Mangaluru: Konkani literary awards announced
Mangaluru: Shivaram Kamath of Kumta, Karnataka, has been conferred the Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani lifetime achievement award for his outstanding contribution to the Konkani language and literary movement.
The other recipients of the Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani literary awards for the year 2020 that were announced by the World Konkani Centre are KM Sukhtankar of Goa for his 'Dhumkyar Dhumke', a collection of essays; and Shailendra Mehta of Mumbai for 'Sisyphus Tengsher', an anthology of poems.
Each award carries a purse of Rs 1 lakh, citation, and memento, a press release said.
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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.
