Mangaluru: Major fire at ice cream storage centre in Adyar; short circuit suspected
Mangaluru: A major fire broke out at an ice cream storage centre in Adyar on the outskirts of the city late Monday night.
The fire, which engulfed the storage centre ‘Polar Ice Cream Stockist’, broke out at around 2 am.
Fire brigade staff members, who arrived at the spot with three fire engines, worked for about four hours to douse the fire.
The reason for the fire is yet to be ascertained, but a short circuit is suspected to have caused the fire.
The loss is estimated to be huge. Two transport vehicles, including a truck parked near the storage centre, were destroyed.
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MD drug valued at over Rs 53 lakh seized in Nagpur; two traffickers from Rajasthan held
Nagpur (PTI): Police in Nagpur have seized MD drug valued at over Rs 53 lakh and arrested two men from Rajasthan in connection with the seizure, officials have said.
The action was taken on Tuesday after the MIDC police received inputs that two persons were planning to sell MD, commonly known as ecstasy, near Sangam Road, Wanadongri.
Two men, identified as Ramswaroop Bhairaram Bishnoi (24) and Hariram Jagdish Paliwal (31), both residents of Kalyanpur tehsil of Rajasthan’s Balotra district, were then arrested from the spot, police said.
The duo was carrying 533 grams of MD, valued at over Rs 53 lakh, an official said.
A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, he added.
