Senior Congress leader Iqbal Ahmed Sardagi passes away at 80
Kalaburagi: Senior Congress leader Iqbal Ahmed Sardagi has passed away at the age of 80. Sardagi, who served as a Member of Parliament for Kalaburagi Constituency from 1999 to 2009 and later as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from 2014 to 2020, breathed his last on Tuesday night in a private hospital following an illness.
Educated in B.A. and LLB, Sardagi was known for his dedicated service to the Congress party and his active involvement in various government committees. Born on June 5, 1944, in Kalaburagi, he leaves behind his wife, son, and daughter.
The funeral rites, including the Namaz-e Janaza, will be conducted at the mosque near the National College in Hafat Gumbaz area on Wednesday evening at 5 PM, as announced by Shakeel Sardagi, a youth leader of the Congress party and a family member.
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Banned Yaba tablets worth Rs 3 cr seized in Assam, woman held
Guwahati (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said a woman was arrested after banned Yaba tablets worth Rs 3 crore were seized from her possession in Cachar district.
These tablets, also called ‘crazy drug’, contain a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine and have been banned in India.
In a post on X on Tuesday night, Sarma said, "Based on reliable inputs, @cacharpolice apprehended a woman and seized 20,000 YABA tablets worth Rs 3 cr from her possession."
"We are squeezing the drugs network in Assam to save our youth from going down the path of misery... Kudos @assampolice... #AssamAgainstDrugs," Sarma said.
