Flights between Mangaluru-Bengaluru reorganized; Details here
Mangaluru: The coastal city of Mangaluru is set to enjoy increased air connectivity with the capital city, Bengaluru, as an additional daily flight will be introduced on weekdays and an extra flight on Saturdays starting from September 7th.
This expansion will raise the number of daily flights from Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) to Bengaluru to five during weekdays and Sundays, with an additional flight on Saturdays. IndiGo, an Indian airline, will operate these additional flights until October 28th.
Presently, IndiGo operates four daily flights between the two cities. Commencing from September 7th, IndiGo will reintroduce flight 6E 6858, adding a fifth daily flight on the Bengaluru-Mangaluru route. This flight will arrive in Mangaluru at 8.35 am and depart for Bengaluru as flight 6E 5347 at 9.10 am. This new flight complements the existing flights on this route: one departing for Patna via Bengaluru at 6.50 am (6E0255), another to Kolkata via Bengaluru at 11.35 am (6E0172), and direct flights to Bengaluru at 4.25 pm and 9.50 pm (6E0388/6E6859), respectively.
The introduction of a sixth flight to Bengaluru on Saturdays is a result of IndiGo's rescheduling of the days and times for its Mangaluru-Pune flight, which operates on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays, and now Saturdays. Flight 6E 294 arrives in Mangaluru at 5.50 pm and departs for Pune as flight 6E 298 at 6.35 pm on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday. On Saturdays, flight 6E359 arrives in Mangaluru from Bengaluru at 5.50 pm and subsequently departs for Pune as flight 6E 298 at 6.35 pm.
These changes in flight schedules on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru and Mangaluru-Pune routes will increase daily international and domestic flight movements from 38 to 40 on Monday to Friday and from 40 to 42 on Saturdays and Sundays. The airport spokesperson also mentioned that the airport is in discussions with other airlines to initiate flights to MIA. These new flights are expected to commence as part of the winter schedule starting on October 29th.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
