Joyous moment for commuters as BMTC offers free ride on I-Day
Bengaluru, Aug 15: The 75th Indian Independence Day celebration was also a joyous moment for the city bus commuters as the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation made the travel free for a day.
Going by the Karnataka government's decision, the BMTC offered a free ride to the commuters to travel in any part of the city.
Chaitra, a student chose the bus as she was able to save at least Rs 70, which she spends daily on the metro train from Yelachenahalli to Vidhana Soudha.
The student said she wanted to enjoy the free ride given to the people of the city to mark the Independence day.
According to a BMTC official, everyday 16 lakh to 27 lakh people travel in the BMTC bus.
"Since it was a holiday, free ride was offered. We believe about 27 lakh people used it," the officer told PTI on condition of anonymity.
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LSG beat KKR by 3 wickets
Kolkata (PTI): Lucknow Super Giants defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by three wickets in an Indian Premier League match here on Thursday.
Opting to bowl, LSG restricted KKR to 181 for four.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi (45 off 33 balls), skipper Ajinkya Rahane (41 off 24 balls), Rovman Powell (39 not out off 24 balls) and Cameron Green (32 not out off 24 balls) were the major contributors for the home side.
For LSG, Digvesh Singh Rathi (1/25) was the pick of the bowlers.
Chasing 182, LSG rode on Ayush Badoni's 34-ball 54 and Mukul Chooudhary's brilliant 27-ball 54 not out to cross the line in a last ball thriller.
For KKR, Anukul Roy (2/32) and Vaibhav Arora (2/38) were the main wicket-takers.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders: 181 for 4 in 20 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 45, Ajinkya Rahane 41; Digvesh Singh Rathi 1/25).
Lucknow Super Giants: 182 for 7 in 20 overs (Ayush Badoni 54, Mukul Choudhary 54 not out; Anukul Roy 2/32).
