Mangaluru: District Administrations of Kasargod and Dakshina Kannada have issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for people to travel between the two neighboring Districts that are part of two different states.

Hundreds of residents of both districts commute between their respective Districts daily for jobs and studies, the current lockdown due to COVID 19 spread has affected the movement of the people.

With the lockdown relaxed and the nation now heading towards a phased exit from the lockdown, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu B Rupesh said the students and people of Kasargod working in Dakshina Kannada will be issued special travel passes for daily use.

“People in Kasargod, who wish to get the passes to Dakshina Kannada, should register at https://bit.ly/dkdpermit the applicants should also provide their complete details, the address proof, and details of the employer in Dakshina Kannada, Aadhaar card copy while registering their name.” said the deputy commissioner.

“The passes, which will be issued by Mangaluru Assistant Commissioner, will be valid till June 30,” she added.

The Kasargod district collector has said that people from Dakshina Kannada who need passes to visit Kasargod should register with the Covid-19 Jagratha portal. The passes will be issued by the district administration and will be valid for 28 days.

Both the district administration heads said that the officials at the Talapady check-post will record the pass details of the users on a daily basis. There will also be a round of thermal screening at the check-post and only asymptomatic people will be permitted to enter the other district.

Rupesh warned that people who fail to report their exit from Dakshina Kannada will be put under quarantine by the Taluk administration and action will also be taken against them under the Epidemic Act.

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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.