Illegal sand den raided: 8 Lorries, 20 men held
Kundapur: A team led by Kundapur Assistant Commissioner Bhubalan conducted raids on illegal sand dens near Seetanadi in Handadi grama panchayat limits today. Eight Lorries and 28 boats have been seized, and workers held.
"Based on specific information, the team conducted raids on as many as ten illegal sand mines belonging to Grama panchayat members Timmappa Shetty, Karunakar Shetty, Basava, Sadashiv, Sarvutham, Dinesh Salyan, Raviraj, Prasanna, Philips Dsouza, and Sunil Choda. During the raid, Sunil Choda's sand mining licence has been cancelled. Remaining nine dens were operational illegally," said the assistant commissioner.
Grama panchayat members Timmappa Shetty, Karunakar Shetty and other ten people have fled the scene.
Police have successfully arrested remaining 20 people and seized the assets.
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Congress | Appointment of observers for district elections
Four Leaders from Karnataka including B.K. Hariprasad get the nod
New Delhi: The Congress party has appointed 43 AICC observers to oversee the selection process of District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents. Among the appointed observers are four leaders from Karnataka — B.K. Hariprasad, B.M. Sandeep, Suraj Hegde, and B.V. Srinivas.
In line with a resolution passed at the recent AICC session, the Congress will begin restructuring its district committees starting April 15. For this purpose, the party on Saturday appointed 43 AICC observers and 183 PCC observers, with B.K. Hariprasad designated as one of the senior observers in Gujarat.
This marks the first time the Congress party is appointing observers specifically for the process of selecting district presidents.
