Heavy smoke from engine during takeoff, flight cancelled
Mangaluru: All passengers aboard a flight were asked to disembark from the aircraft when smoke started to billow out of the aircraft's engine, just before takeoff, at the Mangaluru international airport on Wednesday morning.
The SpiceJet flight with 31 passengers was about to fly to Hyderabad from Mangaluru International Airport. A major technical snag was detected in the aircraft's engine while the Airbus was moving towards the runway. Fire tenders and emergency staff of the airport rushed and succeeded in disembarking all the passengers safely.
The flight, which could accommodate over 70 passengers, had only 31 passengers. However, all the passengers were later sent to Hyderabad on another plane.
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Mauritius announces flying flag half-mast as mark of respect to Manmohan Singh
New Delhi (PTI): Mauritius has announced that its national flag will fly at half-mast at all government offices and institutions till sunset on Saturday as a mark of respect to India's former prime minister Manmohan Singh.
In a note, Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam's office also urged the private sector to fly the flags at half-mast.
Mauritius Foreign Minister Dhananjay Ramful travelled to Delhi and paid respects to the former prime minister.
"Following the passing away of Dr Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of the Republic of India, the public is hereby informed that the Mauritius Flag will be flown at half-mast on all government buildings until sunset today Saturday, the day of his funeral," the Mauritius prime minister's office said.
"An appeal is also made to the private sector for all flags to be flown at half-mast," it said in the note.
Singh, who served as the prime minister from 2004 to 2014 and widely known as the architect of India's economic reforms, died on Thursday night. He was 92.
India's relations with several key countries, including Mauritius, saw significant upswing during Singh's prime ministership.
Singh's last rites were held with full state honours on Saturday at the Nigambodh Ghat cremation ground in Delhi.
President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck were among those who attended Singh's funeral.
