4L passengers availed Hyderabad Metro on Ganesh immersion day

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As many as 4 lakh passengers availed the Hyderabad Metro Rail on Ganesh immersion day on Friday.

Hyderabad, Sep 10: As many as 4 lakh passengers availed the Hyderabad Metro Rail on Ganesh immersion day on Friday.

Hyderabad Metro Rail officials said on Saturday that a large number of people attending immersion celebrations in different parts of the city availed the service.

This is the highest daily footfall after Covid-19. The Metro had extended train services for the convenience of devotees attending the celebrations.

Metro stations at all the three corridors saw a huge rush of passengers. Over 2.46 lakh passengers availed the services on Miyapur-LB Nagar corridor while Nagole-Raidurgam corridor witnessed footfall of 1.49 lakh.

A total of 22,000 passengers travelled on the JBS-MGBS corridor.

Among all stations, Khairatabad handled maximum passengers as it was the nearest point for those attending the immersion procession at Hussain Sagar lake and also those offering last puja to the tallest Ganesh idol at Khairatabad.

This station saw the exit of 40,000 passengers and entry of 22,500 travellers.

The average daily ridership on Hyderabad Metro is about 3.78 lakh while it was over 4 lakh before Covid-19.

In view of immersion festivities, Hyderabad Metro had extended operating hours till 2 a.m. The normal operating hours are 6 a.m. to 11.15 p.m.

Hyderabad Metro Rail, said to be the world's largest public-private partnership project, covers 69.2 km on all three corridors.

Video Of Group Of Youths Looting iphones Form Multiple Apple Stores In US Goes Viral

by Manoj Jena

Carlifornia, Sept 27: In a shocking incident, the video of a group of youths looting iphones from multiple Apple store in USA's Philadelphia is getting viral on various social media platforms.

In the video, some masked youths can be seen breaking into an Apple store and looting all the Apple products. Later when the police arrived, the masked looters started to escape from the spot.

Can you believe this is Philadelphia, USA?? Looters hit multiple stores & targeted the Apple Store for the iPhone 15 Pro Max & more. Cops finally stepped in to stop the loot #Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/aHOmfmLBcd — Rosy (@rose_k01) September 27, 2023

As the police was outnumbered, the looters easily escaped from the spot and the police hardly managed to overpower two youths. The most shocking fact was that, the person who was filming the video can be heard laughing amidst the chaoitic time.

After the incident the police have given a statement that around 100 teenagers were involved in this flashmob-styled theft and probe is underway to nab them.

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The video was shared on the official X handle of Rosy with the caption, "Can you believe this is Philadelphia, USA?? Looters hit multiple stores & targeted the Apple Store for the iPhone 15 Pro Max & more. Cops finally stepped in to stop the loot "

The video has garnered 13.2K views and the netizes have left shocking remarks in the comment section. Watch the video and share your views.

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3rd ODI: Warner, Marsh, Smith, Labuschagne Smash Fifties As Australia Make Mammoth 352/7

by Hemanta Pande

Rajkot, Sep 27: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne smashed fifties as Australia scored 352/7 in 50 overs against India in the final ODI of the three-game series at the SCA stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday.

Electing to bat first on a flat pitch and scorching heat requiring for the drinks to be carried on the field, Warner made a quick 34-ball 56, followed by Marsh top-scoring with 96 off 84 balls and Smith making 74 off 61 balls.

Though India fought back at the end after being taken for plenty of runs, Labuschagne batted through others collapsing around him to make 72 off 58 balls. His efforts took Australia to a score which is also the highest 50-over total at this venue, though they would rue out on a chance to get a score above 400, which was a possibility at one point.

Brief Scores: Australia 352/7 in 50 overs (Mitchell Marsh 96, Steven Smith 74; Jasprit Bumrah 3-81, Kuldeep Yadav 2-48) against India (IANS)

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Jharkhand Tourist Drowns In Puri Sea

by Hemanta Pande

Puri, Sept 27: A 24-year-old man from Jharkhand drowned while taking bath in the sea in Puri, Odisha on Wednesday.

The deceased has been identified as Bishal Oram.

As per reports, around 21 tourists from Jharkhand including Bishal had come to the pilgrim town.

Bishal and his friends ventured out into the sea this afternoon. While bathing near sector 13 of the sea beach, Bishal drowned in the strong currents.

Lifeguards and Fire service personnel rescued the tourist and rushed him to the District Headquarters Hospital here where the doctors declared him “brought dead”.