Mangaluru-Mysuru flight service inaugurated
Mangaluru, Dec 11: The Mangaluru-Mysuru flight service from Alliance Air was inaugurated on Friday.
The airline, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India, operated the maiden flight with 41 passengers from Mangaluru.
The plane would depart from Mysuru at 11.20 PM and arrive in Mangaluru at 12.30 PM, a press release said here.
The return flight would depart from Mangaluru at 12.55 PM and arrive at Mysuru at 1.55 PM, the release said.
The non-UDAN flight service would be functional on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, it said.
UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) is a regional connectivity scheme launched by the Central government with a vision to make air travel affordable.
The connectivity between Mangaluru and Mysuru is significant as the latter is home to nearly 65,000 people or around 12,000 families and also a number of entrepreneurs having business interests across the two regions.
The new flight service has been welcomed by stakeholders from the tourism and hospitality sectors and various trade bodies.
With a zestful water cannon salute, we welcomed the inaugural @allianceair flight from #Mysuru to #Mangaluru. Aboard this first flight was the commemorative stamp released by @IndiaPostOffice marking this historic moment. Here's to the promising beginnings. #GatewayToGoodness pic.twitter.com/8n3IL2HBAV
— Mangaluru Airport (@mlrairport) December 11, 2020
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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.
