Former Council Chairperson N Thippanna passes away in Ballari
Ballari: Former Chairperson of the Legislative Council N Thippanna (97) passed away at his home in the city on Friday morning.
He is survived by a son. Family sources have said that Thippanna’s funeral rites will be held in his native place, Thuravinoor of Chitradurga district, on Saturday.
The veteran politician had served as a lawyer for many years before entering politics. A four-time MLC, he had also been the Leader of Opposition in the Council and the Chairperson for a short period.
After contesting and losing the Lok Sabha elections from Ballari with the JD(S) ticket, Thippanna joined the JDU. He also served as President of the JD(S) Karnataka unit after the JDU was merged into the JD(S).
In addition, he held the post of the state president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha in 2012.
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Pune airport runway restored after IAF aircraft snag; ops resume
Pune (PTI): The runway at Pune airport, which was temporarily unavailable due to an incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft, has now been restored and declared operational, the Air Force said on Saturday.
The authorities at the Pune International Airport had earlier said that around 10.25 pm on Friday, a fighter aircraft experienced an undercarriage failure during landing, causing the runway to be blocked.
As many as 91 flights of airlines, including IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet, Akasa, and Air India Express, were affected due to the incident, they said.
Earlier on Friday night, the Air Force had stated that the runway at Pune airport was temporarily unavailable following an incident involving one of its fighter aircraft. The aircrew are safe, and there is no damage to civil property, it had said.
"The runway at Pune Airport, which was temporarily unavailable due to an incident involving an Indian Air Force aircraft, has now been restored and declared operational. All necessary safety inspections and clearances have been completed. Operations are resuming in a phased manner," it said in a post on X.
Flight operations at Pune airport are being gradually restored. The situation has been brought under control with the highest priority given to the safety of citizens, a Defence PRO said.
