Manipal: A car crashed into the pump house of the Udupi Municipal Council on the roadside of Parkala Eshwara Nagar around 1 AM today. Fortunately, a staff member sleeping inside at the time managed to escape unharmed.
The vehicle was traveling from Manipal to Parkala when the driver lost control on the slope, resulting in significant damage to both the car and the pump house.
Concerns have been raised about the lack of safety measures at the site, as there is no safety fence or signboard warning of the old road ahead.
Although recent repairs addressed a pothole, it has reopened. Locals have pointed out that this negligence by authorities has contributed to multiple accidents on this stretch of road in recent days.

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New Delhi (PTI): A total of 97 flights were cancelled and over 200 delayed due to low visibility conditions amid fog at the Delhi airport on Sunday.
An official said 48 arrivals and 49 departures were cancelled at the airport.
According to latest information available on flight tracking website Flightradar24.com, more than 200 flights were delayed and the average delay time was around 23 minutes for departures at the airport.
In a post on X at noon, Delhi airport operator DIAL said operations are running smoothly.
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DIAL operates the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), the country's largest airport that generally handles around 1,300 flights daily.
Flight operations have been disrupted for the past many days at Delhi and other airports due to dense fog.
