Congress leader Ivan D'Souza asks for total relaxation in Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru, Jun 22: Senior Congress leader and former MLC Ivan D'Souza on Tuesday urged the Dakshina Kannada administration to relax lockdown rules throughout the day in the district in the wake of declining Covid numbers.
Addressing reporters at the district Congress office here, he said bus services must be allowed to resume immediately.
He also demanded a compensation of Rs five lakh to families who have lost one of their members to Covid.
He alleged that the district administration had failed to take decisions on lockdown relaxations at the appropriate time.
All shops must be allowed to function, he said.
D'Souza also said free door-to-door vaccination should be made available to the common man.
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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.
