Illegal sand transportation: 8 lorries seized
Bantwala, July 25: Vittla police on Wednesday seized 8 lorries on charges of illegally transporting sand at Mani in the taluk.
On a tip-off that the sand was being transported from Mangaluru to Sullia, the police led by Vittla SI Nagaraj checked the lorries at Mani Junction. As the lorry drivers failed to produce required documents, the police have seized all the eight lorries along with the sand and handed over to the Mines and Geology department, police said.
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Protest for new state held in Kalaburagi; leaders of organization detained by city police
Kalaburagi: Members of the Kalyana Karnataka Pratyeka Rajya Horata Samiti, who staged a protest in the city on Friday morning demanding a separate state, were taken into custody by the police.
The members of the committee, led by President MS Patil Naribola, protested at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Circle in the city. The office-bearers hoisted a red flag as a part of the protest and shouted a slogan stating their demand for a new state named ‘Kalyana Karnataka’.
The city police intervened and took into custody Naribola and Laxmikanth Sadhvi, among other leaders of the movement.
