RV Deshpande marches JD(S) troops to Congress in Belagavi
Belagavi: In a recent political development, senior Congress leader RV Deshpande on Monday, welcomed numerous JD(S) leaders and workers into the Congress party fold from Khanapur in Belagavi district.
This move, which occurred just weeks before the Lok Sabha elections in the district, signals a notable shift in the political landscape. The decision by JD(S) members to join the Congress is widely believed to have been prompted by the JD(S) alliance with the BJP, which has caused considerable stir within the party ranks.
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Dr. Anjali Nimbalkar, the Congress candidate for the Lok Sabha election from Uttara Kannada district, took to social media platform X to announce the development. She stated, "Yesterday at Nandgad, under the leadership of @RV_Deshpande avare, JDS leaders & workers of Khanapur entered our Congress family. I heartily welcome all of you to our Congress party."
Yesterday at Nandgad, under the leadership of @RV_Deshpande avare JDS leaders & workers of Khanapur entered our Congress family.
— Dr. Anjali Hemant Nimbalkar (@DrAnjaliTai) April 2, 2024
I heartily welcome all of you to our Congress party.@INCKarnataka @INCIndia @kharge @DKShivakumar @siddaramaiah @kcvenugopalmp @rssurjewala pic.twitter.com/CVxE7Sfp6z
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First direct US-Venezuela commercial flight in 7 years to land in Caracas
Caracas (Venezuela) (AP): The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela is scheduled to land on Thursday in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, seven years after the US Department of Homeland Security ordered an indefinite suspension, citing security concerns.
The resumption of a commercial flight between the two countries comes in the wake of the US capture of Nicolás Maduro in a stunning nighttime raid on his residence in Caracas, Venezuela's capital, in early January.
It also comes a month after the US formally reopened its embassy in Caracas following the restoration of full diplomatic relations with the South American country.
Flight AA3599 operated by Envoy Air, a subsidiary of American Airlines, was scheduled to depart from Miami at 10:16 a.m. local time and arrive three hours later in the Venezuelan capital, returning to Florida later in the afternoon.
Earlier, the airline said a second daily flight between Miami and Caracas will start on May 21.
In late January, US President Donald Trump said he informed Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez that he would open up all commercial airspace over Venezuela, allowing Americans to visit.
“American citizens will be very shortly able to go to Venezuela, and they'll be safe there,” Trump said at the time.
The flights mark the resumption of nonstop travel between the US and Venezuela for the first time since diplomatic ties were severed in 2019. For the past seven years, passengers have relied on international airlines and indirect routes through neighbouring Latin American countries.
In January, when the airline announced the resumption of flights it said it would give customers the opportunity to reunite with families and pursue new business opportunities.
American Airlines was the last US airline flying to Venezuela. It suspended flights in 2019 between Miami and Caracas, as well as flights to the oil hub city of Maracaibo. Delta and United Airlines pulled out in 2017 amid a political crisis that forced millions to flee the country.
