Dakshina Kannada to go under complete lockdown from Saturday evening till Monday morning
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu B Rupesh, on Friday evening announced that the District will completely be sealed down from Saturday evening to Monday morning in the wake of spread of Corona Virus.
The Deputy Commissioner also clarified that the essential services and goods will however be exception for the seal down. The exception includes for newspapers, milk, fish, vegetables, meat and medicine and people will be allowed to step out to buy these products.
The DC further informed that the wedding ceremonies already approved by local administration will be allowed to be held in the District while following all the orders and instructions issued by the authorities.
The seal down will be in place between Saturday 7 pm to Monday 7 am, Sindhu Rupesh confirmed.
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Bengaluru customs arrest Bangkok flyer with drugs worth 2.8 crores at KIAL
Bengaluru: Customs sleuths on Tuesday arrested a passenger arriving from Bangkok at the Kempegowda International Airport for allegedly trafficking drugs.
During routine checking at the airport, customs officials seized a large quantity of hydroponic cannabis from the passenger’s luggage.
Officials said around 8 kg of hydroponic cannabis was recovered, with its estimated market value pegged at approximately Rs 2.8 crore.
In a separate case on the same day, customs officials recovered about 900 grams of ganja, worth around Rs 31.5 lakh, from another passenger who had arrived from Hong Kong.
According to the officials, both passengers had concealed the narcotic substances inside their luggage in an attempt to evade detection.
The customs department has taken both the accused into custody and have initiated questioning.
A probe in connection with the incident is underway, and legal action is being pursued against them under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
