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AIE plane skidding: Wrong to blame airport; it could be pilot error, says U T Khader

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July 2, 2019

Mangaluru, Jul 2: It is wrong to blame Mangaluru International Airport for the recent skidding of Air India Express flight, according to Dakshina Kannada district in charge minister U T Khader. 

On Sunday, the Air India Express flight IX384 which had come from Dubai had skidded off the taxiway while making its way to the terminal building and the aircraft got stuck in the grass. The aircraft was towed on Monday. 

Expressing concern over the incident, Mr Khader has urged the DGCA and civil aviation ministry to ascertain the exact reasons for the incident. However, he said that airport should not be blamed for such incidents. “This could be because of pilot error or any other cause, which only a probe can pin-point,” he said. 

“The airport has witnessed scores of safe landings and take-offs prior to this. The Sunday incident took place after a successful landing,” he pointed out.

The minister said that the state government was willing to acquire land to extend the runway at the airport, a move that will facilitate operations of even wide-bodied jets. “However, we are waiting for clarity on the proposed move by the Union government to privatise MIA,” he said.

If there will be commensurate returns to the stakeholders, including travelling public in terms of facilities and possible costs, once this investment is made using taxpayers money, he said.

Also Read: Air India Express flight from Dubai veers off taxiway at Mangaluru Airport

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March 14,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 14: Following the avian flu outbreak in neighboring Kerala, authorities at Pilikula Biological Park in Moodushedde, on the outskirts of the city, have taken all precautionary measures to prevent the death of birds in the park.

Park Director H J Jayaprakash Bhandari said that "the behaviour of the birds is being monitored near open water sources on the premises'.

Though no deaths were reported in the Zoo or on lake premises, the staff continue to maintain a strict vigil on open water sources like lakes. He said the Park was being sanitized.

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March 30,2020

Kochi, Mar 30: Kerala High Court, while hearing a petition filed against Karnataka's decision to block the border with Kerala, on Monday said that no lives should not be lost in the name of fighting coronavirus.

Kerala High Court also said that "the current problem should be resolved amicably. Both the Union government and the Karnataka government should rise to the occasion."
The Central government has informed Kerala High Court that the movement of goods and medical services qualify under essential services, which is permitted despite the lockdown, and added that directions have been issued to give priority to the movement of such goods and services.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka government has sought a day's time to clarify their stand.

The matter will be taken up for further hearing via video conference tomorrow.
Kerala government has submitted that the action of Karnataka government to close the border is illegal as all the national highways in the country come under the jurisdiction of the National Highway Authority.

Meanwhile, Congress MP Rajmohan Unnithan has also approached the Supreme Court seeking directions to open the Karnataka-Kerala border to allow movement of ambulances and other emergency vehicles for the transport of essential items to Kerala.

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April 23,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 23: Nine new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours.

Out of these nine coronavirus positive cases, five have been reported from Kalaburagi and two each from Mysuru and Bengaluru.

According to the government of Karnataka, the total number of positive cases in the State now stands at 427 including 131 cured or discharged cases and 17 deaths.

The total number of positive coronavirus cases across the country are 19,984, including 15,474 active cases of the virus. So far, 3,869 patients have either been cured or discharged while 640 deaths have been recorded in the country, as per data provided by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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