Toll rates on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway hiked within two weeks; new rates from April 1
Bengaluru: The toll rates for the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, the collection of which was started on March 14, are hiked within a fortnight and the new rates will come into effect from April 1.
The Expressway was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 12 and the toll collection started two days later.
The new rates of the Road Transport Ministry indicate a 22 per cent hike barely a fortnight since the opening of the Expressway.
The one-way rate, fixed at Rs 135 for cars, jeeps and vans, will be increased to Rs 165, while the two-way rate will be raised from Rs 205 to Rs 250.
Light vehicles and minibuses, which had to pay Rs 220 for one-way travel, will now have to pay Rs 270; the two-way rate, will be Rs 405, which is a hike of Rs 75.
There is a Rs-105 hike in the one-way rate for trucks, buses and double axle vehicles, which will now have to pay Rs 565. The two-way toll rate for such vehicles is now Rs 850 – a hike of Rs 160.
The toll for three-axle commercial transport vehicles for one-way travel on the Expressway has been hiked by Rs 115, to Rs 615. For two-way travel, the vehicles will have to pay Rs 925, which is a hike of Rs 225.
For heavy vehicles, the one-way toll has been hiked by Rs 165 to Rs 885, while for two-way, the rate is hiked by Rs 200 to Rs 1,080.
For vehicles with seven or more axles, the one-way toll is raised by Rs 200 to Rs 1,080. The two-way rate is now Rs 1,620, which is a hike of Rs 305.
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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.
