HPCL donates two classrooms to Hajabba's school

April 18, 2012

Mangalore, April 18: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) handed over two classrooms, administrative office and a toilet complex to Harkala Newpadpu Zilla Panchayat Samyuktha High School, more popularly known as Hajabba's school.

HPCL chief manager Krishna Kutti inaugurated the new building and handed over it to school Development and Monitoring Committee working president Harekala Hajabba at a programme held here recently at Newpadpu on the city's outskirts.

Krishnan Kutti said that the buildings were built under its corporate social responsibility. Hajabba who has brought fame to his village is a towering personality. His contribution to education is a model and worthy of emulation, he stressed.

“There can be no bigger respect for HPCL and Hajaba if children studying in this school do better in academics and come up in life to occupy prominent position in society,'' Kutti stressed and added that parents must take equal responsibility in ensuring that their children are better educated.

Hajabba addressing the gathering played down his role and highlighted that it was contributions from philanthropists that fuelled his dream of building a school for poor children in his village. He prayed for a long life and peace to all those who had cooperated and assisted him in realizing the dream. On the occasion, Krishnan Kutti and Sunil Salian were felicitated by the teachers.

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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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