Petrol bomb hurled at BJP district chief's house in TN, none hurt

Agencies

March 21, 2018

Coimbatore, Mar 21: Miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at the residence of a BJP functionary in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu early today but no one was injured, police said.

They said a car parked outside the house of BJP district president C R Nandakumar was damaged in the incident.

The bomb was hurled around 3 am when Nandakumar was sleeping in the house, police said.

BJP state president Tamilisai Soundararajan is expected to visit the house, Nandakumar said.

This comes a day after the statue of late Dravidian leader 'Periyar' was found vandalised in Pudukottai district.

Police were verifying the CCTV footage obtained from the cameras installed in the area to identify the miscreants.

A large posse of police has been deployed in the area to prevent any untoward incident.

Police suspect that the attack on the house could be a retaliatory action to the vandalism of statues of leaders, including Periyar or against the VHP's Rath Yatra in the state.

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad's 'Ram Rajya Rath Yatra,' aimed at mobilising support to build a Ram temple in Ayodhya reached Tirunelveli district yesterday amid protests by a section of political parties across the state.

On March 7, two petrol bombs were hurled at BJP office following the reported remarks on social media by party's national secretary H Raja on Periyar.

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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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