Two arrested while smuggling 49 kg Ganja in container truck in Udupi
Udupi: District Crime Information Bureau (DCIB) police on Saturday arrested two people who were reportedly selling Ganja drugs in a container truck. The police team has also seized 49 kg of Ganja drugs from the arrested accused.
The arrested accused have been identified as Karutapandi (30) a resident of Tamilnadu and Vanu Haldar (30), a resident of West Bengal.
According to the reports, the truck that was coming from Uttar Pradesh was intercepted by the police near Brahmavar Taluk for inspection. The team then recovered 49kg of Ganja drugs from the drug that were stuffed into bamboo sticks and were being illegally smuggled.
DCIB Inspector Manjappa led the operation and ASI Ravichandra, Santosh Kunder, Rama Hegde, Dayanand, Raj Kumar, Chandra Shetty, Suresh, Raghuvendra and Shivanand were part of the police team.
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Priyanka Gandhi urges Nitin Gadkari to expedite road projects in Kerala's Wayanad
Wayanad/New Delhi (PTI): Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said she met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, seeking his intervention to expedite pending road infrastructure works in her constituency, including those aimed at addressing landslide issues at the Thamarassery pass.
Sharing photographs of the meeting on the social media platform 'X', Priyanka said Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, heard her concerns and sought updates from the relevant officials.
In her post, she expressed hope that the pressing issues she raised, which directly affect public safety and daily life, would receive the attention and urgency they deserve.
“Met respected Gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay. He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get updates from the relevant officers,” she said.
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“I sincerely hope these pressing issues, which directly affect people’s safety and daily lives, will receive the attention and urgency they deserve,” she added.
A day earlier, Priyanka had sought an appointment with Gadkari in Parliament, saying she had been seeking an opportunity since June to discuss issues related to her constituency.
Responding to her request, the minister had said his doors were always open and that she could meet him at any time.
She subsequently met him at his office later the same day.
Met respected Shri @nitin_gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay.
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 19, 2025
He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get an update from the relevant officers.
I sincerely hope these pressing issues… pic.twitter.com/UkxnXP6gxn
