New DC office complex will be ready before 2019: UT Khader
Mangaluru, July 27: Minister of Housing and Urban Development UT Khader has assured that the new DC office complex of Dakshina Kannada district will be ready before December 2019.
He was speaking to press persons after inspecting the complex work of the DC office, which is being constructed at Padil on the outskirts of the city.
“The state government led by Siddaramaiah has sanctioned Rs 41 crore for the three-storied building in the area of 2.25 lakh sq ft. Of which, Rs. 10 crore was sanctioned, and one phase work has been completed in the past four months. Construction of the building will be completed within the allotted time.”
The Minister said that he would hold discussions with the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister for additional grants.
“The project was initiated under the aegis of former district incharge Minister B. Ramanath Rai. While the new complex will accommodate 138 departments, separate provisions have been made to accommodate 234 vehicles in its basement. Meanwhile, all adjacent roads will also be developed for proper connectivity,” Khader said.
Revenue minister RV Deshpande will hold a meeting involving principal secretaries of various departments to sort out problems existing in the approval of single sites from the Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
Responding to the statement of BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal that he would have ordered the police to shoot intellectuals had he been the Union Home Minister, UT Khader said voters need to think about such statements. These sorts of statements surface from those who justify Gandhi's murder and glorify it.
Former minister B Ramanath Rai, Former MLA JR Lobo, MMC Member Shashidhar Hegde, Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil, Additional Deputy Commissioner Kumar, and others were present.
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Narcotic substances worth Rs 11.50 cr seized, two people arrested
Bengaluru (PTI): Two alleged interstate drug peddlers, including a woman, have been arrested with narcotic substances worth Rs 11.50 crore, police said on Tuesday.
The arrests were made recently following a raid conducted by the Narcotics Control Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) in Bagalur police station limits, they said.
Police said 8,335 LSD strips, five kg of Hydro Ganja, 534 grams of Charas, two mobile phones and a two-wheeler were seized from their possession.
"Based on a tip-off, two interstate drug peddlers, including a woman, were apprehended. Both had been residing in Bengaluru for the past year and were involved in an organised illegal drug distribution network. They were receiving narcotic substances from a Kerala-based individual residing in Thailand and distributing them to customers as per his instructions, thereby earning illegal profits," a senior police officer said.
Addressing a press conference here, Seemant Kumar Singh said this was the first time such a huge quantity of LSD had been recovered in Bengaluru.
“We are trying to find out from where it has been sourced and where it was meant to be supplied. We have some specific inputs about the intended targets. However, without concrete evidence, we cannot conclude. We are working to establish how such a huge quantity was procured and for whom it was meant,” he said.
Singh added that further investigation is underway to trace the supply chain and identify those involved in the distribution network.
A case has been registered against them under the NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act) at Bagalur Police Station, and further investigation is in progress, police said.
In another operation, 1.5 kg Hydro Ganja was seized by the officials at K G Nagar police station here, police said.
The contraband had been smuggled via international parcel services and cleverly concealed inside chocolate and biscuit boxes to avoid suspicion, and the estimated value is Rs 1.5 crore, the officer said.
A case has been registered, and efforts are ongoing to trace the accused, police said.
An interstate accused was arrested in the Whitefield police station limits, for selling narcotic drugs on March 1, they said.
Police said 27.239 kg Ganja, 3.200 kg Hashish Oil, along with the two-wheeler used in the crime, with a total worth of Rs 55 lakh was seized from him, they added.
In a separate operation, two foreign women who were overstaying their visas were apprehended within the limits of Mico Layout Police Station, officials said.
They have been handed over to the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) and subsequently sent to the Foreigners Detention Centre as per legal procedures, they added.
