Flight operations affected at Ranchi airport due to dense fog
Ranchi (PTI): Flight operations at Birsa Munda airport here were affected due to dense fog on Thursday, an official said.
No arrival or departure of flights took place till 10.30 am at the airport, while four flights were diverted due to poor visibility, the official said.
"Since morning no arrival or departure of flights has taken place at Ranchi Airport due to poor visibility. All flights are likely to be delayed. Four flights were also diverted," Birsa Munda airport director RR Maurya said.
Ranchi Meteorological Centre in-charge Abhishek Anand told PTI, "The visibility was registered at 300 metres between 8 am and 9 am on Thursday. The minimum visibility requirement for flight landing is 1200 metres."
Apart from fog, Jharkhand is also reeling under a cold wave like situation with Lohardaga coldest place in the state at 3.2 degree Celsius.
Chatra recovered the minimum temperature at 3.6 degree Celsius on Thursday, while Hazaribagh shivered at 3.7 degree Celsius.
Ranchi city recorded 7 degree Celsius, while its outskirts Namkum and Kanke registered 3.7 and 4.2 degree Celsius respectively.
Anand said that the minimum temperature might rise after Friday due to western disturbance in northwest parts of the country.
"The mercury may rise by two to three degree Celsius from February 11 and minimum temperature may again go above 10 degree Celsius in the state," he added.
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Actor Kishore Kumar appointed Ambassador for 16th Bangalore International Film Festival
Bengaluru, Jan 9: Actor Kishore Kumar G of 'Kantara' fame has been appointed as the ambassador for the 16th Bangalore International Film Festival (BIFFes) on Thursday.
The Karnataka government issued an order regarding this, according to an official communication from the office of the Chief Minister.
The 16th edition of the festival will be held in Bengaluru from March 1 to 8.
The press release further stated that actor Kishore Kumar, who has gained public recognition for his roles in Hindi and South Indian languages, has been appointed as the ambassador to promote the film festival."
The film festival is also internationally recognised by the Belgium-based Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films (FIAPF), said the release.
CM Siddaramaiah, who is also the chairman of the organising committee for the film festival, recently held a meeting and announced the festival dates.
16ನೇ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರೋತ್ಸವದ ರಾಯಭಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ನೇಮಕಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಖ್ಯಾತ ನಟ ಕಿಶೋರ್ ಕುಮಾರ್. ಜಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು.
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"ಸರ್ವ ಜನಾಂಗದ ಶಾಂತಿಯ ತೋಟ" ಎಂಬ ಘೋಷವಾಕ್ಯದಡಿ ಈ ಬಾರಿಯ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರೋತ್ಸವವನ್ನು ಆಯೋಜಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದು, ಈ ಸಾಲುಗಳಿಗೆ ಬದ್ಧವಾಗಿರುವ ಕಿಶೋರ್ ಅವರ ಮುಂದಾಳತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರೋತ್ಸವ… pic.twitter.com/XRr4heFq8l
