Special trains announced for coastal travelers during Dasara festival
Mangaluru 2-October-2024: MP Kota Srinivas Poojary has officially announced the start of special trains from Bengaluru to coastal districts, which is a huge relief for travelers who struggle to get tickets during the Dasara festival season. The decision was made in response to the rise in demand for travel to places like Karwar, Udupi, Mangaluru, and Kundapura.
After MP Poojary’s intervention, the South Western Railway announced special services to ease the holiday rush. These trains will operate on October 10 and 12 to facilitate the movement of passengers during the Navaratri festival.
Ganesh Puthran, a representative from the Kundapura Railway Protection Committee, had raised concerns over the unavailability of bus and train tickets and the surge in bus fares. In response, MP Poojary urged the railway authorities to introduce special trains for the festive period. He shared the announcement on social media, confirming the schedule.
Train Schedule:
October 10: Special Train No. 06569 will depart Yeshwantpur at 12:30 AM, reaching Udupi at 11:30 AM and Karwar by 4:00 PM.
October 11: The return train (No. 06570) will leave Karwar at 11:30 PM, arriving at Kundapura by 2:00 AM, Udupi by 2:40 AM, and Yeshwantpur by 1:00 PM the next day. It will reach Mysuru by 4:40 PM on Saturday.
October 12: Special Train No. 06585 will leave Mysuru at 9:20 PM, stopping at Majestic at 12:20 AM and Yeshwantpur at 12:40 AM, and arriving in Udupi by 11:30 AM and Karwar by 4:00 PM on Sunday.
October 13: The return train (No. 06586) will depart Karwar at 11:30 PM, reaching Udupi at 2:40 AM and Yeshwantpur by 1:00 PM, before arriving in Mysuru by 4:40 PM.
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ICC bans Sri Lankan cricketer Praveen Jayawickrama
Dubai, Oct 2: The ICC has banned Sri Lanka player Praveen Jayawickrama from all cricket for one year, of which six months are suspended, after he admitted breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code, parent body said in a press release on Wednesday. The charges relate to international cricket and the Lanka Premier League.
Jayawickrama admitted to being in breach of the following provision under the Code:
Article 2.4.7 – Obstructing or delaying any investigation that may be carried out by the ACU, including concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other information that may be relevant to that investigation and/or that may be evidence or may lead to the discovery of evidence of corrupt conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code.
As a result of the admission, Jayawickrama has accepted a sanction of a one-year period of ineligibility, of which the last six months are suspended.
The ICC Anti-Corruption Code and the complete decision (which has been redacted to protect the identities of the ICC’s witnesses and other third parties) can be found here.
