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India beat SL by an innings & 171 runs, script 3-0 whitewash

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Pallekele: An authoritative India today completed a 3-0 clean sweep of Sri Lanka with an innings and 171-run annihilation in the third and final Test, bringing to an early end to one of the most lopsided series in recent years.

None of the three matches lasted five days, with the final one being the shortest, lasting just two and a half days.

With Sri Lanka resuming the day at 19 for one after following-on and facing a 352-run deficit, the final outcome was a foregone conclusion.

The hosts were eventually bundled out for 181 in 74.3 overs in their second innings shortly before tea on day three to hand the visitors a first-ever series clean sweep on overseas soil.

The pace duo of Umesh Yadav (2/21) and Mohammed Shami (3/32) provided the early breakthroughs for India before the spinners Kuldeep Yadav (1-56) and Ravichandran Ashwin (4/68) made further inroads.

Shami was most impressive as he bowled with pace and precision, carrying on from his showing in the first innings where he had struck twice.

With Sri Lanka struggling at 82 for four at lunch, it became certain that the game will not stretch to the fourth day, ensuring an extra day’s rest for the Indian team ahead of the five-match ODI series starting Sunday.

Post lunch, Dinesh Chandimal (36) and Angelo Mathews (35) took their fifth wicket partnership to 65 runs. Their stand was the bare minimum resistance to the Indian attack on this third day, and it only helped in delaying proceedings a tad as the duo brought up Lanka’s 100 in the 49th over.

Kuldeep got the breakthrough asChandimal was caught at short leg in the 51st over. Three overs later, it became a double blow as Ashwin trapped Mathews lbw to end all hopes of a stronger Lankan fightback.

Niroshan Dickwella (41) played some aggressive strokes but wickets kept falling regularly at the other end.

Dilruwan Perera (8) was caught off Ashwin at midwicket, like in the first innings, and then Mohammed Shami (3-32) had Lakshan Sandakan (8) caught behind. Ajinkya Rahane took a sharp catch at gully to dismiss Dickwella off Yadav in the 70th over.

Shortly afterwards then, Ashwin bowled Lahiru Kumara (10) to wrap up a comprehensive series win for the world number one side.

In the morning session, Shami bowled a fiery opening spell while Ashwin removed opener Dimuth Karunaratne (16) at the other end.

The ball took extra bounce and lobbed off his glove as the batsman was caught at slip in the third over of the morning.

Shami then had night watchman Malinda Pushpakumara (1) caught behind in the 21st over. Two overs later, he got the big dismissal as well, trapping Kusal Mendis (12) lbw with a sharp inswinger.

The hosts lost three for 13 in the first passage of play this morning.

Thereafter, Sri Lanka crossed 50 in the 26th over, with Chandimal and Mathews holding fort together. The duo gave up on the attack-minded tactic against the Indian bowling, instead looking to play for time.

In the 35th over, Mathews survived a shout for caught behind off Umesh Yadav (0-23), even as India appealed for DRS against the original not out decision. But there was no evidence to over-turn the decision as Mathews continued his innings.

On day one, Shikhar Dhawan (119) and KL Rahul (85) put on the highest opening stand of 188 runs on Lankan soil as India finished at 329/6 at stumps.

On day two, Hardik Pandya scored his maiden Test hundred off 86 balls to help India reach 487 in their first innings. Sri Lanka then collapsed to 135 all out in their first innings with Kuldeep Yadav picking 4-40.

India won the first Test in Galle by 304 runs and the second Test in Colombo by an innings and 54 runs.

(Agencies)

Heavy pours in Bengaluru create havoc on I day

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Bengaluru: Water accumulates in the basement of a building in Bengaluru after heavy rains lashed the city on Aug 15, 2017. (Photo: IANS)

Bengaluru: Overnight heavy rains lashed Bengaluru on the eve of Independence Day and created havoc this morning.

Several areas including Koramangala, HSR Layout, Shantinagar, Wilson Garden, K R Puram, Anugraha Layout, Ulsoor, Vivek Nagar, Murugesh Palya on Old Airport Road and Gurappana Palya on Bannerghatta Road, have been worst affected.

HAL Airport Observatory recorded 144 mm rainfall, which has been the highest in recent times and in at least over a decade.

The rains were unexpected. Neither IMD nor Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management Centre (KSNDMC) had predicted such rains on Monday. In fact KSNDMC had predicted very light rainfall for the city.

