Mangaluru: A group of residents here staged a protest demanding the construction of a railway under bridge at Jeppu Mahakalipaddu.

“Though we have been demanding to construct a railway under the bridge for several years, the corporation is neglecting it without releasing the funds,” the protesters alleged.

Railway Kelasetuve Nirmana Horata Samithi’s Mohammed, Railway Consumer Advisory Committee member Ahmed Bava Bajal, Yogish Shetty Jeppu, president of Taruve and others participated.

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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.