Gram panchayat member found dead in Mangaluru
Mangaluru (PTI): A 35-year-old gram panchayat member was found hanging inside his office in Ganjimutt village here in a suspected case of suicide, police said on Thursday.
Sandeep Shetty Mogaru, a member of the Ganjimutt gram panchayat in Mangaluru taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, was a local BJP activist.
He was missing since Wednesday afternoon and was found hanging inside his office at Neermarga later in the evening, police added.
Mogaru, a bachelor, was working as an insurance agent. Financial issues might have forced him to take the extreme step, sources said, adding a death note has been recovered from the office.
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Mangaluru–Muscat direct flight to resume from March 1: MP Brijesh Chowta
Mangaluru: The long-pending demand of passengers from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and neighbouring Kerala, as well as Non-Resident Indians, has finally been addressed, with direct flight services between Mangaluru and Muscat set to resume from March 1, said MP Brijesh Chowta.
In a statement, he said a large number of people from the coastal region travel to Muscat for employment and business purposes, and there had been strong demand to restart the direct service. He said he had written to the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation requesting the resumption of the flight. Following this, Air India Express will operate the service.
As per the current schedule, the flight will operate twice a week, on Sundays and Tuesdays. The direct service is expected to reduce travel time and provide major relief to NRIs by enabling them to travel directly to their hometown.
The sudden suspension of the Mangaluru–Muscat direct flight had caused serious inconvenience to thousands of passengers from the coastal belt settled in Muscat. Those travelling to Mangaluru were forced to take connecting routes via Delhi, Mumbai or Kannur.