(Agencies)

10,000 witnessed Independence Day celebration in Bengaluru

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Bengaluru: 71st Independence Day celebration was held at the Field Marshal Manekshaw Parade Grounds here today.

Karnataka State Chief Minister Siddaramaiah unfurled the tricolour and paid homage to soldiers who laid down their lives fighting the enemy and protecting the nation.

Addressing the gathering he said “Today we are witnessing the phenomena of communalism and casteism raising their ugly head all around, joined by fascist forces. Our concept of development is based on inclusiveness that aims to usher in improved level of standard of living.”

He further stated “The local language should get first priority in the state, and the imposition of some other language is unacceptable even in the constitution.”

“First priority should be given for the regional language in the state, and next comes all the others languages. When there is a language declared as official, it’s even unconstitutional to impose any other language in the state.” he added.

The BBMP, in association with the office of Deputy Commissioner (Bengaluru Urban) and the Bengaluru city police made elaborate security arrangements for the grand event.

Seating arrangements were made to accommodate 10,000 people, of which 4,000 were been reserved for the public.

Over 2,700 school children participated in the cultural programmes. Kikkeri Krishnamurthy and team sang the Nadageetha and Raithageethe.

(Agencies)

6.5 mn hit by floods in Bihar, over 40 dead

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Villagers in a flood-hit area in Katihar district of Bihar on Sunday. (PTI Photo)

Patna: More than 6.5 million people have been affected by floods in Bihar, that have claimed the lives of over 40 people so far, washed away thousands of huts, badly damaged buildings, roads, bridges and standing crops worth crores, officials said on Tuesday.

Bihar disaster management department officials said that 65.37 lakh people in 889 panchayats under 84 blocks in 13 districts have been affected by the floods. “So far 41 people have died in the floods,” officials said, but unconfirmed reports put death toll at 85.

Nearly three million people were affected alone in the worst-hit districts of Kishanganj, Araria, Purnea and Katihar in last three days. “Thousands were displaced due to floods,” an official said.

According to them, about 1.82 lakh people have been evacuated to safe places by the rescue teams in the last two days.

The state administration says at least five more districts including Samastipur, Khagaria and Sheohar face the threat of floods. “Flood waters have entered in some new areas and are likely to create panic among people,” officials said.

Other affected districts are Darbhanga, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Madhepura, Saharsa, Supaul, East and West Champaran.

Reports reaching here suggest that thousands of people have been forced to flee from their homes after their villages were inundated. They have taken shelter in high rise areas, including national highways, schools and government buildings.

In view of the worsening flood situation, the state government has cancelled the leave of doctors and heath department officials in flood-hit districts.

The state disaster management department has asked people living in low lying areas to move to higher places as heavy rains continued.

“The flood situation in Bihar will continue to be grim following rising water levels of rivers and incessant rains,” met department officials said.

Major rivers in the state including the Koshi, Mahananda, Gandak, Bagmati and Ganga are in spate and some rivers have breached their banks and embankments, officials said.

“With heavy rainfall in Bihar as well as in the catchment areas in Nepal, the water level of these rivers has been rising,” an official told IANS.

The government has launched massive relief and rescue operations with help from the Army, Air Force as well as National Disaster Response Force and Bihar State Disaster Response Force teams.

“We have deployed four Army teams, 22 NDRF and 15 SDRF teams along with hundreds of our own officials in relief and rescue operations in flood-affected districts,” Pratyaya Amrit, Principal Secretary in the Bihar Disaster Management Department, said.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday sought the help of the Army and Indian Air Force in relief and rescue operations. He also requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to provide all possible aid. Both have assured him of help.

Nitish Kumar, after an aerial survey of the four worst hit flooded districts on Monday, said he had told officials to speed up rescue and relief work. He again spoke with Modi and requested assistance.

Railway stations in Kishanganj, Katihar and Jogbani in Araria were flooded, leaving scores of passengers stranded. Eighteen trains have been cancelled since Sunday.

According to officials, crops worth crores were damaged and road links to several places have been snapped. Reports reaching here said flood waters had submerged NH 104 in Sitamarhi, NH 31 in Kishanganj and NH 327 in Araria.

(IANS)

Xpoz India Exhibitions Brings Bengaluru’s Best Designer Boutiques Under One Roof

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Bengaluru: A new exhibition developed and curated by Xpoz India Exhibitions, is bringing together a mix of independent boutiques and designers across women’s fashion, bags, and accessories, all under one roof.

