Over 1,500 passengers stuck at Byappanahalli Rly stn in Bengaluru following Odisha train mishap
Bengaluru, Jun 4: More than 1,500 passengers including a large number of labourers are stranded at the Byappanahalli Railway Station here due to the cancelled trains as a fallout of the train derailment in Odisha.
With a big crisis unfolding at the Byappanahalli, the labour department and the Bengaluru civic agency on Sunday arranged food, water and mobile toilets for the passengers stuck at the railway station.
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On the directions of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the government departments joined hands to provide basic facilities including food and water to the stranded labourers and passengers whose trains to Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and other north-eastern states have been cancelled.
Various social organisations too joined to serve the passengers stuck at the railway station.
ಒಡಿಶಾದಲ್ಲಿ ರೈಲು ದುರಂತ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರೈಲು ಸೇವೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಯ ಉಂಟಾಗಿ ಬೈಯಪ್ಪನಹಳ್ಳಿ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಶ್ರಯ ಪಡೆದಿರುವ ಸುಮಾರು 1500 ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರಿಗೆ ಆಹಾರ, ಕುಡಿಯುವ ನೀರು, ಸಂಚಾರಿ ಶೌಚಾಲಯ ಹಾಗೂ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯವನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಂಕಷ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಪೂರ್ಣ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆರವಿಗೆ ನಿಂತಿದ್ದೇವೆ.… pic.twitter.com/Y4rIMF1SU8
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Former South African cricketers arrested on match-fixing charges
Cape Town: Three former South African cricketers, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Thami Tsolekile, and Ethy Mbhalati, have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of corruption in connection to the 2015-16 Ram Slam T20 Challenge match-fixing scandal.
The trio faces five charges under s. 15 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004, a South African law aimed at tackling corruption. Investigations by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), commonly known as the Hawks, revealed their alleged involvement in attempting to manipulate matches in collaboration with Indian bookmakers.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has clarified that no matches were ultimately affected, as the conspirators’ plans were thwarted. However, the scandal has cast a shadow on the integrity of South African cricket.
These arrests follow the 2016-2017 bans imposed on the three cricketers, alongside four others, for their roles in the same scandal. Among them, Gulam Bodi served time in prison, while Jean Symes and Pumi Matshikwe received suspended sentences after pleading guilty in 2021 and 2022. There has been no update on possible charges against Alviro Petersen, another player implicated in the controversy.
The legal proceedings, which mark the first application of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act in sports-related corruption, have been postponed until February 2025 to allow further investigation.
Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya, National Head of the Hawks, stressed the importance of safeguarding the integrity of sport, stating, “Corruption undermines the integrity of sport, and the Hawks are determined to safeguard the values of fairness and professionalism in all areas of society.”
