Special Bus Service From Puri To Other Holy Shrines Soon: Minister

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

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The Odisha government has decided to run special buses from Puri to various pilgrim places, including Holy Dhams, to help people visit religious shrines.

Bhubaneswar, Nov 7: The Odisha government has decided to run special buses from Puri to various pilgrim places like Ayodhaya, Tirupati, Brundaban and Mathura to help people visit religious shrines.

State Transport Minister Bibhuri Bhushan Jena said the State government has already decided to this effect.
The Minister said special Volvo buses have already been procured to initiate the Char Daham Bus services. Required permissions have already been gathered for the routes, he said.

The bus service will begin from the New Year. Pilgrims and women passengers will travel at a reduced fare price.
"The State government is mulling to help devotees travel to pilgrim sites," said the Minister.

Jena said the State government is also mulling to run more vehicles to connect Bhubaneswar with cities of other States.

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Shreyas Iyer Smashes Double Century Against Odisha, Continues Fine Form In Ranji Trophy

by Shambhu Datta Mishra

Mumbai, Nov 7: India batter Shreyas Iyer continued his impressive form in the ongoing Ranji Trophy, scoring his third first-class double century against Odisha in the Group A Elite fixture Thursday.

Iyer scored 233 off 228 balls, hitting 24 fours and nine sixes, with a strike rate of 102.19. His innings, along with significant contributions from Siddhesh Lad (169), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (92) and Suryansh Shedge (79 n o), propelled Mumbai to 602/4 declared after being put in to bat by Odisha. Odisha is currently playing in their first innings.

This is Iyer's third double-century in first-class cricket, following his double ton against Punjab in 2015 and a score of 202 against Australia A in 2017.

Iyer is the third-highest run-scorer in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season, amassing 405 runs in four innings at an average of 101.25, including two centuries. His highest score is 233.

In the previous match against Maharashtra, he scored 142. In his first Ranji game of the season against Baroda, he managed scores of 0 and 30.

These substantial scores will undoubtedly bolster Iyer's confidence, especially after being dropped from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) central contract list this year due to concerns over his commitment to red-ball cricket.

Iyer was part of Mumbai's Ranji Trophy-winning side this year and also led the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL, scoring 351 runs in 15 matches at an average of 39.00, with two half-centuries.

He marked his return to red-ball cricket for Mumbai in the Buchi Babu tournament, though he didn't make a major impact. In the season-opening Duleep Trophy, he scored 154 runs in three matches (six innings) at an average of 25.66, with two half-centuries.

Iyer also featured in Mumbai's Irani Cup-winning team against the Rest of India, scoring 57 and eight across the two innings.

He last represented India in Test cricket in February this year, before being dropped due to a slump in form. In 14 Tests, he has scored 811 runs at an average of 36.86, with one century and five fifties in 24 innings. His highest score in Tests is 105.

(ANI)

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Ananya Panday, Lakshya Lalwani To Star In Passionate Love Story ‘Chand Mera Dil’

by Hemanta Pande

Mumbai, Nov 7: Actress Ananya Panday and Lakshya Lalwani, who made his film debut with “Kill”, will be seen sharing screen space together in the upcoming romantic movie “Chand Mera Dil”.

Ananya and Lakshya took to their respective Instagram handles, where they shared several posters from the upcoming movie, which hinted that the movie is all about “love”.

The two captioned the post: “Pyaar mein thoda paagal hona hi padta hai… Chand Mera Dil, directed by Vivek Soni. Coming to cinemas in 2025. @lakshya @karanjohar @adarpoonawalla @apoorva1972 @somenmishra @vivek.sonni @marijkedesouza @paranjapetushar @dharmamovies.”

The film, which will release in 2025, is directed by Vivek Soni, who has previously made

“Meenakshi Sundareshwar”, starring Sanya Malhotra and Abhimanyu Dassani in 2021.

Sharing the same posters, Karan Johar, whose Dharma Productions is presenting the movie, took to Instagram, describing the film as a “passionate love story”.

He wrote: “We have two chands ready to bring an intense & passionate love story like no other!!!

Pyaar mein thoda paagal hona hi padta hai… Chand Mera Dil, starring Ananya Panday & Lakshya.

Directed by Vivek Soni. Coming to cinemas in 2025.”

The film’s title seems to have been inspired by the song “Chand Mera Dil Chandni Ho Tum” from the 1977 film “Hum Kisise Kum Naheen”. The song was sung by Mohammed Rafi. The film

featured Rishi Kapoor, Tariq, Kaajal Kiran, Amjad Khan and Zeenat Aman in a special appearance.

Talking about Ananya, she was last seen in “CTRL”, a screenlife thriller film directed by Vikramaditya Motwane. It also has Vihaan Samat. The film was about a social media influencer couple. When the boyfriend cheats on her, she turns to an AI app to erase his digital existence on her computer and social media.

Meanwhile, Lakshya rose to fame with his performance in “Kill”, directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat. The cast of the film also includes Tanya Maniktala and Raghav Juyal. “Kill” traced the story of a train ride to New Delhi becoming a combat battleground as a pair of commandos faces off against an army of invading bandits.

--IANS

Special Bus Service From Puri To Other Holy Shrines Soon: Minister

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