Air Warriors' vroom on city roads

September 23, 2011

Mangalore September 23: A motorcycle expedition flagged off from Mysore with twin goals of celebrating the golden jubilee year of 2 Air Force Selection Board (2AFSB) and to encourage youth to join the Indian Air Force reached Mangalore on Thursday.

The team of 16 'Air warriors' from the unit rode into St Aloysius College and disbursed handbills with the message to join IAF in order to realise a life quality and adventure.

Briefing media person, Wing Commander Vinay Panthari said 15 air warriors were handpicked and trained for the gruelling expedition which aims to cover 5,000 Km in the southern states of Indian. The motorcycle expedition flagged off from Mysore at 12.30 pm on September 21 and reached Bangalore.

On the Thursday the team set out at 6 am and touched Mangalore at about 4.30 pm. Friday and later in Mumbai, Pune, Hyderbad, West Bengal, Chennai, Puducherry, Rameshwaram, Kanyakumari, Trivandrum, Cochin, Coimbatore and Mysore. The expedition which has already covered 900 km will end on October 6, he informed.

While stopping for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the team makes it a point to disburse handbills motivating youth to join the Air Force. Before retiring at night, they make it a point to increase awareness about IAF among youth. Wing Commander Vinay Panthari who joined IAF 10 years ago has completed 2,700 hours of flying.

He also shared a hair-raising experienced of having flown from New Delhi to Guwahati through turbulent weather and safely landing the plane.

The team also comprises four warriors from Karnataka who joined the unit about four years ago.

Ravindra, Putte Gowda from Mysore, Mahesh and Baby from Bangalore expressed happiness on being part of the expedition.

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Model code of conduct enforced in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi for MLC by-election: Key details inside

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September 20,2024

Mangaluru, Sep 20: The bye-election for the MLC seat, vacated by Kota Srinivas Poojary after his election as an MP, will take place on October 21. The election covers 6,037 voters from 392 local bodies across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner and election officer Mullai Muhilan provided details at a press conference held at the DC office on Thursday.

Key Election Dates:

Nomination Period: September 26 to October 3
Verification of Nominations: October 4
Last Date for Withdrawal of Nominations: October 7
Election Day: October 21 (Polling from 8 AM to 4 PM)
Vote Counting: October 24

Code of Conduct:

The model code of conduct came into effect on September 19 and will remain in place until October 28 in both Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. During this period, government development projects cannot be announced, and foundation stone-laying ceremonies are prohibited. Political banners and hoardings are also banned. Government officials are restricted from participating in public programs or meetings. The Election Commission will oversee all political events, and the regulations that apply to MP and MLA elections will also govern this MLC bye-election.

Election Management:

Additional DCs of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi will assist as election officers. While no election-related check posts will be set up, flying squads and video surveillance teams will monitor compliance. Political party buntings and hoardings will be removed immediately.

Voter and Polling Information:

Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts fall under the Dakshina Kannada local body authority. In this bye-election, eligible voters include members of gram panchayats, city corporations, city municipalities, town municipalities, town panchayats, as well as MLAs, MLCs, and MPs.

Dakshina Kannada: 3,551 voters, 234 polling booths
Udupi: 2,486 voters, 158 polling booths

Officials Present:

The press conference was attended by ZP CEO Dr. Anand, Additional DC Dr. Santhosh Kumar, Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal, SP Yatheesh, MCC Commissioner Anand C L, and Assistant Commissioner Girish Nandan.

This election marks a significant political event for both districts, with voters from various local bodies participating in the process.

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