15-year-old boy drowns in well
Bantwal: In a tragic mishap, a 15-year-old boy drowned while swimming along with his friend in a well near Vitla on Sunday.
The deceased has been identified as Dakshan (15), a Pilanji resident.
Due to vacation at school, three boys went to the well to play together on Sunday. Later two boys went in the well for swimming.
Soon after entering the well, both the boys started drowning. The other boy, who was standing nearby, started shouting for help. Soon, the locals came for the rescue of the drowning boys and saved one among them. But Dakshan could not be saved, said police.
Vitla police visited the spot and conducted the investigation. A case has been registered at Vitla police and investigation is on.
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AI, AI Express look to add capacity amid IndiGo flight disruptions
New Delhi (PTI): Air India Group is looking to add capacity to help passengers impacted by the IndiGo flight disruptions.
"Since 4 December, economy class airfares on non-stop domestic flights have been proactively capped to prevent the usual demand-and-supply mechanism being applied by revenue management systems," a statement said on Saturday.
Both Air India and Air India Express have put in place caps on economy class fares.
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The statement from Air India came hours after the government announced introduction of airfare caps amid IndiGo flight disruptions.
Air India also said it is not technically possible to cap fares for all flight permutations.
"Air India and Air India Express are seeking to add capacity to help travellers and their baggage reach their destinations as quickly as possible," the statement said.
