Violence during Tipu Jayanti: IPS officer Vartika Katiyar gets clean chit

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May 26, 2018

Madikeri, Jul 26: The Karnataka Home Department is learnt to have given clean chit to IPS officer Vartika Katiyar, who was facing the charge of failing to control communal violence at Madikeri during celebrations of Tipu Sultan Jayanti on November 10, 2015.

The then Congress government had ordered a magisterial enquiry into the violence.

C Shikha, the then Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru, in her magisterial probe, had pointed out that the absence of the SP from the district headquarters due to leave and her failure in conducting peace meetings led to the clash.

The government had accepted the report.

BK Singh, the then IGP (Southern Range) B K Singh had submitted a separate report against the SP to Omprakash, the then DG&IGP.

According to sources, the Home Department issued an order on April 26 acquitting the officer of the charge as it decided to drop the report.

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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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