrutiny of the project is underway. It means these villages will definitely get water from Maharashtra,” Desai mentioned.

    The border dispute dates again to the Sixties after the reorganisation of States on linguistic traces.

    Maharashtra laid declare to Belagavi which was a part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency because it has a large Marathi-speaking inhabitants.

    It additionally laid declare to 80 Marathi-speaking villages that are presently a part of Karnataka.