Vartha Bharati’s Pushparaj BN among recipients of DK Rajyotsava Awards 2024
Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada District Rajyotsava Awards for 2024 will honor 62 individuals and 20 organizations for their contributions to society.
Among the individual awardees are Vartha Bharati’s Mangalore Bureau Chief Pushparaj B.N., non-resident Kannadiga Abdullah Monu Moideen, and social workers Hanif Haji Goltamajalu, Suhail Kandak, and Babu Pilar.
The list of honored organizations includes The Voice of Blood Donors and Munsuru Yuvaka Mandal, which have been recognized for their service to the community. The awards will be presented by Dinesh Gundu Rao, D.K. District In-charge Minister, with Speaker UT Khader attending as a special guest. The ceremony is scheduled for November 1 at 9 a.m. at Nehru Maidan in Mangalore, as part of the Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
