KSRTC releases Rs 84 crores towards DA arrears, Leave Encashment and Gratuity
Bengaluru, Mar 16: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation on Saturday said it has released Rs 84 crores to pay their staff dearness allowance arrears, leave encashment and gratuity, officials said. The moves came on the directions of Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, they said.
In a statement, the KSRTC said that it has released an amount of Rs 24 crore towards Encashment of Leave for 2022-23 to the employees including those who retired during this period.
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Similarly, an amount of Rs 54 crore has been released towards payment of Dearness Allowance due from July to November-2022 (five months), January to July-2023 (seven months) and July to October 2023 (four months).
An amount of Rs six crores towards payment of gratuity to the employees who retired during January 2024 has been released, it said.
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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.
