All shops opened in Dakshina Kannada District: Only government buses begin operations
Mangaluru: In the background of the District Administration’s approval to the business owners in the district to carry out work operations from 7 am to 2 pm, various shops and businesses in the district -which had stopped doing business, owing to the lockdown and Covid curfew for the past two months - have once again begun operating, thereby resuming business activities in the district on Wednesday.
Since the administration has also permitted buses to operate in this period, Government buses began operations in the morning. However, from the bus’s total seating capacity, only 50% of the passengers are to be accommodated as per the guidelines issued by the administration. Apart from that, no passengers are allowed to travel whilst standing, the guidelines state further. In the background of this, private buses have not resumed operations stating that transporting half the percentage of passengers is not feasible in the current environment. The D. K. District’s Bus Owner’s Association President, Dilraj Alva has informed that they would consider beginning operations from July 1st. Without the availability of private buses which are the lifeline of intra-district public transport, people’s traffic in the city is scarce.
The clothing and footwear shops were open from early morning, and the busy staff were seen arranging and assorting items before the arrival of customers.
Although the district administration has permitted businesses and shops to remain open till 2 pm, few restrictions have been imposed. The AC (air-conditioned) shops and businesses, Shopping complexes, Malls have not been permitted to operate, D. K. District Commissioner Dr. Rajendra K.V. informed.
Hotels Reopened: Hotels have been permitted to operate from morning till afternoon. In this regard, few hotels have resumed their business on Wednesday. However, the guidelines indicate that from the total seating capacity inside the hotels, they are permitted to cater to only 50% of the customers and must not exceed the imposed limit.
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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.
