Schools in Karnataka will not be opened in haste: Education Minister confirms
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Education Minister, Suresh Kumar has clarified that the state is not in a hurry to reopen schools and colleges in the state and no hasty decisions will be taken in this regard.
“The Central Government has instructed all States to undertake the decision about reopening schools at our discretion. We will not be making any hasty decisions in this context,” he said.
“I have been consulting parents and education experts daily in this regard. Protecting children is the government's priority. Therefore, parents need not worry. We will not be reopening schools in haste”, Minister Suresh Kumar 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.
