Trains to and from Kerala capital arrive at Madgao in Goa
Panaji: Over 300 passengers on Saturday arrived at Madgao railway station in Goa in two trains to and fro Thiruvananthapuram, a senior official said.
It can be recalled that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had suggested the Railways to cancel the halt at Madgaon for special trains as the coastal state recorded fresh COVID-19 cases after a gap of more than a month.
Sawant on Thursday said the state government had suggested to the Railways that a special train from New Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram should not halt at Madgao station on May 16.
Earlier on Saturday, a batch of 35 passengers arrived at Madgao station in Thiruvananthapuram- New Delhitrain around noon, said South Goa Collector Ajit Roy.
"This was the first regular train that ran in Goa during the lockdown period, except the Shramik Special trains," he said.
Another train from Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram arrived at 2.30 pm bringing in 288 passengers, Roy said.
He said the passengers who alighted at the railway station were taken to South Goa district hospital in special buses where they were tested for coronavirus.
Meanwhile, state health Minister Vishwajit Rane tweeted that all the passengers who alighted from the Thiruvananthapuram-New Delhi train have tested negative for the coronavirus.
"Results of 35 people who came from Thiruvananthapuram via railway reported Negative. Another lot of 100 out of 288 have arrived from Delhi via rail. Their swabs are taken and testing is underway.They will be sent to Fatorda stadium for quarantine until the results are out (sic)," Rane tweeted.
Sawant had said that people travelling to the state in special trains or flights will have to undergo home quarantine for 14 days even if they are non-Goans.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
