Mangaluru: Thirteen post offices in Mangaluru will be closed on July 20 after two staff members of the Postal Department tested positive for novel coronavirus.

Head Office at Pandeshwar, and post offices at Hampanakatte, Ashokanagar, Gandhinagar, Boluru, Koluru, Konchadi, Kavouru, Bejai, Kodialbail, Falnir, Fisheries College, Mangaluru collectorate, and SO Post Office will remain closed for public service on Monday, Mangaluru Postal Department senior superintendent Shri Harsh N Said.

Two staff of the Mangaluru head post office tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. As they were working in Cash Over section of the department, they had gone to various post offices in Mangaluru to handle cash transactions. As many as 13 post offices where they had visited have been sanitized and will be closed for a day on Monday.

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New Delhi (PTI): A Leh-bound SpiceJet aircraft returned to the national capital due to an engine issue on Tuesday morning, according to a source.

There were around 150 people on board the Boeing 737 aircraft that was operating the flight SG121, the source added.

When contacted, a SpiceJet spokesperson said a flight operating from Delhi to Leh on Tuesday returned to Delhi after experiencing a technical issue.

"The aircraft landed safely in Delhi, and all passengers were disembarked normally," the spokesperson said in a statement.

The source said the aircraft suffered an engine issue.