‘Boutiques of Bangalore’ will showcase and sell the work of over 40 well-curated boutiques and artists that are design-led and socially responsible. The exhibition will display works which will include designer wear, ethnic wear, abayas, wedding trousseaus, accessories, footwear, and bags.

“Most boutiques have limited customers, and don’t have many options to showcase their work, beyond their neighbourhood. An exhibition like ‘Boutiques of Bangalore’ will provide both upcoming and established boutiques with a platform to sell their work and build a large customer base. The event is also perfectly timed to coincide with the last weeks of the festive season, aiming to cater to visitors’ complete shopping, and gifting requirements,” says Sheikh Zakir, CEO, Xpoz India Exhibitions.

Some of the brands that will be showcased are Gauri by Studio Samast Roop, Coco Stone, Red Rose, Human Touch, Modest Forever, Handmade, Needles ‘N’ Threads and more.

‘Boutiques of Bangalore’ will be held on August 18, 19 and 20 at Safina Plaza, Infantry Road from 10.30 AM onwards. For details call: 88847 36540 / 98450 10246

For more info: https://www.facebook.com/XpozIndiaExhibitions/

China to remain ‘neutral’ if North Korea attacks first

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State newspaper hints at Beijing’s stance of not assisting its ally in the ‘reckless game’ between US and North Korea.

Washington warned North Korea this week it will face ‘fire and fury’ if it continues to threaten the US [AFP]

by Al Jazeera

A Chinese state-run newspaper has suggested Beijing would “stay neutral” if North Korea strikes first in a conflict with the United States, despite a mutual defence pact between the Asian allies.

The nationalistic Global Times tabloid said on Friday in an editorial that Washington and Pyongyang were playing a “reckless game” that could lead to “miscalculations and a strategic war”.

“China should also make clear that if North Korea launches missiles that threaten US soil first and the US retaliates, China will stay neutral,” the editorial said.

However, it added: “If the US and South Korea carry out strikes and try to overthrow the North Korean regime and change the political pattern of the Korean peninsula, China will prevent them from doing so.”

On Twitter, Trump again threatened on Friday a military strike against the North.

“Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path!” Trump tweeted.

The commentary came after Washington warned North Korea this week it faced “fire and fury like the world has never seen” if it continued to threaten the US with its missile and nuclear programmes.

That prompted a defiant Pyongyang to threaten a missile attack on Guam, a tiny US territory in the Pacific that is home to major US air and naval facilities.

China – which has been accused by the US of not doing enough to rein in its longtime ally – has maintained that political dialogue is the only solution.

Al Jazeera’s Adrian Brown, reporting from Beijing, said the commentary gave an inkling of China’s official stance.

“The editorial also says that if the US carries out strikes and tries to overthrow the North Korean regime then China would prevent that from happening. But it doesn’t specify how Beijing would do that,” he said.

“Now of course China is the only ally that North Korea has but China has now agreed to tougher UN sanctions against North Korea, which means it will no longer be importing coal, iron, lead and seafood. Now if China does have influence over North Korea, we have yet to really see it.”

As tension soars in the region, South Korea’s media called on Friday for Seoul to build nuclear weapons of its own to defend itself.

South Korea, which fought a war alongside the US with the North that ended in a stalemate in 1953, is highly technologically advanced and analysts estimate it could develop an atomic device within months of deciding to do so.

“Now is time to start reviewing nuclear armament,” the Korea Herald said in an editorial.

The South, which hosts 28,500 American troops, is banned from developing its own nuclear weapons under an atomic energy deal it signed in 1974 with the US, which instead offers Seoul a “nuclear umbrella” against potential attacks.

But with Pyongyang regularly threatening to turn Seoul into a “sea of flames” – and nagging questions over Washington’s willingness to defend it if doing so put its own cities in danger of retaliatory attacks – the South’s media are leading calls for a change of tack.

After Pyongyang conducted two successful tests of an intercontinental ballistic missile last month, putting much of the mainland US within reach, the paper warned: “Trust in the nuclear umbrella the US provides to the South can be shaken.”

The US stationed some of its atomic weapons in the South following the 1950-53 Korean War, but withdrew them in 1991 when the two Koreas jointly declared they would make the peninsula nuclear-free.

But Pyongyang carried out its first nuclear test in 2006 and formally abandoned the deal in 2009.

