BMRCL extends metro services for upcoming IPL T-20 matches in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): In view of the IPL T-20 cricket matches scheduled to be held in the city in the coming days, the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd on Monday said it will be extending its services on April 15 and 24 to facilitate safe and convenient travel for its commuters.
On the day of night matches, the last train services from all the terminal stations are extended from 11 pm up to 2 am (early hours of the next day).
According to BMRCL statement, the last trains will leave from all the terminal stations as follows: Whitefield (Kadugodi) at 12.30 am, Challaghatta at 12.45 am, Silk Institute and Madavara at 12.45 am, Bommasandra at 12.30 am and R V Road at 2 am.
The last train from Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station, Majestic towards all four directions will depart at 1.30 am.
However, for the day and night match to be held on April 18, there will be no extension of train services, and trains will run as per the schedule, the BMRCL added.
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21-year-old student arrested with ganja worth Rs 35 lakh in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: The Panambur ACP team and personnel from Mulki Police Station jointly arrested a 21-year-old student for allegedly attempting to sell ganja and seized 1.042 kg of the narcotic substance, valued at around Rs 35 lakh, Deccan Herald reported.
Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH identified the accused as Suhana, a native of Hulidevarabana in Sagar taluk of Shivamogga district. She is a final-year BCA student at a college in Kundapur.
The arrest was made during an operation conducted on Mulki Railway Station Road under the limits of Mulki Police Station.
During the operation, police personnel seized around 1 kg and 42 grams of ganja, a mobile phone allegedly used for the crime, and other materials connected to the case.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused allegedly sourced the substance from Chennai and brought it to Mangaluru with the intention of selling the narcotic substance for profit.
A case has been registered at Mulki Police Station under Sections 8(c) (Drug possession) and 22(c) (Psychotropic trafficking) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Police said the accused is also facing two other narcotics-related cases, one at Kavoor Police Station and another registered by Bengaluru International Airport Customs.
