Contactless concept introduced in Mangaluru Airport

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October 8, 2020

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Mangaluru, Oct 8: With a view to minimize physical contact between the staff and the passengers, Mangalore International Airport has introduced contactless concept.

Earlier, boarding pass, ticket and documents were to be presented to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel before entering the airport. Now, it is enough if the documents are shown to the person sitting inside the glass counter from outside. The baggage tags are not issued but sent by SMS.

The passengers at the security check counter should show their boarding passes to the cameras and those who do not have passes can scan their barcode in the mobile and get printed passes. The trays in which the belongings of passengers like mobile phones, purses, etc are kept for security check, are not touched by hand. Trays once used are sanitized before reuse.

In the past, the airline staff used to scan boarding passes, however, now passengers themselves have to do it themselves. As boarding passes in mobile may pose problems in scanning, passes are being printed even now, and otherwise, the entire process has become paperless.

Archana, IndiGo station manager said that in the three-seater aircraft, the passengers in the middle are given body gowns and the airline employees use a well-equipped kit for the wheelchair passengers.

As of now only domestic flights like SpiceJet, IndiGo and Air India are operating. Overseas flights are only those operated under the ‘Vande Bharat Mission’.

‘Airport Director V V Rao said on Thursday that as a precautionary measure in the interests of the passenger safety touchless system has been adopted to minimize contact between the passengers and the staff. The passengers have provisions to do online booking and use online baggage tags.

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November 11,2024

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Udupi, Nov 11: The Karkala town police in Udupi have arrested Krishna Naik, the sculptor responsible for installing a 33-foot Parashurama statue at Umikkal Hill in Bailur, Karkala taluk. 

Naik, the owner of Krish Art World and a resident of Bengaluru's Visvesvaraya Layout, was apprehended in Mahe, part of the Union Territory of Puducherry, for allegedly substituting a look-alike statue in place of a genuine bronze figure at the Parashurama Theme Park in Karkala.

Udupi Superintendent of Police Dr. Arun K confirmed the arrest, stating that Naik faces charges under Sections 420 (cheating) and 409 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code. 

This legal action followed a complaint lodged in June by Krishna Shetty, a resident of Nallur village, Karkala. Shetty claimed that Naik had received a payment of ₹1,25,50,000 from Udupi Nirmithi Kendra for the installation of a bronze Parashurama statue. However, Naik allegedly deceived the government by installing a replica instead.

The statue was unveiled on January 27, 2023, by then Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Current Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has since ordered a CID investigation to probe deeper into the alleged fraud surrounding the statue's installation at the theme park.

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November 18,2024

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Mangaluru: The Ullal police have arrested Manohar, the owner of Vazco Beach Resort, and its manager Bharath in connection with the drowning of three college girls from Mysuru at the resort’s swimming pool on November 17.

City Commissioner of Police Anupam Agrawal confirmed the arrests, stating that a case has been registered under Section 106 of BNS. The bodies of the victims, all in their twenties, have been handed over to their parents. The women had arrived at the resort for a weekend getaway on November 16.

Following the tragic incident, the resort was sealed by officials led by Mangaluru Assistant Commissioner Harshavardhan. The trade license of the resort, issued on June 13, 2024, has been suspended, and the tourism department has temporarily revoked the resort's registration. These actions prohibit the resort from engaging in any tourism-related activities until further notice.

Someshwara TMC Chief Officer stated that the suspension was due to the resort's failure to implement adequate safety measures, which resulted in the loss of three lives. Further investigations are underway.

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