India-SA women’s ODI series at Chinnaswamy Stadium: BMTC provides special bus service to spectators
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has announced that special bus services will be provided to cricket fans attending the one-day series between India Women and South Africa Women at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium this month.
The ODI series will be held at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in the city on June 13, 16, 19, and 23.
In a recent press release, the BMTC has stated that the buses will be provided for the benefit of spectators living in different parts of Bengaluru and continue till the end of the series, taking traffic requirements into consideration.
The BMTC added that the services will be provided from Chinnaswamy Stadium to Kadugodi Bus Stand on HAL Road, Route No SBS-1K; Sarjapura on Route G-2; Electronics City on Hosur Road, Route No G-3; Bannerghatta National Park on Route No G-4; Janapriya Township on Magadi Road, Route No G-7; RK Hegde Nagar in Nagavara on Tannery Road, Route No G-10; Hoskote on Route No 317 G and Banashankari on Route No 13.
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
