4.1 magnitude quake hits Gujarat’s Kutch district; no casualties
Ahmedabad (PTI): An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude shook Gujarat's Kutch district in the wee hours of Saturday, causing panic among locals, though no casualties were reported, officials said.
The quake was recorded at 1.22 am with its epicentre about 55 km north northeast (NNE) from Khavda in the district, the Gandhinagar-based Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said.
No casualty or damage to property was reported, a district disaster management official said.
Kutch district is situated in a "very high risk" seismic zone, and earthquakes of lower intensity occur there regularly.
The 2001 earthquake in Kutch was the third-largest and second-most destructive in India over the last two centuries.
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake was reported on January 26, with its epicentre near Bhachau in Kutch district, resulting in the deaths of 13,800 people and causing large-scale destruction.
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Man arrested for drug peddling in Ullal; MDMA worth ₹65,000 seized
Mangaluru: Ullal police arrested a man for allegedly drug peddling and registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald on Saturday, police seized 13 grams of MDMA, a banned narcotic substance, worth approximately ₹65,000, along with cash and other materials.
Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy said based on credible information, a team of officers and staff from the Ullal Police Station conducted a raid at a public place near Ranipur Ground in Munnur village of Ullal taluk.
During the operation, police apprehended Imtiyaz alias Mohammed Imtiyaz (40), a resident of Sajipa Munnur, Nandavara in Bantwal taluk.
The accused was allegedly procuring MDMA and selling it at a high price to customers, including college students. Upon his arrest, the police recovered 13 grams of MDMA, ₹2,000 in cash, one mobile phone, a weighing scale, and other related items from his possession.
A case has been registered under Sections 8(c) (unauthorized production), 22(a) (illegal manufacture), 22(b) (intermediate quantity) and 22(c) (commercial quantity) of the NDPS Act, 1985. Further investigation is under way, police said.
