Buddha Air flight makes emergency landing at Nepal's Tribhuvan International Airport
Kathmandu, Jan 6: A Buddha Air flight with 76 people on board made an emergency landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) here in Nepal after experiencing a left engine flameout.
The flight BHA953, en route to Chandragadi, departed from the TIA at 10:37 am local time.
It experienced a left engine flameout and subsequently initiated a VOR (Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range) approach to Kathmandu at 11:15 am, according to a press release circulated by the Tribhuvan International Airport and Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.
There were 72 passengers and 4 crew members on board.
Taking to X, Buddha Air said: “Flight number 953 from Kathmandu to Bhadrapur, with call sign 9N-AJS, was diverted back to Kathmandu after a technical issue was detected in the right engine. The aircraft safely landed at Tribhuvan International Airport at 11:15 AM.”
“Our technical team is currently inspecting the aircraft. Arrangements are being made to send the passengers to Bhadrapur on another flight," it said.
The TIA temporarily halted other operations during the landing of the Buddha Air flight.
काठमाडौंबाट भद्रपुर उडान नं. 953, जहाज कल साईन 9N-AJS, मा दायाँ इञ्जिनमा प्राविधिक समस्या देखिएको हुँदा जहाजलाई पुनः काठमाडौं डाईभर्ट गरि 11:15 मा त्रिभुवन विमानस्थलमा सुरक्षित अवतरण गराईएको छ । जहाजलाई हाम्रा टेक्निकल टिमले चेकजाँच गरिरहेका छन् ।
— Buddha Air (@AirBuddha) January 6, 2025
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Malappuram, Kannur record rise in voters after final electoral roll in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): As the ECI released the revised electoral roll after the SIR process in Kerala, two districts — Malappuram and Kannur — recorded an increase in the number of voters.
As per the data, the fresh electoral roll has 2,69,53,644 voters, compared to 2,78,50,855 prior to the commencement of the SIR in October last year.
Malappuram, which has the highest electorate in the state, saw its voter count rise from 34,13,174 in October 2025 to 36,15,970 in the final list, registering an increase of 2,02,796 voters.
Kannur also witnessed a rise, with the voter count increasing from 21,13,255 to 21,60,497, adding 47,242 voters.
Among the districts that saw a decline, Thiruvananthapuram recorded the highest reduction, with 3,21,582 fewer voters in the final roll.
Ernakulam followed with a drop of 1,83,271voters
Wayanad has the lowest number of voters in the state at 6,40,947, followed by Idukki with 7,99,254 and Pathanamthitta with 9,74,802 voters.
After Malappuram, the district with the second highest number of voters is Kozhikode with 26,57,478 followed by Thiruvananthapuram with 25,97,478 voters and Kollam with 25,26,325.
