Gandhiji's teachings are ideal for all time: Minister UT Khader
Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary celebrated at Town Hall in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: The values of Gandhiji are still ideal and relevent for social servants, and for those who want to live a life of honesty; opined district in-charge Minister UT Khadar.
He was speaking after inaugurating the 150th birth anniversary programme of the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhiji at Town Hall here. Minister UT Khader offered floral tributes to the portrait of Gandhiji and released two special issues of the latter.
Speaking at the occasion, Minister Khader said that there might be attempts to forget Gandhiji or to glorify those who killed him. "But nobody can deny that his teachings of non-violence are great," he said.
"In the world, there is a perception that India means Gandhi and Gandhi means India. The responsibility to save and nourish this perception is on us,"he added.
The programme was jointly organised by the Dakshina Kannada district administration, Zilla Panchayat, Department of Information and Public Relations, and Department of Kannada and Culture.
MLA D. Vadavyasa Kamath presided over the programme.
MLC Ivan D'Souza, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikant Senthil, Police Commissioner TR Suresh, Pradeep Kumar Kalkur, Mohammed Mon and others were present.
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After disruptions in Middle East, Air India Express to resume Muscat operations From March 3
New Delhi (PTI): Air India Express will restart flights to and from Muscat on Tuesday after suspending services in the wake of the Middle East conflict.
The airline's services to Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE will remain suspended until 2359 hours IST on March 3.
In a statement on Monday, the Tata Group-owned carrier said it would resume operations to and from Muscat starting Tuesday (March 3), with scheduled services to Delhi, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mangaluru, Mumbai, and Tiruchirappalli.
The first Air India Express flight from Muscat will operate to Tiruchirappally, departing at 1025 hours local time, it added.
Many airspaces in the Middle East are closed due to the conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran, as a result of flight operations have been impacted.
