Udupi: Minister Jaimala gheraoed by Congress workers over lathi-charge

coastaldigest.com web desk

October 2, 2018

Udupi, Oct 2: Women and Child Welfare Minister Jaimala today faced major embarrassment in Udupi as she was gheraoed by Congress workers including a municipal councillor immediately after the completion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at the Congress Bhavan here on Tuesday. She is also the district in-charge minster of Udupi.

They were demanding action against Superintendent of Police Laxman Nimbargi for caning workers of political parties, including the Congress, and some municipal councillors during the Bharat Bandh on September 10.

Ramesh Kanchan, municipal councillor, who led the Congress workers, confronted Ms. Jaimala. They were peeved that Ms. Jaimala had neither taken any stand or any action in the matter.

Mr. Kanchan told Ms. Jaimala that the lathi-charge against the Congress workers and municipal councillors during Bharat Bandh was a heavy-handed measure. This showed that there was hardly any respect for elected representatives.

Ms. Jaimala tried to pacify the workers and said that she had got all the details of the lathi-charge from the former Congress Ministers Vinay Kumar Sorake and Pramod Madhwaraj.

She had then questioned Mr. Nimbargi about it, but the latter had told her that he was not left with any other alternative but to order a lathi-charge to bring the situation under control. She had directed Mr. Nimbargi to take appropriate action in the matter, she said.

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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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