GSI holds cleanliness campaigns across India
Kolkata (PTI): The Geological Survey of India (GSI) on Sunday organised cleanliness campaigns at 30 public places, and all its offices across the country as part of the nationwide "swachhata drive" of the central government.
The 30 locations were selected from all parts of the country - from Srinagar in the north to Trivandrum in the south and from Gujarat in the west to Itanagar in the east, the GSI said in a statement here.
The places include markets, temples, bus stands, residential colonies, office complexes, public parks and gardens as well as national monuments and geo-heritage sites.
GSI employees joined hands also to clean the premises of all the offices, including field and outstation offices, the statement said.
In a recent episode of "Mann Ki Baat", Modi appealed for "one hour of voluntary labour for "swachhata" on October 1 by all citizens, saying it would be a "Swachhanjali" to Gandhi on the eve of his birth anniversary.
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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.
