Jet to fly Bengaluru-Guwahati, Hyderabad-Chandigarh from August 1
Bengaluru, July 30 : Leading full-service carrier Jet Airways will be connecting India's tech hub Bengaluru with Guwahati in Assam through its daily flights starting August 1, the airline said on Monday.
"Commencing August 1, Jet Airways wil introduce its first daily direct service between Bengaluru and Guwahati, thus connecting emerging cities to our metropolises," a statement from Jet said.
The airline's service 9W 659 will depart daily from here at 10.15 a.m to arrive in Assam capital city at 1.15 p.m. The service 9W 660 will take off from Guwahati at 4.20 p.m everyday to arrive in Bengaluru at 7.30 p.m.
The airline, however, has not mentioned the fare for the service.
Jet will also be connecting Telangana capital Hyderabad with Chandigarh through its new service, which will operate four times a week starting August 1.
The company will operate its service 9W 955 from Hyderabad at 10.50 a.m to arrive in Chandigarh at 2.45 p.m via Indore in Madhya Pradesh, while on its return journey, the flight 9W 958 will depart from Chandigarh at 3.15 p.m and arrive in Hyderabad at 7.25 p.m via Indore.
The services between Hyderabad, Indore and Chandigarh will be operated every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, the statement added.
"With the aviation industry witnessing growth in travel from emerging and Metro cities in India, Jet has introduced direct flights between new city pairs to provide enhanced connectivity," airline's Executive Vice President - Commercial Marnix Fruitema said in the statement.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
