Concerted efforts on to finish me off politically: Gowda

Bengaluru, Jul 7: JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda on Wednesday said that his political detractors could never finish him off politically.

Gowda said that both he and his party are relevant today. He was speaking at an interaction programme on the importance of regional parties organised by the legal cell of JD(S) in Bengaluru.

Making an indirect reference to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the eight rebel MLAs of the JD(S), he said that these leaders were making concerted efforts to finish him off politically.

“My political detractors are trying to finish me off, but they will never succeed. I will not listen to astrology and sit back. Nor will I cower thinking that this is my fate. I have struggled a lot, but my patience is wearing thin. I will build the party office, name it J P Bhavan and strive to bring back the party to power,” he said.The former prime minister said that the JD(S) was stuck with the reputation of being a father-son' party and that he has blind love for his sons.

“But the fact is that I was not the one who introduced my sons to politics.

Kumaraswamy was busy producing films, when he was brought into politics by other leaders in the party. Likewise, I never groomed Revanna. Instead of my son, I gave the ticket to somebody else to contest the MLA elections from Holenarsipur.” he added.

He said that the eight rebels were going “tom tomming” that it was impossible to survive in the father-son party.

Indirectly, attacking Chamarajpet MLA B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan who is now in Mecca, Gowda said: “When I hosted the Iftar party recently, several people received messages from the Mecca, not to attend the event. Despite this, there was a massive turnout.”

Asked if the Congress and the JD(S) were joining hands to unseat Legislative Council chairman D H Shankarmurthy and bring in senior JD(S) MLC Basavaraj Horatti in his place, Gowda said that he would welcome it if all the three parties unanimously elected Horatti.

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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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