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Mangaluru: First batch Haj pilgrims from Karnataka to fly on Jul 24

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July 20, 2017

Mangaluru, Jul 20: The first batch of Haj pilgrims from the State will leave here on July 24. Yenepoya Mohammed Kunhi, president of the Haj Management Committee, Mangaluru, in a release here, said that flights would also take off during the next two days. The first flight would leave at 4.15 p.m. from the old terminal of the airport here.mecca

The State Haj Committee would organise a farewell for the pilgrims at 11 a.m. the same day.

Mr. Kunhi said that flights on July 25 and 26 would take off at 12.55 p.m. and 4.15 p.m. Pilgrims have to register at the old terminal of the airport two days before departure along with their luggage, confirmation card and Haj Committee receipt. Nearly 6,000 pilgrims will participate in the pilgrimage from the State. These pilgrims were selected from among 23,514 applicants, on the basis of draw of lots, except those aged above 70.

Over 4.48 lakh people have applied online for the pilgrimage in the country this season. However, Saudi Arabia offered a quota of 1.7 lakh to India. Of them, 45,000 would travel through private travel agencies, while 1.25 lakh would travel through Haj Committees.

Pilgrims from the State would leave from Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Goa and Hyderabad. As many as 780 pilgrims from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Kodagu, Hassan and Chikkamagaluru districts would leave from the airport here.

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January 20,2020

Mysuru, Jan 20: As the Karnataka state Congress is still awaiting the appointment of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President, MLA Satish Jarkiholi has said that in order to balance the caste and regional equations, All India Congress Committee (AICC) was planning to create four working presidents posts for KPCC.

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He added that it has been delayed due to the Assembly elections in Delhi.

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Mangaluru, May 18: A boat which was engaged in an operation to fix the pipe relating to the reverse osmosis plant of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) at Tannibavi turned turtle due to strong wind.

Two workers had gone missing in the incident that occurred on Sunday late evening, and one of them was rescued shortly thereafter.

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Three workers from West Bengal who were facing danger were also rescued.

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