Bengaluru metro to extend services on IPL match days
Bengaluru (PTI): In view of the IPL T-20 cricket matches to be held here, Bengaluru Metro on Tuesday announced that it will extend the timing of departure of its last trains from all four terminal stations to 12:30 am on match days.
The matches are scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on 2nd, 10th, 18th and 24th of this month and 3rd, 13th and 17th of May.
"BMRCL (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited) is extending its train services up to 12.30 am departing from all its four terminal metro stations viz Whitefield (Kadugodi), Challaghatta, Silk Institute and Madavara," a statement said.
"The last train from Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station Majestic towards all four directions will leave at 1.15 am," the statement added.
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Taj Mahal top earning ASI monument through ticket sales from FY19-20 to FY23-24: Govt
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI): The iconic Taj Mahal in Agra earned the "highest income" through the sale of tickets among the ASI-protected monuments from FY19-20 to FY23-24, according to data shared by the government.
Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared the data in a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha.
He was asked the amount that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has received from selling entry tickets to various monuments in the last five years, year-wise and monument-wise; and the monuments that have received the highest income through selling entry tickets in the last five years.
In his response, the minister shared the data in a tabular form for cycles of financial years ranging from FY19-20 to FY23-24.
According to the data, Taj Mahal earned the top slot for all five years.
The Mughal-era architectural wonder was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jehan in the 17th century and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
In FY19-20, the Agra Fort in Agra and Qutub Minar in Delhi were in the second and third positions.
In FY20-21, the Group of Monuments Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu and Sun Temple, Konark were in the second and third positions. In FY23-24, Qutub Minar and Red Fort of Delhi were in the second and third positions.
