IAS officer G Jagadeesha is new Commissioner of Department of Information & Public Relations
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government on Tuesday issued a notification posting Joint Secretary to the Chief Minister and former Udupi Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesha as the Commissioner of Department of Information and Public Relations.
The order was issued by James Tharakan, Under Secretary to Government, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms on Tuesday evening.
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Jagadeesha, an IAS officer is currently serving as the Secretary to the State’s Chief Minister and will be placed in concurrent charge of the post of Commissioner, Department of Information and Public Relations.
The notification added the order will come into force with immediate effect and until further orders.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
