Mudigere: 103 tourists detained by police for trekking in restricted forest area
Mudigere: In a police operation reported from the taluk, 103 tourists were detained on Saturday for trekking in the Bidirutala forest area of the Western Ghats without official permission.
The police team led by Banakal Sub-inspector Renuka and Baluru Sub-inspector Dileep Kumar reportedly intercepted the group that was trekking in the restricted forest areas in the Charmadi range of the Western Ghats and took the 103 trekkers into custody.
In addition, two tourist buses and two pickup vehicles were seized by the police.
The trekkers are employees of IT companies that are functioning from Bengaluru, sources have said.
Police are investigating further as it is also learned that the trekkers were guided by a local into an area prohibited for the public without the permission of the Forest Department officers, which was a violation of the law.
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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.
