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India to airlift its citizens stuck in blockade-hit Qatar from next week

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June 22, 2017

New Delhi, Jun 22: In yet another "airlift", India will operate special flights for its citizens to return from blockade-hit Qatar.airindia copy

An aviation ministry official said Air India Express will operate special flights between Kerala and Doha from June 25 to July 8. The airline will use 186-seater Boeing 737. Jet Airways will operate extra flights between Mumbai and Doha+ on Thursday and Friday using its 168-seater B-737.

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj had spoken to aviation minister A G Raju this Monday to operate additional flights "to Doha for Indian nationals who were not able to get bookings but needed to reach the country back from Doha."

Following this, the ministry spoke to airlines who decided to operate these extra flights. The aviation ministry has assured MEA "that all steps necessary for timely movement of Indian nationals from Qatar shall be ensured," the official said.

Seven countries, including Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain, have cut off ties with Qatar+ . Due to this, there are fears that Qatar may run short on essential supplies as Saudi, which sends most of the supplies to Qatar, has closed its borders for traffic to and from the country. Almost 7 lakh Indians live in Qatar.

India is keeping a close watch on the situation in Qatar and is operating special flights for those who want to return.

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February 23,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 23: Karnataka Minister for Fisheries and Religious Endowment Kota Shrinivas Poojari on Sunday said that there will be no shortage of water during the summer season in Dakshina Kannada district as per a review done by the district administration and the Panchayati Raj Department.

He said that periodic review will be conducted and based on that appropriate decisions will be taken.

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, February 23, Poojari said that the main source of water for Mangaluru, the Thumbe vented dam, has a steady inflow of water.

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January 13,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 13: A criminal case was registered against two persons for allegedly defaming Chamarajpet MLA BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan by posting defamatory comments against him on Facebook.

Police registered a case based on a complaint filed by the MLA's staffer, Mohammed Ayub Pasha, on Friday. The suspects were identified as Sharath ITI and Sri Rushikumar Swamiji, based on the profile names in the Facebook posts.

Case under IT Act

Pasha said he found the defamatory posts against Zameer and the community when he was checking his Facebook account. Chamarajpet police registered a case under the provisions of IPC and IT Act and are tracing the suspects.

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March 25,2020

Udupi, Mar 25: A 34-year-old man who returned from Dubai tested positive for novel coronavirus in Udupi district. This is the first case in the district. 

He returned from Dubai on March 18 and got admitted to a government hospital in Udupi on March 23 for fever. The swab samples were sent to Shivamogga laboratory for testing.

The report which arrived on Wednesday confirmed that he was positive for COVID-19, said DHO Dr Sudhir Chandra Sooda.

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