Rohit Sharma caught driving Lamborghini at 200 KMP/H in Mumbai, issued three traffic challans
Mumbai: Indian Cricket Team captain Rohit Sharma has reportedly received three traffic challans for speeding on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. The incident occurred while the opening batter was en route to join the Indian team in Pune for their upcoming game against Bangladesh on Thursday, October 19. Sharma was allegedly driving at speeds exceeding 200 km/h, leading to the issuance of three online traffic challans for reckless driving, according to a report by Pune Mirror.
Ahead of the crucial clash against Bangladesh, reports suggest that Sharma was driving a Lamborghini with a number plate displaying his highest One Day International (ODI) score '264'.
Authorities have raised concerns about the Indian captain's reckless driving on a busy highway, especially in the midst of the World Cup tournament. Suggestions have been made that Sharma should travel in the team bus accompanied by a police escort for enhanced safety.
Despite this off-field incident, the 36-year-old cricketer has been in sensational form during the ongoing World Cup. Sharma is the leading run-scorer for India in the tournament, amassing 217 runs from three innings at an impressive average of 72.33 and a strike rate of 141.83. He has recorded one century and one fifty in the tournament.
In the second match against Afghanistan, Sharma delivered a remarkable performance, scoring 131 runs off 84 balls and breaking several records in the process. He achieved the fastest hundred by an Indian batter in World Cups (63 balls), the highest number of sixes in international cricket (562), the most hundreds in ODI World Cup (7 hundreds), joint-fastest to 1000 runs in ODI World Cup (19 innings), and the third-highest number of centuries in One Day Internationals (ODIs) (31).
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Karnataka govt directs municipal corps to regulate, prohibit pigeon feeding
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has issued directions to municipal corporations across the state to regulate and prohibit feeding pigeons in public places, citing serious public health concerns.
Deputy Secretary to Government V Lakshmikanth has written to the Urban Development Department requesting it to issue directions to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and all municipal corporations to take immediate steps to implement the measures.
In an official note dated December 16 issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department and released to the media on Wednesday, the department said uncontrolled feeding of pigeons in public places has resulted in large congregations of birds, excessive droppings and serious health concerns, particularly respiratory illnesses linked to prolonged exposure to pigeon droppings and feathers such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other lung diseases.
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"The commissioner, the Greater Bengaluru Authority and the Commissioners and chief officers of other municipal corporations shall take necessary action to mitigate the causes of dangerous disease spread by pigeon and enforce specified guidelines in their respective jurisdiction," the note said.
According to the department, these include a prohibition on feeding pigeons or causing pigeons to be fed in areas where it may cause nuisance or pose a health hazard to the public. Pigeon feeding shall be permitted only in designated areas in a controlled manner, subject to certain conditions.
"The designated areas may be selected in consultation with stakeholders. The responsibility for upkeep of the designated areas and compliance to the directions shall be taken up by some charitable organisation or an NGO. The feeding in designated areas shall be permitted only for some limited hours in the day," it said.
The note further stated that authorised officers of local authorities shall issue on-the-spot warnings and may impose fines for violation of the order, or lodge complaints to prosecute offenders under Sections 271 (Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 272 (Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
It also directed local authorities to conduct public awareness campaigns, including the display of signboards, banners and digital messages, explaining the health hazards associated with pigeon droppings and feathers, the content of the regulatory directions and penalties for violations, and alternative humane methods of bird conservation that do not endanger public health.
