Mangaluru: 14-year-old Bengaluru girl who was reported missing from the Mahalakshmi layout in Bengaluru was found in Goa on Wednesday, October 19.

The girl identified as Bhargavi (14) was missing since Monday. On Tuesday, she was captured in the CCTV footage of Government Bus Stand in Bejai of Mangaluru.

In the CCTV footage, the girl was seen taking an auto and going to Mukka Beach around 3 am. She later returned to the bus stand in the evening around 6 pm.

Her whereabouts were not known of after she last appeared in the CCTV footage of the bus stand in Mangaluru.

A team of Bengaluru Police had also arrived in Mangaluru and Dharmasthala, where she was reportedly seen earlier. The news of the missing girl also went viral across social media and media platforms following which she was traced in Goa.

The police team then reached Goa and have found the girl.

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Mangaluru: Several flights operating to Gulf destinations from Mangaluru International Airport will remain cancelled on March 1 amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

The cancellations follow the closure of multiple airspaces after strikes on Iran by Israel and the United States on Saturday. As a precautionary measure, Indian airlines have suspended services to several destinations in the Gulf region.

According to airport sources, the following Air India Express (IX) flights scheduled for March 1 and March 2 have been cancelled due to operational reasons:

IX845 (March 1) – Mangaluru–Jeddah

IX846 (March 1) – Jeddah–Mangaluru

IX817 (March 1) – Mangaluru–Muscat

IX818 (March 1) – Muscat–Mangaluru

IX831 (March 1) – Mangaluru–Dubai

IX832 (March 1) – Dubai–Mangaluru

IX813 (March 1) – Mangaluru–Dubai

IX814 (March 2) – Dubai–Mangaluru

IX841 (March 1) – Mangaluru–Bahrain

IX842 (March 2) – Bahrain–Mangaluru

IX815 (March 1) – Mangaluru–Abu Dhabi

IX816 (March 2) – Abu Dhabi–Mangaluru

Among these, the inaugural Mangaluru–Muscat service also stands cancelled.

IndiGo (6E) has also cancelled the following flights on March 1:

6E1468 (March 1) – Dubai–Mangaluru

6E1467 (March 1) – Mangaluru–Dubai

6E1438 (March 1) – Mangaluru–Abu Dhabi

Air India Express suspends flights to gulf sector till 1 March

Low-cost carrier Air India Express which operates a large network of flights connecting various Indian cities to the Middle East have announced suspended of all its flights until 23:59 hrs on 1 March 2026.

In a statement issued on Saturday evening, the airline said, “Air India Express flights to the Gulf region are suspended till 23:59 hrs on 1 March 2026. Guests are eligible for a free date change or cancellation for travel scheduled till 5 March 2026.”

Meanwhile other airlines also followed suit, Spice Jet, Indigo and Air India urged passengers to check flight status.

 

Budget carrier Akasa Air separately announced that it has suspended all operations to Gulf destinations until March 2, 2026.