Udupi: Energy department will be efficiently managed: Minister Sunil Kumar
Udupi, Aug 7: The 'powerful' and important Energy portfolio is a big task and it will be handled efficiently, new Karnataka Minister for Energy, Kannada and Culture K Sunil Kumar said on Saturday.
Addressing reporters at Udupi, Kumar, who is a debutant in the state cabinet, said he will efficiently manage the responsibility vested on him by the Chief Minister.
Energy department had earlier been handled by former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje and Congress leader D K Shivakumar.
The minister said he has been given a huge responsibility and will seek the advice of senior leaders and experts.
The portfolio allocation has been balanced to give a fresh look to the government, he said.
Answering a question on the demand for including Tulu language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution, he said the government will do all it can to promote the language.
On giving state recognition for Tulu, Kumar said he will strive to get the due recognition to the language overcoming the obstacles.
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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.
