‘Arrest of DKS is part of Shah-led BJP’s conspiracy to kill opposition parties’

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September 12, 2019

Bengaluru, Sept 12: The arrest of Congress leader and Vokkaliga stalwart D K Shivakumar is part of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah-led union BJP government’s massive conspiracy to kill opposition parties in India, according to Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee chief Dinesh Gundu Rao.

Addressing the rally organised by Vokkaliga groups to express solidarity with Shivakumar in Bengaluru on Wednesday, Mr Rao said that protest was in retaliation to the vendetta politics of the BJP.

“Karnataka will not tolerate the politics pursued by the Centre,” he said, adding that politicians who joined the BJP were immediately sanctified while opposition leaders were hounded by abusing the central government agencies.

Former minister Krishna Byre Gowda said that BJP leaders were afraid of the Opposition. “Today, the CBI, I-T and ED are acting like wild dogs of the central government. Like in Pakistan, where the ISI is used to silence critics of its army, the BJP is using central agencies like dogs to hound political opponents,” he charged.

Nanjavadhutha seer, who addressed the protestors at Freedom Park, said the Vokkaliga community was behind its leader Shivakumar.

“The manner in which Shivakumar was treated is not right. V G Siddhartha’s fate should not befall him,” he said.

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Air India Express brings back Mangaluru–Muscat direct flights from March 2026

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Air India Express has announced that it will resume direct flight services between Mangaluru and Muscat from March 2026, restoring an important international air link for passengers from the coastal region.

Airport authorities said the service will operate twice a week—on Sundays and Tuesdays—from March 1. The initial flights are scheduled on March 3, 8 and 10, followed by March 15 and 17, with the same operating pattern to continue thereafter. The flight duration is approximately three hours and 25 minutes.

The Mangaluru–Muscat route was earlier operated under the 2025 summer schedule, with services beginning on July 14. At that time, Air India Express had operated four flights a week before suspending the service.

Officials said the summer schedule will come into effect from March 29, after which changes in flight timings and departure schedules from Mangaluru are expected. Passengers have been advised to check the latest schedules while planning their travel.

The resumption of direct flights to Muscat is expected to significantly benefit expatriates, business travellers and others, further strengthening Mangaluru’s air connectivity with the Gulf region.

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