Working Journalists Association Prez appeals CM BSY against govt order to stop broadcast of Power TV
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Working Journalists' Union president Shivanand Tagadur has appealed against the government’s action that stopped the live broadcast of Power TV Channel. He said that hindering the live broadcast of the aforementioned TV Channel was not the right course of action on the part of the government.
The accusations made against the owner of the TV Channel is a different issue. There is no applicability to conduct the investigation, he clarified.
Hampering the broadcast of a TV channel is affecting the livelihoods of the many journalists who are dependent on the channel to provide for their families. This will force the families of those working journalists to the streets, he said.
“Therefore, we ask you to direct the Home Minister to lift the broadcasting ban on Power TV Channel, and ensure that justice is served,” said Shivanand Tagadur, in his appeal to the Chief Minister Yediyurappa.
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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.
