All shops in D.K District will be permitted to resume operations from June 23: Minister Kota Poojary
Mangaluru: Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary has informed that all the shops in the Dakshina Kannada district would be permitted to resume operations from morning until 2 pm beginning from June 23rd.
Individuals running Textile, Xerox, Footwear, and other businesses had earlier complained that it was becoming difficult to earn their daily living and had appealed to the Chief Minister regarding the same. In the background of this development, beginning from June 23rd, Wednesday morning to afternoon, all shops in the district will be permitted to open their business for operations, District In-Charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary informed.
“As we are currently in a difficult situation, the Chief Minister has urged the government to take steps to reduce the positivity rate in the district. Businesses must operate by strictly adhering to COVID regulations”, the Minister said.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
