Mangaluru: The Central Haj Committee will organize a vaccination camp at the Yenepoya School in Jeppinamogaru on Thursday, April 24, for people from Dakshina Kannada district who will be undertaking the Haj pilgrimage this year.

With the pilgrims being allocated cover numbers, the Committee has provided separate timings for vaccination depending on the cover numbers, to prevent confusion during the camp.

The applicants for vaccination are required to bring a ‘cover inquiry receipt’, which contains various details related to the journey including the Haj flight time, a passport-size photograph with white background and a copy of the medical screening report.

The organizers have said that no special preference will be given to any applicant and that there is no facility for advanced booking through any means for the vaccination. The pilgrims, excluding the NRIs, are required within the time scheduled for their cover number, they added.

The schedule for the vaccination camp is as follows:

Cover No 0001 to 1000: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Cover No 1001 to 1500: 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Cover No 1501 to 2000: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Cover No 2000 to 2500: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Cover No 2501 to 3000: 11:30 AM - 12 PM

Cover No 3001 to 3500: 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Applicants with Cover No 3501 and above will be vaccinated from 1:30 PM.

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Bengaluru: A 40-year-old African national was arrested for allegedly peddling synthetic drugs to college students and IT employees, police said on Saturday.

 

MDMA worth Rs 4 crore was seized from Daniel Arinze Okwosha by the sleuths of the Central Crime Branch, they said.

The accused arrived in Bengaluru on a business visa in December 2023 and was staying here in a rented flat with his friend in Soladevanahalli, police said.

The arrest was made following a tip-off from an informant. Subsequently, Okwosha's house was raided, and he was arrested, but his friend who is also allegedly involved in drug peddling managed to escape, a senior police officer said.

During the investigation, it was revealed that the accused was allegedly sourcing drugs from their counterparts in other states and local contacts around Bengaluru. They targeted college students and IT professionals, he said.

The police have seized 1.48 kg of white MDMA crystals and 1.1 kg of brown MDMA crystals from him, which is estimated to be worth Rs 4 crore.