ST girl from Karkala enrolls into IIT-Bombay through hard work

July 19, 2014

Karkala, Jul 19: In another example of the proverbial Hard work pays off' case, a girl belonging to the Scheduled Tribe from Kukkuje in Karkala taluk was selected to pursue an engineering degree at a prestigious institute in Mumbai after years of perseverance.

Akshata, daughter of coolie worker Sudhakar Naik and Saraswathi, was selected to be enrolled in IIT-Bombay, one of the prestigious IIT institutions in the country to pursue her BTech degree in aerospace engineering.

Her struggle from a village in Karkala to IIT – Bombay following her primary education in Kannada medium will be commended and lauded by all.

During her schooling at Kukkuje Moodabettu primary school in Kannada medium, Akshatha successfully wrote and entered the Navodaya education programme. In her Class 10, she passed out with a GPA of 9.8 out of 10.

She completed her schooling at the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti at Hebri and continued her Navodaya Vidyalaya at Bangalore after passing the eligibility test. During her Class 11 and 12, she began taking the free IIT coaching classes, which helped her in cracking the JEE-Advanced exam she wrote last May.

By securing a ranking of 203 in the JEE-Advanced, she was selected into IIT- Bombay and has made her parents and villagers proud.

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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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