D.K, bandh gets positive response: Tyres burnt, Buses stoned
Mangaluru, Sept 10: The Bharat Bandh call given by Congress Party against the fuel price rise has evoked a good response in the district. Private and government buses have responded to the bandh by staying off the roads. While some private vehicles are plying on the road, some shops have kept their shutters open.
Miscreants pelted stones at a private bus near Jyothi Circle in Mangaluru, and at two KSRTC buses in Bantwal.
The bandh supporters burnt tyres at Pumpwell, Jyothi Circle, Bantwal taluk’s Kalladka, BC Road, Maani, Thumbay, and in Jakribettu.
Police bandobast has been beefed up everywhere. The police have arrested two persons who blocked the road at Jakribettu in Bantwal taluk. Bandh evoked a positive response in Belthangady as well.
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Patna-bound IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Lucknow due to bad weather
Lucknow (PTI): Adverse weather forced an IndiGo Kolkata-Patna flight to make an emergency landing at Lucknow airport on Friday, airport sources said.
According to airport officials, weather conditions in Patna deteriorated suddenly on Friday afternoon, affecting flight operations.
IndiGo flight 6E 6917 from Kolkata, which was scheduled to land in Patna at 3.50 pm, could not land due to bad weather and kept circling in the air after failing to get clearance from air traffic control, they said.
The flight was later diverted to Lucknow and landed safely at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at around 5.15 pm. There were 180 passengers and six crew members on board, officials said.
The aircraft was later allowed to depart for Patna after weather conditions improved.
