Karnataka Polls 2023: Security escalated across DK, K’taka-Kerala border under tight scrutiny
K'taka Police gears up for assembly polls beefs up security at check posts bordering kerala
Mangaluru,March 30: Following closely behind the Karnataka assembly elections, police have doubled up their vigilance and stepped up checking at the border check-posts between Karnataka and Kerala states. Several checkpoints have been established, and vehicle checking has been intensified in Bantwal as well.
The Public Works Department (PWD) department in Bantwal has also inspected the check-posts in order to build sheds.On March 27, unaccounted cash worth Rs 1.5 lakhs was found at the Medu check-post, further highlighting the need for increased security measures.
The gram panchayat officers and PDOs have already removed banners in areas including BC Road. MLA Rajesh Naik vacated his MLA office on Wednesday, and the foundation-laying ceremony which was slated for the afternoon was cancelled.
Check posts have been installed at Farangipet, Kallugundi district border, Sampaje forest, Jalsooru police post, Narkodu state border, and Mandekolu check posts under Sullia taluk limits. CCTV cameras have been installed at all checkpoints, and senior police officers including DK SP have visited the area recently.
The police have also made Nakabandi (blockade) near the Karnataka-Kerala border area that falls under Ullal and Konaje police station limits. Check posts have been opened at seven spots, in addition to one commissionerate and one district checkpoint. The central checkpoint at Talapady toll gate, with all vehicles arriving from Kerala getting double-checked. Another check post has been opened at Devipura road.
A check-post has also been opened near Cheloor, bordering the Boliyaru village that falls under Konaje police station limits, belonging to the Mangaluru commissionerate. The Sullia taluk, which shares a border with Kerala, is under special monitoring to prevent any illegal activity.
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Tirupati laddu row: Samples of Ayodhya Ram temple 'prasad' sent for testing
Ayodhya, Sep 27: The Food Safety and Drug Administration Department on Friday collected samples of 'elaichi daana' or cardamom seeds being distributed as 'prasad' at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple here and sent them for testing, officials said.
The action was taken following a complaint lodged through the Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS), Assistant Food Commissioner Manik Chand Singh said.
Singh said the samples were procured from Haiderganj, where the cardamom seed offerings are prepared and sent to the Jhansi State Laboratory for comprehensive testing and evaluation.
Prakash Gupta, the officer in charge of the Ram Temple trust, revealed that on average, around 80,000 packets of cardamom seeds are distributed daily as a sacred offering.
Amid a row over the alleged presence of animal fat in laddus at the Tirupati Temple in Andhra Pradesh, the chief priest of the Ram temple here on Thursday questioned the purity of ghee being sold nationwide and said 'prasad' should be prepared under the supervision of temple priests only.