A conflict between the North and the US could have devastating consequences for Asia’s fourth-largest economy, with Seoul within range of Pyongyang’s vast conventional artillery forces.

“A catastrophe is looming,” the South’s top-selling Chosun daily said in an editorial this week. “All options, even those considered unthinkable so far, must be on the table.”

North Korea has staged five atomic tests as it seeks to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the continental United States.

Sreesanth criticises BCCI’s decision to appeal HC order

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New Delhi: S. Sreesanth on Friday came down heavily on the the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after it asserted it will appeal against a court order lifting the fast bowler’s life ban for match-fixing.

“C’mon @bcci this is worst u can do to anyone that too who is proven innocent not just once but again and again..don’t know why u doing this?” Sreesanth, a 2011 World Cup winner, tweeted.
After the court ruling on Monday, Sreesanth said he was hoping to get his career back on track and represent India again.

“I have been working hard at the indoor nets at home and have been fortunate enough to train with some of the Kerala state team players,” Sreesanth had told ‘ANM news’.

“I am waiting for BCCI’s call and then I will try and vie for an India spot. I will be ready to play the Ranji Trophy also for Kerala if they pick me,” the 34-year-old had said.

But a BCCI official said that the board does not agree with the court’s order and will challenge the same.

Earlier, the Kerala High Court revoked the life ban imposed on Sreesanth due to his alleged involvement in a spot-fixing scandal, which marred the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2013.

“No materials or evidence before the disciplinary committee to conclude that Sreesanth was guilty of the violation of the anti corruption code formulated by the BCCI. THEY RELIED ON CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. The disciplinary committee ought to have been careful in analyzing evidence especially when the deal itself had failed to work,” the High Court order stated.

Previosuly, Sreesanth was cleared of criminal charges by a sessions court but continued to face sanctions issued on him by the governing body, based on an internal disciplinary committee report.

Sreesanth had approached the court last year after the BCCI failed to revoke the life ban though he was exonerated by a Delhi court of the charge of involvement in a spot-fixing scandal, which marred the Indian Premier League in 2013.

(IANS)

Police Arrest Moodbidri Native for Derogatory Remarks on Minister UT Khader

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Mangaluru: Kadri police arrested Moodbidri native Divya Prasad (35) in Bengaluru on August 10 and brought him to Mangaluru following a complaint against his derogatory remarks on Karnataka State Food and Civil Supplies Minister UT Khader on social media recently.

The accused works in Bengaluru and has been brought to Mangaluru on Friday after he was arrested on August 10. The arrest was made by the police after a complaint from close associates of the minister on his remarks, sources said. Divya Prasad has been booked under section 507 IPC and 67 IT Act. He will be produced before the court soon for further legal proceeding, sources said.

(Agencies)

Lady Cheats, Misuses MLA’s Name to Get Rs 5 Lakh Cash in Bengaluru

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Bengaluru: A lady took more than Rs 5 lakh cash from 8 women on the assurance cash doubling plan and cheated the creditors in an incident reported at BTM layout in Bengaluru city on Friday.

The accused lady, Samreen, misused MLA’s name to take cash from the women. When the depositors asked her to repay their cash, the accused threatened their lives. A case has been stands registered on the incident in a local police station here.

Meanwhile, the MLA asked the police department to take necessary action against the lady who collected cash by misusing his name. MLA also urged the people not handover any amount if someone asks cash in his name.

(Agencies)

Venkaiah Naidu sworn in as new Vice President

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New Delhi: M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday took oath as the new Vice President at a simple ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhawan’s Durbar Hall here.

President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to the former Bharatiya Janata Party leader in Hindi.

Naidu, 68, who was hitherto part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet, succeeded M. Hamid Ansari who served two consecutive terms since August 2007.

Nominated by the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, Naidu won the August 5 poll defeating former West Bengal Governor and Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi.

Naidu won 516 out of the 760 valid votes, winning the highest vote share in three decades in the vice presidential poll.

A two-time Union Minister and four-time Rajya Sabha member, Naidu earlier held the Parliamentary Affairs, Information and Broadcasting and Urban Development portfolios.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his predecessor Manmohan Singh and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh were among those present on the occasion.

Earlier, Naidu paid floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. He also paid tributes to Jan Sangh leader Deendayal Upadhyaya, besides Sardar Vallabhai Patel and Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar.

(IANS)

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