Newspaper agent falls off skidded bike, dies in Kundapur taluk
Kundapur: A young newspaper agent died on Thursday night after losing control of his motorbike and falling on the road while returning home the previous night.
The incident took place in Arehole Cross Silver Colony of Kirimanjeshwara village, Kundapur, and the victim of the accident was Girish Mogaveer. The 27-year-old newspaper agent was also a young businessman, sources have said.
On Wednesday, Mogaveer visited the petrol bunk near Navunda at night and left for home. On the way, however, his motorbike skid and Mogaveer, who reportedly lost control of the two-wheeler, fell on the road.
The agent was grievously injured in the accident, said sources. He was taken to a private hospital in Kundapur immediately and later to a private hospital in Manipal for additional treatment.
Mogaveer, however, failed to respond duly to the treatment and died at night on Thursday, the sources have added.
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Air India flight from Mumbai makes 'priority' landing in Bhopal after snag; return leg cancelled
Bhopal (PTI): A Bhopal-bound Air India flight from Mumbai carrying 175 persons on board made a “priority” landing here on Sunday due to a snag, an airport official said.
The aircraft landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm, he said.
Consequently, the return leg of the flight from Bhopal to Mumbai, with 178 passengers booked, was cancelled, the official said.
AAI-run Bhopal airport said in a statement that Air India flight AI 633 “reported a technical issue to Air Traffic Control (ATC) during the flight from Mumbai to Bhopal”.
Immediately, all prescribed safety protocols were activated, and seamless coordination was ensured between ATC, airline ground operations, CISF and airpiort fire and rescue team of Bhopal airport, it said in a statement.
The flight, carrying 175 persons, including 166 passengers and nine crew members, landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm, the airport operator said.
All necessary assistance and support were extended by the airport and airline teams as per the requirements of the flight crew, it said.
“Due to the technical issue, the aircraft was declared unserviceable, and as a precautionary measure, the return flight AI-634 (Bhopal to Mumbai) was cancelled by the airline to facilitate detailed inspection and rectification,” the statement said.
