With increasing number of COVID-19 cases, Udupi DC announces night curfew across district
Udupi: In the wake of increasing number of COVID cases in the district, the Deputy Commissioner of Udupi G Jagadeesh on Thursday issued an order stating re-imposition of night curfew across the district.
According to the order, the night curfew will be in place from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am in the morning. Movement of people except for emergency and essential services will remain prohibited during the night curfew, and all other COVID-19 guidelines will remain in place.
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Patients and their relatives attending them will be allowed travel movement during the period. People working in night shifts will also be allowed to travel to their workplaces.
All commercial activities except emergency and essential services will remain closed.
People going to bus stops, railway stations and airports will also be allowed to travel on private vehicles or taxis with proper travel and supporting documents including ticket with them.
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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.
