Tourists visiting Chikkamagaluru appealed to postpone their tour plans till April 15
Chikkamagaluru: Deputy Commissioner of the district Dr. Bagadi Gautam has appealed tourists visiting tourist spots in Chikkamagaluru to postpone their tour plants till April 15 amid fears of coronavirus spreading in the state.
Addressing a press conference in the city on Monday, he said that tourists visiting the religious and tourist spots of Mullayanagiri, Kallathigiri, Kemmanagundi, Dattapeeta, Sringeri, Horanadu, in the district should postpone their tour as a safety measure. Inspections would be held at Kaimar check post, located on the way to Mullayanagiri and Baba Budangiri, and tourists would be convinced to halt their tour, he said.
“So far, no cases of coronavirus have been found in the district. Throat swab and blood samples of two suspects who had returned from abroad were sent to the Hassan laboratory and they have tested negative” DC Dr. Bagadi Gautam informed.
Precautionary measures have been taken up in the district to contain coronavirus spread. Awareness programmes are being conducted in the district. A special ward of 38 beds has been opened up in the district. Six teams consisting of officials from various departments have been formed, he informed.
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Bengaluru Police bust major drug network; 16 arrested, narcotics worth Rs 36.67 crore seized
Bengaluru: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking and illegal narcotics trade, Bengaluru City Police have arrested 16 accused persons and seized narcotic substances worth Rs 36.67 crore.
According to Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh, those arrested include four foreign nationals, eight persons from other states and four locals. Police said the network had interstate as well as international links.
Police recovered 9 kg 64 grams of MDMA, 5 kg 195 grams of hydro ganja, 19,755 LSD strips, 156 grams of heroin, 618 grams of charas, 332 grams of cocaine, 315 grams of drug-mixed gummies and 11 kg 470 grams of ganja from the accused.
The Commissioner said the action was carried out as part of a major anti-drug operation in the city. The network was busted with the support of the CCB Narcotics Control Squad and police stations of Bagaluru, Adugodi, Chikkajala, HSR Layout, Yeshwanthpur, Jalahalli and Jnanabharathi.
Cases were registered in CCB, East Division and West Division police stations based on specific intelligence received on different dates, following which raids were conducted.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were procuring drugs at lower prices from foreign, interstate and local sources and selling them in Bengaluru at higher rates.
Police said college students and working professionals were among the main targets of the accused.
