Mangaluru youth Minan Hussain secures seat at prestigious IIT Roorkee on government quota
Mangaluru, July 24: In a proud moment for the coastal region, a youth from Deralakatte on the outskirts of Mangaluru has secured admission to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, one of the top educational institutions in the country.
The student, Minan Moydhu Hussain, aged 18, is the son of Moydhu Kunhi from Adkasthala in Enmakaje village of Manjeshwar Taluk, and Hawwa Moydhu from Mangaluru Taluk.
Minan completed his primary, secondary and pre-university education in Mumbai and Mangaluru. Initially, he had prepared for the NEET exam with the goal of pursuing MBBS. However, he later changed his mind and decided to pursue engineering instead. He went on to appear for both JEE Mains and JEE Advanced exams and successfully secured a seat at IIT Roorkee through the government quota.
He is now all set to begin his higher education journey at the prestigious IIT campus in Uttarakhand.
Speaking about his journey, Minan said, “I had initially planned to study MBBS after appearing for NEET. But later I changed my decision and wanted to get into an IIT. I prepared for JEE Mains and Advanced, and now I’m looking forward to pursuing higher studies at IIT Roorkee.”
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Pune airport runway restored after IAF aircraft snag; ops resume
Pune (PTI): The runway at Pune airport, which was temporarily unavailable due to an incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft, has now been restored and declared operational, the Air Force said on Saturday.
The authorities at the Pune International Airport had earlier said that around 10.25 pm on Friday, a fighter aircraft experienced an undercarriage failure during landing, causing the runway to be blocked.
As many as 91 flights of airlines, including IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet, Akasa, and Air India Express, were affected due to the incident, they said.
Earlier on Friday night, the Air Force had stated that the runway at Pune airport was temporarily unavailable following an incident involving one of its fighter aircraft. The aircrew are safe, and there is no damage to civil property, it had said.
"The runway at Pune Airport, which was temporarily unavailable due to an incident involving an Indian Air Force aircraft, has now been restored and declared operational. All necessary safety inspections and clearances have been completed. Operations are resuming in a phased manner," it said in a post on X.
Flight operations at Pune airport are being gradually restored. The situation has been brought under control with the highest priority given to the safety of citizens, a Defence PRO said.
