Udupi: Padubidri beach to be open for tourists from Dec 17
Mangaluru, Dec 16: The Udupi district administration has decided to allow domestic and foreign tourists to the blue flag-certified Padubidri beach from Thursday.
All works connected with the blue flag certification have been completed with the cooperation of the Union Ministry of Environment and Society of Integrated Coastal Management (SICOM), District Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesha said.
The Padubidri beach had received blue flag international recognition on October 11, along with seven other beaches in the country.
The recognition was awarded by an international jury of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), Denmark.
Kasarkod in Uttara Kannada district is the second beach in the state to have received the blue flag certification.
Jagadeesha, also president of the district tourism committee, said Padubidri end point beach has been developed as a well-equipped beach and tourists can now relish their trip and activities along the seashore.
He said the formal blue flag hoisting ceremony at the beach by SICOM will be held later in a grand manner.
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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.
