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Mangaluru airport director rubbishes media reports, says there was no vehicle on runway

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January 11, 2018

Mangaluru, Jan 11: V V Rao, the director of Mangaluru International Airport, has falsified the reports that there was a vehicle on the runway during the takeoff of a Jet Airways flight on Thursday.

“Wrong and vague information is being given by media. There was no tractor or any other baggage carrying trolley on the runway during the takeoff,” he stated in a release.

He said that prior to the departure of a Jet Airways flight (9W 434) to Mumbai, the Air Traffic Control (ATC) observed one tractor far away from the runway on the basic strip. Hence the take off was held back for few minutes as a safety measure. 

“The ATC cleared the takeoff immediately after the tractor was moved away from the basic strip,” he said.

According to Rao, the aircraft was held back on the taxiway before entering the runway for a minute at about 11.25 a.m. The tractor was there in connection with cutting grass on the basic strip (far away from the runway). The grass is cut as a routine work to maintain clear visibility of the runway.

Also Read: Close shave for Jet Airways flight after ATC spots tractor on Mangaluru runway

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February 2,2020

Mount Maunganui, Feb 2: India registered a rare 5-0 whitewash against New Zealand after notching up a seven-run win in the fifth and final T20 International at Bay Oval here on Sunday.

Electing to bat, India posted 163 for three, riding on Rohit Sharma's 60 off 41 balls and a 33-ball 45 from K L Rahul.

The visitors then restricted the hosts to 156 for nine with Jasprit Bumrah claiming three wickets for 12 runs.

Chasing the target, the Black Caps were tottering at 17 for three in 3.2 overs.

Tim Seifert (50) and Ross Taylor (53) then added 99 runs for the fourth wicket as New Zealand recovered to 116.

Seifert clobbered a 30-ball 50 studded with five fours and three sixes, while Ross Taylor hit two sixes and five fours in his 47-ball 53-run innings.

However, once Seifert was dismissed in the 13th over, the hosts suffered a collapse, losing five wickets, including Taylor, for 25 runs to loss the plot in the end.

Brief Score:

India: 163 for 3 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 60; S Kuggeleijn 2/25)    

New Zealand: 156 for 9 in 20 overs (Ross Taylor 53, Tim Seifert 50; Jasprit Bumrah 3/12).

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The death toll has gone up to 26,816 with 543 fatalities reported in the last 24 hours.

The Health Ministry said the total number of cases includes 3,73,379 active cases and 6,77,423 patients have been cured/discharged/migrated.

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