Dr. Veerendra Heggade announced Rs. 25 crore donation for CM flood relief fund
Mangaluru: Dr. Veerendra Heggade the hereditary administrator of the Dharmastala has announced a donation of Rs. 25 crores to the Chief Minister Flood Relief Fund for the victims of flood in Karnataka.
Dr. Heggade has also announced Rs. 25 Lakhs for Belthangady flood relief camp.
Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Dr. Heggade added that he will hand over the cheque of Rs. 25 crores to CM on Monday and a cheque of Rs. 50 lakh amount released for the taluk will be handed over to Belthangady MLA Harish Poonja.
According to the survey by the government, 20,827 houses have been damaged and farm lands of over 28 thousand families have been damaged.
Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala will stand by the victims during these times of distress. Basic necessities have also been provided to the victims," he said while adding that SDM Education Trust will also help students who have been affected by the floods in the state.
Dr. Heggade also noted that the organisation has deployed over two lakh trained people in flood relief camps who will help the authorities in case of any further disasters or such incidents.
He also urged the BJP government in the Centre to provide aid to the state for flood relief and rehabilitation work.
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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.
