Mangaluru: Airline company, Air India Express on Thursday in a press release announced adjustments to the flight timings on the Bengaluru-Mangaluru route starting today. The changes will remain effective until December 8.

According to the changes, flight IX 782 will now arrive at Mangaluru from Bengaluru at 9:40 am and depart for Bengaluru as flight 678 at 10:10 am.

Operating on the Kannur-Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Bengaluru-Thiruvananthapuram sector, flight IX 1795 from Bengaluru, will now land at Mangaluru at 7:20 PM, and will depart for Bengaluru as flight IX 792 at 7:50 PM. The timings have been changed from the previous schedule of 7:35 PM and 8:15 PM.

The airline cited reasons for the alteration as result of delays during the return journey from Bengaluru to Varanasi before heading towards Mangaluru.

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Nalbari: Tension prevailed in the Panigaon area of Nalbari district on December 24 after members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal allegedly entered the premises of St Mary’s School and vandalised materials prepared for Christmas celebrations.

According to local sources, activists of the VHP and Bajrang Dal entered the school campus ahead of Christmas and raised slogans inside the premises. It is alleged that Christmas-related decorations and materials kept within the school compound were damaged and set on fire.

Eyewitnesses said that members of the Bajrang Dal were the first to enter the campus, during which they allegedly raised slogans such as “Jai Shri Ram,” “Jai Hindu Rashtra,” and “Bharat Mata Ki Jai,” and burnt items prepared for Christmas celebrations. The incident created panic among local residents and led to concerns over law and order in the area. No injuries have been reported so far.

The incident comes amid reports of similar acts in Nalbari town in recent days, where Christmas decorations displayed at several commercial establishments were allegedly set on fire.

Reacting to the incident, fact-checker Mohammed Zubair said on social media that VHP and Bajrang Dal activists entered St Mary’s School on Christmas Eve, raised slogans and destroyed Christmas decorations. His post drew attention to the incident and sparked wider discussion online.

Police have not yet issued an official statement on the incident. Further details are awaited.