Mangaluru: Bearys Cup badminton tournament inaugurated
Mangaluru, November 4: The Bearys Cup badminton tournament organised by the Bearys Sports Promoters was inaugurated at the US Mallya indoor stadium at Lalbagh in the city on Sunday.
Sridevi Education Trust and DKDBA president Sadananda Shetty inaugurated the tournament.
Inaugurating the event, Sadananda Shetty said that the tournament would bind the Bearys community together. Nowadays, the caste based organisations were important for the organisation of a community. Right from admitting the child to the school to joining the job and in all activities, the caste was important. Bearys Sports Promoters should be strengthened and organise more of such events in future, he said.
Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry president P B Abdul Hameed said that the badminton tournament would bring together the community people. In future, people from all communities should be invited for the tournament. Playing badminton would be beneficial instead of sweating out in gyms, he said.
City Corporation Commissioner Mohammad Nazeer said that it would provide a platform to the budding talents. Not only badminton, the Bearys Sports Promoters should also organise other sports, he said.
BEADS Dean A R Mohammad Nisar said that the players practiced in the Bearys Sports Promoters have made achievements in state, national and international level. Let this achievement reach its peak, he added.
Presiding over the programme, Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Haji SM Rasheed said that it was the third tournament being conducted by the Bearys Sports Promoters. First year tournament was conducted for the community players. But in the second year, players from all communities participated. This tournament was organised just for Bearys community. In coming years, players from all communities would be invited. The players from the Bearys Sports Promoters have participated in a badminton tournament held in Dubai recently and got various places, he said.
Bearys Sports Promoters president Noor Mohammad, Mangala Association president CS Bhandary, Mangaluru Sports Promoters Ivan Pinto and others were present.
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Metro ridership in Haryana sees over 13 pc rise in 2025-26
Chandigarh (PTI): Haryana's urban transit system witnessed a strong growth in 2025-26, with metro ridership registering a robust 13.55 per cent increase, the state government said in a statement on Thursday.
The progress was reviewed in the 64th board meeting of Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation (HMRTC) chaired by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi.
Between April 2025 and February 2026, the metro network recorded over 1.74 crore passengers, compared to 1.53 crore in the corresponding period the previous year.
July recorded the highest monthly growth at 22.93 per cent, while all months showed consistent positive trends.
Financial performance has also remained strong, with fare revenue rising 12.64 per cent till January 2026, the statement said.
Non-fare revenue surged by 108 per cent, driven by effective monetisation of station spaces, advertisements and commercial activities, resulting in an operating surplus for Rapid Metro.
Further initiatives, including the auction of station naming rights and additional advertisement sites, are expected to strengthen HMRTC's financial position, the statement said.
Appreciating the performance, Rastogi stated that the consistent rise in ridership and revenue reflects the success of Haryana's integrated transport strategy, rising commuter confidence and a clear shift towards public transport.
HMRTC Managing Director Chander Shekhar Khare said that, alongside operational gains, the state is making steady progress on an ambitious pipeline of metro and regional transit projects.
Metro connectivity from Gurugram Sector 56 to Panchgaon is under active consideration, with Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited studying the Detailed Project Report (DPR) and layout plan, and finalising a depot location in Sector 36A near Sihi village, he said.
The Gurugram-Faridabad Namo Bharat corridor has achieved a key milestone, with alignment and station locations finalised and approved by the Haryana government. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation is preparing the DPR, he added.
Similarly, the Delhi-Kundli metro extension is proposed to be placed before the Haryana Cabinet for approval.
The 136.3-kilometre Delhi-Panipat-Karnal RRTS Corridor has also progressed, with the revised DPR submitted for financial concurrence ahead of Haryana Cabinet consideration.
Within Gurugram, DPR preparation has been approved for key intra-city corridors, including the 17.09-kilometre Bhondsi-Subhash Chowk-Rajeev Chowk-Sohna Chowk Railway Station corridor, enhancing connectivity along Sohna Road, Khare said.
