Dakshina Kannada bans all commutations to and from Kerala till October end; Details here
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner on Wednesday night issued an order barring all the commutations to and from Kerala into the district for the next two months. The move has come in the wake of an increasing number of COVID and Nipah Virus cases in Kerala.
According to the order, Paramedical, Nursing and other students will not be allowed to enter the district till October end this year. The order also directed the educational institution to inform the students about the development to their students who are currently in Kerala.
People who were planning to visit, travel to Kerala should postpone their plans till October end, the order further stated.
The Deputy Commissioner has also directed hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, offices, and factories to not allow their employees to travel to Kerala, neither call back their employees who are currently in Kerala for whatsoever reasons till October end.
“Other than emergency cases, nobody shall be allowed to go to Kerala or enter the district from Kerala” the order added.
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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.
