Udupi: Odisha natives sentenced to jail in ganja sale case
Udupi: The Principal District and Sessions Court in Udupi has sentenced two Odisha natives to jail in connection with an illegal ganja sale case.
The convicted accused are Devasis Sethi (27) and Sanatan Patra (32) from Odisha. In 2018, the duo was arrested by then Udupi Circle Inspector Manjunath near the Kalyanapura Santhekatte auto stand for selling ganja. The police had seized 1.65 kg of ganja from their possession, and a case was registered at the Udupi Town Police Station.
After investigation, the Udupi Circle Inspector submitted a charge sheet against the accused. Hearing the case, Principal District and Sessions Judge Kiran S. Gangannavar found both guilty and sentenced them to two years of rigorous imprisonment each, along with a fine of ₹10,000 each.
Public Prosecutor Jayaram Shetty represented the state in the case.
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Commercial LPG prices hiked by Rs 195.5
New Delhi (PTI): Prices of commercial LPG were hiked by Rs 195.50 on Wednesday, on back of surge in global oil prices linked to the widening West Asia conflict.
A 19-kg commercial LPG now costs Rs 2,078.50 in Delhi, according to state-owned oil companies.
Rates were last increased by Rs 114.5 per 19-kg cylinder on March 1.
Domestic cooking gas LPG rates, which were last hiked by Rs 60 per 14.2-kg cylinder on March 7, remain unchanged. It costs Rs 913 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi.
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum revise ATF and LPG prices on the first day of every month based on international benchmarks and the exchange rate.
Global oil prices have shot up almost 50 per cent after the war in West Asia disrupted energy supply chains.
Petrol and diesel prices continue to remain frozen after a Rs 2 per-litre reduction in March last year; petrol currently costs Rs 94.72 per litre in Delhi and diesel Rs 87.62.
