Bengaluru: Namma Metro Green Line services disrupted due to technical problem
Passengers struggle for transport on Tuesday morning
Bengaluru: The 'Namma Metro' Green Line services were disrupted between Yeshwantpur and Mantri Square Sampige Road on Tuesday morning, due to technical glitch on the line, with the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) apologizing to the metro passengers for the inconvenience caused.
BMRCL posted on its X account early Tuesday morning, "Namma Metro commuters may kindly note . Train services on Green line will be available between Nagasandra to Yeshwanthpur and Mantri Square - Sampige Road to Silk Institute Metro stations due to a technical snag at Rajajinagar Metro Station . Inconvenience caused is regretted."
Chief Public Relations Officer BL Yashwanth Chavan explained that the 30-km long Green Line services connecting Nagasandra to the Silk Institute were affected as an emergency recovery road-rail vehicle, used to recover damaged trains and to undertake maintenance work, had broken down between the Mahakavi Kuvempu Road and the Rajajinagar stations of Namma Metro. "We are working at removing the vehicle and restoring the train services. At present, however, Namma Metro is carrying out single-line operations with reduced frequency on the affected section," said Chavan, adding that the train services on the other sections of the Green Line as well as the Purple Line, which links Baiyappanahalli to Kengeri and Whitefield to KR Puram, are working as normal.
Many passengers on the Green Line, especially those returning home after a mini-holiday during the weekend, struggled for transport services. The stations on the line, including Yeshwantpur, were heavily crowded due to the disruption of the Metro services. While some of the passengers complained on X about the slow pace of the trains, some others shared their difficulties regarding the rush in the trains whose number was far lower than normal. Many stated that boarding the trains was extremely difficult for the passengers and that others stretches on the Green Line too had been greatly affected by the problem between Yeshwantpur and Mantri Square Sampige Road.
The Namma Metro officials clarified that the BMRCL had deployed additional buses between the Yeshwantpur Metro station and the Kempegowda Bus Station (Majestic) following the disruption. The officials have also assured that the services will be resumed shortly.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
