233 GPs in Karnataka to be awarded Gandhi Grama Puraskar on October 2
Bengaluru: With Gram Panchayats in the state being awarded the Gandhi Grama Puraskar and the Vishesha Gandhi Grama Puraskar on October 2 every year for their service to the people, 233 Gram Panchayats have been selected for the Gandhi Grama Puraskar and four for the Vishesha Gandhi Grama Puraskar.
As many as 233 Gram Panchayats from 31 districts of Karnataka will be awarded the Gandhi Grama Puraskar. The Vishesha Gandhi Grama Puraskar will be awarded to Hosadu Gram Panchayat from Kundapur taluk, 80 Badagabettu in Udupi, Belavatige and Tattegeri Gram Panchayat in Haliyala taluk of Uttara Kannada district.
The representatives of the Panchayats, including the Gram Panchayat president, vice-president and Panchayat Development Officer, will be handed the awards during a ceremony to be held on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 at the Banquet Hall of the Vidhana Soudha in the state capital, the Panchayat Raj Department has said in its press release.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
