Irked over tie-up with BJP, former MP quits JD(S)

Bangalore, Aug 14: Peeved over the tie-up between the JD(S) and the BJP, JD(S)?senior leader and former MP C?Narayanaswamy has tendered his resignation from the party membership.

A JD(S)?member for the past 36 years, Narayanswamy said he has resigned from the party and decided to join the Congress on August 15. “I believed in the philosophy of secularism and joined the party. But the recent turn of events, with the JD(S) joining forces with the BJP, has hurt me immensely. I have lost my faith in the party as it has mortgaged itself to the BJP. Along with me, former Speaker Krishna too would be joining the Congress in the presence of G Parameshwara and Siddaramaiah,” he said.

Narayanswamy said that he has already dispatched his resignation letter to the party's national president H?D?Deve Gowda, and even met him personally to express his regret about the JD(S)?joining hands with the BJP.

When the panchayat system came into existence in the State, Narayanswamy was the first to become the president of Bangalore Rural zilla panchayat. He entered Lok Sabha in 1996 as MP from Bangalore North.

Aside from this, the JD(S)?minority unit president, Abdul Hafeez Khan, has also resigned from the party to join the Congress.

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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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