Dakshina Kannada District receives 24,500 Covid Vaccines
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district on Thursday received 24,500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The drive for vaccine distribution is set to begin on January 16.
On Thursday morning, a total of 42,500 Covid Vaccines were brought to Mangaluru, out of this 12,000 vaccines are allotted for Udupi and 6000 vaccines are allotted for Chikmagalur.
On January 16, in the first phase, the registered health workers will receive vaccinations and six centres will be set up in the district in this regard.
Medical Officer, Dr. Rajesh has informed that in the first phase, 100 health workers each from the D.K District’s Wenlock Hospital, Surathkal City’s Health Centre, Taluk hospitals in Bantwal, Puttur, Belthangady, and Sullia, will receive vaccinations.
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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.
