RT-PCR negative report mandatory for people coming to Dakshina Kannada from Kerala: DK DC
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Dr. KV Rajendra on Monday informed that people traveling from Kerala into Dakshina Kannada district will have to mandatorily provide RT-PCR Negative report to enter the district.
The Deputy Commissioner noted that the decision comes in the wake of the State government’s guidelines to take measures to contain the Delta variant of COVID-19. He added that the suspected rise in Delta variant cases in Kerala prompted the district administration to take the decision.
Checkpoints will be set up for 24/7 monitoring of the vehicles and people coming from Kerala into Dakshina Kannada. Rajendra further added the administration will set up additional checkpoints on entry points from Kerala under gram panchayath limits across the border.
Even the patients entering the district from Kasargod and other parts of Kerala will have to mandatorily possess the negative report. The administration will also set up swab collection centers at the checkpoints.
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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.
