Karnataka’s Ranji Cricket Team’s former player Vijaykrishna passes away
Bengaluru: Karnataka's Ranji Cricket Team’s former player Vijaykrishna reportedly passed away due to multiple organ failure at Bengaluru, sources from his family revealed.
The funeral rites of the deceased, whose residence is in Bengaluru’s Kumar Park, will be conducted at 4 pm on Thursday at the crematorium in Hebbal, it is learned.
In his cricketing career spanning 15 years, Viji was known as an efficient player and a rare all-rounder. Having played in more than 80 First-class matches and showcased excellent performances in them, he has accumulated 198 wickets and around 2000 runs.
On the death of the former cricketer B. Vijaykrishna, Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa expressed sincere condolences.
“In his 15 years of cricketing career, as an unrivalled all-rounder, he had played in more than 80 first-class matches and secured 2000 runs, 194 wickets. He has been the main reason for achieving 2 past wins which secured Karnataka Ranji Trophy”, the chief minister reminisced.
“With his death, we have lost an excellent cricketer. May God grant peace to his soul. May his family and following obtain the strength to bear this grief”, Chief Minister said in his condolatory message.
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Etihad Airways resumes operations with eight passenger flights from Abu Dhabi; two bound for India
Abu Dhabi: Days after air operations were disrupted due to airspace closure, Etihad Airways reportedly resumed limited operations on Monday, with eight passenger flights taking off from Abu Dhabi International Airport at 2:00 pm (GMT 11:00), according to global flight tracking service Flightradar24.
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Flight tracking data showed that a total of eight passenger services departed from Abu Dhabi after 2:00 pm local time. Of these, one flight was bound for Delhi and another for Mumbai. The remaining flights were reported to have resumed operations to their respective destinations.
Air traffic in the region had been disrupted following rising tensions in the Middle East after a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran.
8 passenger flights have been able to take off from Abu Dhabi since 14:00 local time. pic.twitter.com/4eYs3ReJaJ
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) March 2, 2026
