Air India Express, IndiGo cancel several Mangaluru-Gulf flights
Mangaluru: Several international flights operating between Mangaluru and Gulf destinations have been cancelled, airport authorities said.
The Air India Express flight Mangaluru-Jeddah (IX 845) scheduled to depart at 5:20 am on March 9, and the return flight Jeddah-Mangaluru (IX 846) scheduled at 6:20 pm, have been cancelled.
Similarly, the Mangaluru-Dubai (IX 831) flight scheduled at 1:20 pm and the Dubai-Mangaluru (IX 832) flight scheduled at 10:10 pm on March 9 will not operate.
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Flights scheduled for March 10, including Mangaluru-Dubai (IX 813) at 8:15 pm and Dubai-Mangaluru (IX 814) at 4:55 am, have also been cancelled.
In addition, the Mangaluru-Dammam (IX 847) flight scheduled at 11:10 pm on March 9 and the Dammam-Mangaluru service scheduled at 9:25 am on March 10 have been cancelled.
The Mangaluru-Abu Dhabi (IX 815) flight scheduled at 11:20 pm on March 9 and the Abu Dhabi-Mangaluru (IX 816) flight scheduled at 8:15 am on March 10 have also been cancelled.
Meanwhile, flights operated by IndiGo, including Dubai-Mangaluru (6E 1437) scheduled at 5:20 am and Mangaluru-Dubai (6E 1438) scheduled at 9:15 pm on March 9, have also been cancelled.
The Bengaluru-Mangaluru IndiGo flight (6E 578) scheduled to depart at 7:35 pm on March 9 will not operate.
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Yatnal rules out rejoining BJP under ‘corrupt family’ leadership, vows launching his JCB Party
New Delhi/Bengaluru (PTI): Expelled BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Monday ruled out rejoining the saffron party as long as what he termed a “corrupt family” continues to lead the party in Karnataka.
He also announced that his yet-to-be-launched JCB Party will come to power in the state, and he will be the next Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, the Vijayapura MLA said he had not come to the national capital to meet BJP leaders and dismissed speculation that he was lobbying to return to the party.
"I am not the kind of person who goes to someone’s house pleading to be taken into the BJP or begging for favour. Don’t run such stories tomorrow unnecessarily. We are open about everything. I have no need to go there and fall at someone’s feet for politics," Yatnal said. He said his visit to the capital was purely personal.
"I have come here for personal reasons—to attend the wedding of a friend’s son and to meet some of our old friends," he added.
Responding to a question on whether he would return to the BJP, Yatnal said he would not accept the leadership of what he described as a ‘corrupt family’ in the party’s Karnataka unit.
"We are people who live with self-respect. We will not accept the leadership of this corrupt family. As long as that corrupt family remains in the leadership of the BJP in Karnataka, the question of joining the BJP does not arise," he said.
He alleged that the BJP leadership in Karnataka was concentrated within the family of former Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa.
Yatnal also indicated about floating a new political party.
"If needed, I will form my own regional party. Why would I sit and wait here? I’m not foolish enough to sit and wait," he said.
"I have my JCB Party ready—if the time comes to build a party, I will take the right decision and build it," he said.
Expressing confidence, Yatnal said, his proposed party will come to power in the state.
Let anyone conduct any survey they want. No matter how many surveys are done, it will be our party that will come to power in Karnataka—and I will be the Chief Minister,” he said.
There was no immediate reaction from Yediyurappa or his family members on Yatnal’s tirade.
A staunch critic of Yediyurappa and his alleged dynasty politics, Yatnal had openly criticised the former CM, prompting the BJP leadership to expel him from the party for six years for his ‘anti-party activities’ in March, 2025.
