Bengaluru: Two more staff members of BBMP dies of COVID-19
Bengaluru: Two more staff members of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), who had tested positive for Corona infection, died on Wednesday.
R Vishwanath, 52, manager at the office of the executive engineer, Mahalakshmipura Assembly constituency, and B K Shailesh, 58, manager at the office of the revenue officer of Govindaraja Nagar constituency, are the victims of Corona infection.
Vishwanath had suffered a heart attack while Shailesh had been unable to use his left hand and leg due to paralysis. He was also suffering from blood pressure problems and diabetes.
Nataraj, 58, and Thimmayya, 54, staff members of the BBMP, had died of Corona virus on Tuesday.
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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
