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Govt lists 3 levels of offences for 'No-Fly List', most serious carries 2-year ban on flying

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September 8, 2017

New Delhi, Sept 8: The Centre has devised three offence categories to put unruly passengers on a 'No-Fly List' , with the most severe one, 'life threatening behaviour including assault', carrying a minimum ban on flying for two years.

The most severe punishment is in the 'Level 3' category, which includes 'damage to aircraft systems, in addition to 'life threatening behaviour and assault'. '.

After that is 'Level 2', for 'physically abusive behaviour (pushing, kicking, hitting, and inappropriate touching)'. The ban on flying for this category is up to six months. And a 'Level 1' offence, for 'unruly physical gestures, verbal harassment and unruly inebriation' carries a ban on flying for up to three months.

An independent committee under a retired district judge will decide on whether a passenger has committed an offence that outs him or her on the 'No-Fly List'. A decision will be made within a within a period of 30 days from the alleged offence.

"The No-Fly ban will be in addition to any statutory legal action that can be taken against the offender under existing laws," tweeted aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju.

In addition, "if the Ministry of Home Affairs informs us about a certain individual then that person will also be added to the No-Fly List," said the civil aviation regulator.

It wasn't clear whether these guidelines will be enforced retroactively, or only going forward.

If it's the former, it would appear a 'Level 3' offence can be applied to Shiv Sena Parliamentarian Ravindra Gaikwad, who in March assaulted an Air India staffer aboard a plane. The same would apply to TDP Parliamentarian JC Diwakar Reddy who allegedly damaged property of Indigo Air in June this year.

"The motive behind the 'No-Fly List' is the safety and security of passengers, which is our priority," said Jayant Sinha, minister of state for civil aviation, while announcing the list of offences that can put passengers on the 'No-Fly List'.

"We tried to achieve a balance for the safety of the crew, the passengers and the aircraft," said Sinha, adding that this was the first policy of its kind in the world.

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May 20,2020

Mangaluru, May 20: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, a Class 10 student who was preparing for the final examinations drowned in Adyapady dam on the outskirts of the city yesterday.

The victim is Mallik, 17, a resident of Mulur village in Gurpur. The tragedy occurred when Mallik along with some others had come to the dam to catch fish.

According to the police, he accidentally slipped into the waters and drowned. His body was recovered later. 

Jurisdictional Bajpe police have registered a case of unnatural death and investigations are underway.

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March 27,2020

Belgaum, Mar 26: The police on Thursday thrashed people who had gone to offer prayers at a mosque despite the nationwide lockdown in force.
In a video, the police personnel can be seen thrashing the people with batons while they were leaving after offering prayers at a local mosque here.
In another incident in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh, the police made few youngsters hop along a road and even gave the 'murga,' punishment to a few of them for violating the restrictions.
Similarly in Uttar Pradesh's Budaun, the police made people hop along a road with their bags strapped on their backs as a punishment. The people were possibly going to their native places.
In the video of the Budaun incident, a few men can be seen being made to hop along the road with a stick-wielding policeman keeping a watch.
SSP Budaun told ANI that an investigation is being conducted into the incident and expressed an apology for the police's behaviour.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced a 21-day countrywide lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus, saying that "social distancing" is the only option to deal with the highly contagious disease.

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August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: Dr Mohammed Yusuf, chairperson of the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf, passed away at a private hospital in the city today following a brief illness. He was 74.

Dr Yusuf was an industrialist and was known for his philanthropic activities. 

A veterinarian, Dr Yusuf had quit the government job and set up business in Bengaluru and Dubai decades ago and has earned considerable success.

He was re-elected as Board of Auqaf chief in January this year. He had held the post more than once in the past. 

He will be buried at the graveyard near Masjid-e-Muzammil which was built by himself at Govindapura, source said.

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