Vartha Bharati Journalist gets BG Mohan Das award
Mangaluru: Vartha Bharati’s senior reporter and journalist Imtiyaz Sha Thumbe was on Tuesday awarded the BG Mohan Das award for Digital Media’s Special Report. He has conferred the award at a ceremony held at Kannada Bhavan here in the city’s BC road on Tuesday.
The award is presented collaboratively by Gulfkannada.com and Nirat Sahitya Sampad in the honor of senior journalist BG Mohan Das.
Speaking as a guest at the ceremony, member of State Media Academy member Jagannath Shetty Bala said the academy has undertaken several measures for the well-being of the journalists across the state.
Trustee of Sevanjali Trust K Krishna Kumar Punja lauded the work and efforts of Nirata Sahitya Sampada.
DK Working Journalist Association President Srinivas Nayak Indaje said the digital media was fast taking over and said the after the government regularizes digital media, the association will ponder upon giving membership to digital journalists.
During the event, BG Mohandas’ brother Laxmikanth shed light upon the life of BG Mohan Das. The event was chaired by the honorary president of Nirat Sahitya Sampad V Bhat.
Senior Journalist and advocate Sukesh Kumar, BG Mohan’s wife Shoda, daughter Yashasvi and sister Meenakshi were also present during the event.
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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.
