Jet Airways to operate Mangaluru-Delhi daily flight from Jan 16

December 26, 2016

Mangaluru, Dec 26: Jet Airways has come forward to operate a daily direct flight between Mangaluru and Delhi. With this, a passenger from this coastal city can reach Delhi in 2 hours 50 minutes.

With no direct flight to the national capital, people from Mangaluru had either to depend upon connecting flights via Bengaluru or Mumbai to reach Delhi with their journey taking up to 10 hours, or depend upon trains with journey hours beyond 30 hours.

Jet Airways will deploy a Boeing 737 aircraft with 160 seats on the Mangaluru-Delhi-Mangaluru sector, services of which would start on January 16, according to J.T. Radhakrishna, Director of Mangalore International Airport.

Flight No. 9W 763 will leave Mangaluru at 8 a.m. to reach Delhi at 10.50 a.m. In the return journey, flight no. 9W 764 will leave Delhi at 3 p.m. to reach Mangaluru at 5.50 p.m.

Mr. Radhakrishna said that Air India operated a small aircraft on this sector about six years ago. After the services were stopped, people found it difficult to travel between the two cities and there was demand for a direct service.

With direct service to Delhi, best connectivity would be available to Chandigarh, Amritsar, Dehradun, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Guwahati on the domestic sector and to Kathmandu, Bangkok, London and Dhaka on the international sector, he said.

During the inaugural flights, Jet Airways has kept fares at Rs. 4,823 to Delhi from Mangaluru and Rs. 4,664 to Mangaluru from Delhi.

The fare in 3 tier AC of the Rajdhani Express is Rs. 3,030 and 2 tier AC is Rs. 4,220. Fares on regular super fast express trains are about Rs. 2,200 for 3 tier AC and about Rs. 3,200 for 2 tier AC between Mangaluru and New Delhi. While the Rajdhani Express takes 31 hours to complete the journey between Mangaluru and Delhi, other super fast trains take about 35 to 39 hours.

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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Mangaluru’s ₹1,200 crore fix: Massive sewage overhaul to end city’s drainage woes

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: In a decisive move to tackle the city’s deteriorating sanitation infrastructure, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has announced a massive ₹1,200 crore action plan to overhaul its underground drainage (UGD) network.

The initiative, spearheaded by Deputy Commissioner and MCC Administrator Darshan HV, aims to bridge "missing links" in the current system that have left residents grappling with overflowing sewage and environmental hazards.

The Breaking Point

The announcement follows a high-intensity phone-in session on Thursday, where the DC was flooded with grievances from frustrated citizens. Residents, including Savithri from Yekkur, described a harrowing reality: raw sewage from apartments leaking into stormwater drains, creating a "permanent stink" and turning residential zones into mosquito breeding grounds.

"We are facing immense difficulties due to the stench and the health risks. Local officials have remained silent until now," one resident reported during the session.

The Strategy: A Six-Year Vision

DC Darshan HV confirmed that the proposed plan is not a temporary patch but a comprehensive six-year roadmap designed to accommodate Mangaluru’s projected population growth. Key highlights of the plan include:

• Infrastructure Expansion: Laying additional pipelines to connect older neighborhoods to the main grid.

• STP Crackdown: Stricter enforcement of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) regulations. While new apartments are required to have functional STPs, many older buildings lack them entirely, and several newer units are reportedly non-functional.

• Budgetary Push: The plan has already been discussed with the district in-charge minister and the Secretary of the Urban Development Department. It is slated for formal presentation in the upcoming state budget.

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