Mangalorean Riyaz Mohammed wins BMW car in Saudi LuLu raffle

October 31, 2014

Mangalore, Oct 31: A Mangalorean youth has won a super luxury car in a shopping festival of a hypermarket in Saudi Arabia earlier this month.

Riyaz Mohammed, son of Mohammed Abdul Rahman and Saleeka Mohammed couple from Mangalore was one of the five winners of LuLu Saudi Hypermarket's signature promotion, the Dream Drive 2014' mega draw.

Riyaz, who works for Gulf Column General. Cont. Est. (G C E) in Al-Jubail, has won a BMW 520i series 2015 model sedan cars.

The Dream Drive 2014' mega draws were held earlier this month LuLu Saudi Hypermarket's Riyadh and Al-Khobar outlets in the presence of officials from the chamber of commerce. While five winners got 5 BMW 520i series, 2015 model sedan cars, 100 others secured fabulous prizes from Samsung. The BMW car winners in Riyadh Are Khasif Subair Sidheeq, Sayyid Suhail Akther, Prithvirajan and in Al-Khobar, Riyaz Mohammed, Ahmed Oud Al Shehri and also selected 100 winners for Samsung prizes.

Speaking about the draw, Bashar Naser Al Bashar, and administration head of LuLu Hypermarkets said, “the LuLu BMW Dream Drive promotion this year has been very encouraging on two counts, one in terms of the number of people who participated in the promotion and the other in terms of the positive feedback the promotion has generated for the brand.”

LuLu Hypermarket which has over the years evolved in its look, touch and feel, keeping in pace with the category leaders, today caters to more than 560,000 shoppers who are the true testament to the huge popularity of the lulu brand. millions of customers, across the length and breadth of the country have benefited from lulu's promise of providing affordability and quality products.

Today, LuLu takes extra care to provide a considerable platform to the local brands and manufacturers to sell their products. The LuLu brand has also evolved in terms of product offerings, display, customer conveniences and the experience it offers.

Heralded as the fastest growing retail chain in the world, the multi-faceted business conglomerate, known for its customer friendly approach and value added offers, bears the stamp of variety, modernity, quality and friendliness. With a group of well-trained staff and a professional management to oversee the operations, LuLu has become a name synonymous to a seamlessly pleasant shopping experience.

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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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