Mangaluru: DK DC cancels weekend curfew, night curfew to continue
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Dr. KV Rajendra on Thursday issued an order cancelling the weekend curfew in the district.
Earlier, the state government had cancelled the weekend curfew in the state after positive rate went below 2% but the weekend curfew was kept intact for border districts including DK.
The DC on Thursday issued an order cancelling the weekend curfew in the district starting this September 10.
The weekend curfew would otherwise begin from every Friday 9 pm and would be in place till Monday 5 am.
The DC however clarified, that the night curfew in the district will continue to be in place.
The state government had on Thursday after striking down weekend curfew in other districts and extending COVID measures till September 27 had vested power to DCs of border districts to take a call on continuing or cancelling weekend curfew in their respective districts.
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Bengaluru customs arrest Bangkok flyer with drugs worth 2.8 crores at KIAL
Bengaluru: Customs sleuths on Tuesday arrested a passenger arriving from Bangkok at the Kempegowda International Airport for allegedly trafficking drugs.
During routine checking at the airport, customs officials seized a large quantity of hydroponic cannabis from the passenger’s luggage.
Officials said around 8 kg of hydroponic cannabis was recovered, with its estimated market value pegged at approximately Rs 2.8 crore.
In a separate case on the same day, customs officials recovered about 900 grams of ganja, worth around Rs 31.5 lakh, from another passenger who had arrived from Hong Kong.
According to the officials, both passengers had concealed the narcotic substances inside their luggage in an attempt to evade detection.
The customs department has taken both the accused into custody and have initiated questioning.
A probe in connection with the incident is underway, and legal action is being pursued against them under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
