Mangaluru, June 18: Karnataka State Farmers Union and Hasiru Sene Dakshina Kannada district unit staged a protest in front of the DC office here and alleged that the state government is making delay in waiving off farmers' loans.
The protesters urged the state government to take steps to waive off loans immediately.
Union president Ravi Kiran Punacha, district secretary Roni Mendonsa, Rajendra Kumar of Aam Aadmi Party, Taranath Gowda, Rupesh Rai Alimar, Ibrahim Khaleel, Narayana Rao, Premanatha Shetty, Satya Shankar Bhat, Divakar Pai and others were present.
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Man held with Rs 6.23 lakh drugs in Palghar
Palghar (PTI): Police have arrested a man after seizing drugs valued at Rs 6.23 lakh from his possession in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said on Sunday.
Based on intelligence inputs, the police conducted a raid at Dhaniv Bagh in the Nalasopara area on December 4 and apprehended the man.
During a search, they recovered brown sugar valued at Rs 6 lakh and Nitrazepam (a psychotropic drug) tablets costing Rs 23,628 from his possession, a police release said.
The accused, identified as Salim Bagion alias Sardar Chacha (40), was arrested and booked under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the release said.
The accused is a habitual offender. He has 12 previous cases registered against him, including three under the NDPS Act, the police said.
