Basrur Shankar Poojary who was jailed in Kuwait released
Udupi, Jan 15: Shankar Poojary (40) of Basrur in Kundapura who was jailed in Kuwait for the last seven months on charges of carrying banned medicine from his native place to Kuwait, it is reported.
Shankar Poojary was working at an Agriculture and Food Product Company in Kuwait and in May, he had come to his native place on ten days leave. While going back to Kuwait, he had taken a parcel from a person following his friend’s request.
When he landed in Kuwait, the custom police officers checked him and recovered the parcel in which banned tablets were found.
On this charge, the police put him behind the bars. Udupi district administration, Kannada Rakshana Vedike leader Ansar Ahmed and Human Rights Foundation have put pressure on the government to release Poojary.
“With the help and efforts of everyone, I have got the information that my husband is released from the Kuwait jail. Businessman Pushparaj from Kuwait has called me and informed it. Tomorrow, my husband will go to his company and it will be confirmed whether he will continue work there or not. His Visa will expire on February 4”, Jyothi Basrur, wife of Shankar Poojary told Varthabharati.
“Billava Sangha of Kuwait, and Tulu Kootas have strived hard. My husband has not yet called me. My husband may call me tomorrow. I am thankful for Pushparaj and various organizations which supported me in the fight”, Jyothi said.
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Pune airport runway restored after IAF aircraft snag; ops resume
Pune (PTI): The runway at Pune airport, which was temporarily unavailable due to an incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft, has now been restored and declared operational, the Air Force said on Saturday.
The authorities at the Pune International Airport had earlier said that around 10.25 pm on Friday, a fighter aircraft experienced an undercarriage failure during landing, causing the runway to be blocked.
As many as 91 flights of airlines, including IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet, Akasa, and Air India Express, were affected due to the incident, they said.
Earlier on Friday night, the Air Force had stated that the runway at Pune airport was temporarily unavailable following an incident involving one of its fighter aircraft. The aircrew are safe, and there is no damage to civil property, it had said.
"The runway at Pune Airport, which was temporarily unavailable due to an incident involving an Indian Air Force aircraft, has now been restored and declared operational. All necessary safety inspections and clearances have been completed. Operations are resuming in a phased manner," it said in a post on X.
Flight operations at Pune airport are being gradually restored. The situation has been brought under control with the highest priority given to the safety of citizens, a Defence PRO said.
