Voting held for Legislative Council by-election for Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities constituency
Mangaluru: The by-election to the Karnataka Legislative Council for Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities constituency was held on Monday. Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader visited the booth set up on the Ullal City Municipal Council premises on Monday morning, to cast vote.
Voting for the Council constituency, which includes Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, was held at 392 booths. Kishore BR is contesting from the BJP, Raju Poojary from the Congress, Anwar Saadat S from the SDPI and Dinakar Ullal as an Independent candidate.
The counting of votes for the by-polls will be held on October 24, at the St. Aloysius Pre-university College, Mangaluru.
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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.
