9 Bills approved in Council: Session adjourned sine die
Winter Session
Belagavi, Dec 21: The Legislative Council Session was held for ten days from December 10 to 21. The Council has approved total nine Bills which were approved by the Assembly. After receiving 47 questions, 22 were answered during Zero Hour, said Council Chairman K Pratap Chandra Shetty, who announced the adjournment of the Session sine die.
When the Session started at 11 am, Opposition members staged dharna demanding time for discussing North Karnataka development issue. At this time, the Council Chairman adjourned the Session till 12 noon. When the Session resumed after 12 noon, amidst the protest from Opposition members, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, House leader Dr Jayamala and Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Krishna Byre Gowda presented two Bills which were approved in the Assembly, and got approval in the Council.
In this Session, 1347 questions were received. Among them, 123 questions were answered and answers were presented to 27 questions. Out of 1197 questions without dot signs, 889 questions were presented in the House. Under Rule 58, three suggestions were received during half an hour discussion. Under Rule 72, 224 suggestions were received and eight were answered and out of remaining 216 suggestions, answers were presented in the House for 41 suggestions. Under Rule 330, 105 suggestions were received and seven suggestions were discussed and answered in the Session and for 19 suggestions, answers were presented, he said.
Under Rule 59, three suggestions were received and among them, two were converted into Rule 68 and given the answers. Under Rule 68, two suggestions were received, said Council Chairman K Pratap Chandra Shetty.
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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.
