Helicopter ride along Mangaluru coastline to be special attraction of Karavali Utsav 2024
Mangaluru: Visitors are being offered a special aerial view of Mangaluru’s coastline by helicopter, at a rate of Rs 4,500 per person, during this year’s Karavali Utsav, which will commence on Saturday, December 21 and continue till 31.
The helicopter, which will be operated by Thumbi Helitourism Private Limited of Bengaluru, will take off from the helipad at Maryhill. A helicopter that can carry six people is being provided for every such trip, which is expected to be completed in 5-7 minutes, before the copter returns to Maryhill.
The helicopter tour is reportedly not just a special attraction for the Karavali Utsav 2024 but also a major step to introduce and promote helitourism in Mangaluru.
A group of journalists went on an aerial tour of the city on Friday evening in a helicopter piloted by Captain VS Malik of Thumbi Helitourism Private Limited. The 3-minute trip, which started from Maryhill, covered areas like Panambur, Mangaluru Mahanagara Palike, Pumpwell and the banks of River Nethravathi, before returning to the helipad at Maryhill.
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Jyotirmath Shankaracharya slams RSS chief for 'politically convenient' position on restoring temples
Haridwar, Dec 22: Shankaracharya of the Jyotirmath Peeth in Uttarakhand Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Sunday criticised RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for his "politically convenient" position on restoring temples.
Avimukteshwaranand said a list of temples destroyed in the past by invaders be prepared and archaeological surveys of the structures be carried out to "restore Hindu pride".
"When he wanted power, he went around speaking about temples. Now that he has power, he is advising not to look for temples," he said on Bhagwat's remarks.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Bhagwat recently said that it was not acceptable that new temple-mosque disputes are raked up after the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.
The seer said a lot of atrocities have been committed against the Hindus and their religious places have been destroyed in the past. "If now, the Hindu society wants to restore and preserve its temples, then what is wrong in it?"
The Shankaracharya also criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on BR Ambedkar in Parliament that has triggered a huge row between the ruling BJP and the Opposition.
Defending Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Avimukteshwaranand said the scuffle outside Parliament was due to Shah's remarks on Ambedkar.
He said that there are a lot of people who support Ambedkar's ideology so everyone is using his name for their politics.
Shah has been under fire from several opposition parties since Tuesday over a comment he made referring to Ambedkar during a debate on the Constitution in the Rajya Sabha.
The next day, the BJP leader held a press conference and accused Congress of twisting facts and distorting his comments.
The seer also condemned alleged atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh and said that the central government should take strict action on the matter. He said that illegal immigrants from Bangladesh living in India should be sent back. He slammed the central government accusing it of lack of action on the matter.
Bhagwat has recently expressed concern over the resurgence of new temple-mosque disputes and asserted that certain individuals, after the construction of Ayodhya's Ram Temple, seem to believe they can become "leaders of Hindus" by raking up such issues.
