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- An Alliance Air flight from Chennai touched down at Jaffna (Yaazpaanam) International Airport, Sri Lanka. It marked the commencing of commercial operations at the airport after a gap of 40 years following the LTTE-led civil war in the island nation.
- The airport has been partially funded by India.
- Blue Star, one of the largest manufacturers of room air conditioners in the country has announced Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli as its new brand ambassador. The tag line of the new ad campaign is ‘Owned by Virat, Loved by Virat’.
- Ishrat Rasheed has become Kashmir's first female international specially-abled basketball player. Ishrat is all set to play in the International Wheelchair Basketball Tournament to be held next month in Thailand.
- World trauma day is observed every year on October 17. The day highlights the increasing rate of accidents and injuries causing death and disability across the world and the need to prevent them.
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