Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District Qazis on Friday evening confirmed that both the Districts will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday as the crescent moon was not sighted on Friday evening. This will mean both the Districts will now observe a full 30-day holy month of Ramadhan.

The announcement was made by Dakshina Kannada Qazi Alhaj Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyaar and Udupi District Qazi Alhaj Bekal Ibrahim Musliyar.

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Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.

A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.

He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.

During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.

Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.

As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.