Educational institutions in Kerala's Kozhikode resume classes as no new Nipah case since Sep 16
Kozhikode (Ker) (PTI): Educational institutions here commenced regular classes from Monday as no new cases of Nipah virus were reported since September 16.
All the institutions in the district had been closed since September 14 and online classes were being held after the virus outbreak was declared in the state on September 12.
The district administration advised students to wear masks and carry hand sanitizers when going to their respective educational institutions.
School authorities said online classes were being held for those in areas which were still declared as containment zones.
The children in the classes said they were happy and relieved that the situation was improving and that they were able to go to school.
A total of six people were confirmed to have been infected by the virus till date and of them two died.
Of the two deaths, the first person who died on August 30 was found to be the index case or patient zero from whom others caught the infection.
As of September 24, the number of people under observation were 915, but none of them were in the high risk category, the district administration said.
The number of samples tested till then was 377 and the number of negative results was 363, District Collector A Geetha said in a Facebook post.
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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.
