BJP to stage demo against tunnel road project in Bengaluru on Nov 2
Bengaluru (PTI): The BJP on Thursday announced that it will stage a protest at Lalbagh in the city on November 2 against the tunnel road project.
The protest will be held under the slogan 'Save Lalbagh, Save Bengaluru', the Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R Ashoka, said.
Addressing reporters here, he said the mere mention of the tunnel road project strikes fear in people's hearts of Bengalurians because they do not know whose home will be affected.
Stating that six acres of land of Lalbagh will be acquired for the project, the BJP leader claimed that no department has granted permission for this project.
"With the Bihar elections approaching, they might be pushing this project to make money," Ashoka alleged.
He also hit out Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar for calling the name of Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya for opposing the tunnel road project.
Ashoka said, "It is wrong to insult Tejasvi Surya. This is an insult to an entire Lok Sabha constituency. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar should learn to speak respectfully."
The Bengaluru tunnel road, the pet project of Shivakumar, is aimed at building a network of underground roads to reduce the city’s traffic woes. The 17.7-km twin-tube tunnel connecting Hebbal and Central Silk Board will be built at an estimated cost of nearly Rs 18,000 crore.
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Prasidh, Kuldeep limit South Africa to 270 after De Kock's hundred
Visakhapatnam (PTI): India fought back gallantly through Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav after Quinton de Kock struck his 23rd hundred, keeping South Africa to a manageable 270 in the third and series-deciding final ODI, here Saturday.
India won the toss after judging the spin of the coin incorrectly 20 times in a row. They had little hesitation in inserting the Proteas into bat, a clear indication of dew factor dominating the thought.
After Arshdeep Singh sent back Ryan Rickelton early, De Kock (106, 89b, 8x4, 6x4) struck his seventh century against India and put on 113 runs off 124 balls with skipper Temba Bavuma (48, 67b) as the visitors moved to a healthy position.
De Kock was severe on Prasidh (4/66), who erred on length continuously in his first spell (2-0-27-0). The left-hander biffed the pacer for 6, 6, 4 in his second over to milk 18 runs.
The 32-year-old quickly pounced on anything that was short, and pacers Prasidh and Harshit offered him plenty of feed on his pet areas.
Bavuma was more sedate, and made runs through those typical dabs and jabs, occasionally unfurling a drive of elan.
De Kock moved to fifty in 42 balls, and never let the tempo down reaching his hundred in 79 balls.
India found temporary relief when Ravindra Jadeja induced a false slash from Bavuma to get caught by Virat Kohli at point.
The tourists got another move on through a 54-run partnership between De Kock and Matthew Breetzkle for the third wicket, and at 168 for two in 28 overs they were in a good position to press on.
But Breetzke's punishment of part-time spinner Tilak Varma forced a rethink in the Indian camp, as skipper KL Rahul brought back Prasidh for a second spell.
What a masterstroke it turned out to be! The Karnataka man broke the back of South Africa’s top and middle order in an exceptional second spell (4-0-11-3).
Breetzke was the first man to go, trapped plumb in front with a straight one and four balls later Aiden Markram uppishly chipped a fuller delivery to Kohli at short covers.
Prasidh soon castled De Kock, whose ugly cross-batted swipe failed to connect a full length delivery from the pacer.
All of a sudden, SA found themselves at a shaky 199 for five, losing three wickets in the space of three overs.
Once Prasidh was done away with the top and middle-order, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep (4/41) took over and mopped up the tail as SA fell short of even a par total on this track.
