Special express train service between Mangaluru-Bengaluru-Hubballi for Diwali
Mangaluru: In response to MP Capt. Brijesh Chowta's request to arrange special train services between Mangaluru-Bengaluru-Hubbali for the Diwali festival, the Railway Ministry has approved a new train service.
The Hubbali-Mangaluru special train (07311/07312) will depart from Hubbali station on 2nd November at 4 PM, arriving at Yeshwanthpur at 11:25 PM and reaching Mangaluru the next day at 11:45 AM.
The Mangaluru-Hubbali train (No. 07312) will depart from Mangaluru at 1 PM on 3rd November, arriving at Yeshwanthpur at 10 PM and reaching Hubbali the next morning at 7 AM.
A large number of people from the coastal region live in Bengaluru, and it is common for them to travel frequently between Mangaluru and Bengaluru during festivals like Dasara and Diwali. Due to the high number of passengers during the festive season, it becomes difficult to get bus tickets, making it problematic for people to travel to their hometowns. Hence, the MP requested a special train service between both stations during Diwali.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna, and railway department officials responded positively to this request, and Capt. Brijesh Chowta expressed his gratitude to them.
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Rishabh Pant overtakes Kohli in Test rankings
Dubai, Oct 23: Rishabh Pant on Wednesday overtook his superstar India teammate Virat Kohli to reach the sixth spot in the ICC Test rankings for batters.
Fresh from a counter-attacking 99 in the second innings of the opening Test against New Zealand, Pant gained three spots in the rankings while Kohli, who made a fluent 70 in Bengaluru, dropped a place to be eighth.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal remains India's highest ranked batter at four. India captain Rohit Sharma dropped two places to be joint 15th alongside Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne.
England star Joe Root maintains a healthy lead at the top of the charts.
New Zealand duo of Rachin Ravindra (up 36 places to 18th) and Devon Conway (up 12 spots to 36th) also made good ground on the latest list for Test batters, while teammate Matt Henry (up two rungs to ninth with a new career-high rating) was the big winner in bowlers' category.
Henry picked up eight wickets during the Black Caps' drought-breaking eight-wicket victory over India in Bengaluru, while teammate Will O'Rourke (up two spots to 39th) was also rewarded for his seven scalps from the same match.
Pakistan spinner Noman Ali was re-instated at 17th on the rankings following his 11 wickets across two innings against England, while teammate Sajid Khan gained 22 places to move to 50th after he was adjudged Player of the Match in the same contest.
India's pace spearhead remains at the top of the bowlers' rankings followed by teammate R Ashwin. Retaining the seventh sport, Ravindra Jadeja is another Indian in the top-10.
