Mangaluru,Oct 01: Dakshina Kannada district administration, Zilla panchayat, and Woman and Child Development Department organized a joint celebration of World Senior Citizens' Day in Mangaluru.
Congress chief whip in the Legislative Council Ivan D'Souza inaugurated the programme that was held at Zilla Panchayat office in the city. Speaking after the inauguration, D’Souza said that a special court should be set up for senior citizens. Recreation Club should be set up in every taluk. The senior citizen should be respected, he said.
Meanwhile, senior citizens who have been successful in various fields, were honored. Hemachandra, who represented the nation and won the gold medal in the power lifting contest held in Dubai, was also felicitated during the occasion.
MLA Vedavyas Kamath presided over the programme. MLA Dr. Y. Bharat Shetty, Zilla Panchayat President Meenakshi ShantiGodu, Vice President Kasturi Panja and others were present.










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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.
