Kar, TN not India-Pak, Mekedatu issue be resolved only through talks : H D Kumaraswamy

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December 15, 2018

Chennai, Dec 15: Asserting that Karnataka and Tamil Nadu were not India and Pakistan, its Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday evening said the row over the Mekedatu reservoir project across river Cauvery could be resolved only through talks and not legally.

Talking to reporters at the airport, Mr Kumaraswamy, who arrived here to call on 111-year-old Siddaganga seer Shivakumara Swami, who was airlifted from Bengaluru and admitted at the Dr Rela Institute and Medical Centre here for further management of his liver and bile-duct infections, said the the proposed reservoir was only to save the surplus Cauvery water from being letting into the sea.

Stating that the Cauvery row between the two states has been on for 125 years, Mr Kumaramaswamy said''We want to construct the dam only to save the surplus water.

He also promised that not even a single drop of water, to be stored in Mekedatu, would be used for irrigation.

Observing that Karnataka has been placing the demand for the dam at Mekedatu for the last 30 years, he said because of the absence of a dam, the waters were being flowing into the sea.

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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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