Will not belie people's expectations: Newly inducted Minister S Angara
Mangaluru: The newly inducted Minister in the Karnataka Cabinet S Angara on Friday said he would not belie the expectations of the people and would handle the new responsibility efficiently.
Addressing a felicitation function organised at the Dakshina Kannada district BJP office here, he said he had grown through the RSS and would always keep up the good work in any portfolio given to him.
He further said he would give special focus on developmental works in the region.
Dakshina Kannada MP and BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel, in his speech, said the entire district was rejoicing at Angara's elevation to ministerial post. Sullia constituency saw a series of developmental works since he became an MLA, he said.
Dakshina Kannada district BJP president Sudharshan Moodbidiri also spoke. MLAs Vedavyasa Kamath, Sanjeev Matandoor, city Mayor Diwakar Pandeshwar and zilla panchayat president Meenakshi Shanthigodu were also present.
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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.
