42 students including Himachal Pradesh CM’s daughter touring Badami rescued from flood
Bagalkot: A group of 42 students from Udupi Manipal College who were stuck in Badami while on tour were on Friday rescued by security personnel. They were later shifted to Hosuru village.
The group of students included Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur’s daughter Avantika Sood who studies engineering in architect in the Manipal.
The students had been to Badami ignoring the warning by Meteorological department when their van stuck on a bridge amidst heavy flood.
According to the reports the bus was caught amidst flood on a bridge at 3.30 am before local residents came to their rescue and sheltered them at their homes.
The college management then informed the incident to the District’s Deputy Commissioner who sent the local police to the spot.
The students were then sent back to Udupi on a KSRTC bus and the trip was called off by the school management.
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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.
