Mangaluru Dasara festivities begin with religious fervour
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru Dasara, which will be held as part of the Navaratri festivals was officially commenced at the Kudroli Kshetra, Mangaladevi Kshetra, and other temples in the city.
The celebration which began on Thursday, October 7, will be held till October 16 as part of the Navaratri festival, and the idols of the Nava Durga, Ganapati, and Sharada Maate deities have been established in the Kudroli Kshetra in this regard.
The installation of the idols was conducted at the Dussehra Darbaru Mantapa after the religious rituals were performed in the courtyard of the Kudroli Kshetra.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, MLA Vedavyas Kamath, Mayor Premanand Shetty, Chairman of the Kshetra Administration Committee H. S. Sairam, Muda President Ravishanker Mijaru, Harikrishna Bantwal, Shashidhar Hegde, and Padma Raj were present during the occasion.
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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.
