Flight service between M’luru-Muscat to restart, announces MP Kota Shrinivas
Mangaluru: Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Kota Shrinivas Poojary on Thursday announced the resumption of flights between Mangaluru and Muscat, the capital of Oman.
sharing the development in an ‘X’ post he wrote, “Central Aviation Minister @RamMNK has responded to the letter I wrote regarding the resumption of direct flight services between Mangalore and Muscat, and after discussions on this matter, Air India has decided to resume operations on this route from March, he has informed. Thank you…”
At present, airlines like Indigo and Air India Express offer one-stop flights to Muscat, from Kannur, Mumbai and Dubai.
Air India Express, which served the route with four weekly flights, halted the service in July 2025.
More than 20,000 expatriates from Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and nearby districts are working in Oman in both blue and white-collar jobs.
ಮಸ್ಕತ್ ಮತ್ತು ಮಂಗಳೂರು ನೇರ ವಿಮಾನ ಸೇವೆಯನ್ನು ಪುನರಾರಂಭಿಸುವ ಕುರಿತು ನಾನು ಬರೆದ ಪತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ವಿಮಾನಯಾನ ಸಚಿವರಾದ @RamMNK ರವರು ಉತ್ತರಿಸಿ ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಮಾಲೋಚನೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು, ಏರ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾವಯ ಮಾರ್ಚ್ನಿಂದ ಈ ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚಾರವನ್ನು ಪುನರಾರಂಭಿಸುವ ನಿರ್ಣಯವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
— Kota Shrinivas Poojari (@KotasBJP) February 13, 2026
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Farmer shoots wife and son, attempts suicide in Punjab's Ferozepur; all critical
Ferozepur (PTI): A 37-year-old farmer allegedly shot his wife and four-year-old son with his licensed pistol before attempting to take his own life in Bajidpur village here on Friday.
All three were in critical condition and referred to the DMC hospital in Ludhiana, police said, while adding that the reason behind the step is being investigated.
According to police, the injured were identified as Jagseer Singh alias Saba (37), his wife Navneet Kaur, and their son Warisdeep Singh (4).
Their elder son, Abhijeet Singh (11), was at school at the time of the incident.
The incident occurred at around 3 pm when Jagseer Singh came home. It wasn't immediately clear where the farmer was returning from.
Shortly thereafter, he allegedly opened fire inside his room with his .32 bore pistol.
Hearing gunshots, neighbours rushed to the house and shifted the injured to a nearby private hospital. Due to the seriousness of their injuries, they were later referred to DMC, Ludhiana.
Senior police officials, including DSP (Rural) Karan Sharma, reached the spot. Police said the room was sealed, and one bullet mark was found on the ceiling.
Sharma said the matter is being probed from all angles.
He confirmed that both the husband and wife sustained gunshot injuries to the head, while the child suffered a bullet injury to the liver.
Police said further details would emerge after the investigation.
