Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot tests positive for Covid-19, under home quarantine
Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has tested positive for Covid-19 and is under home quarantine, the Special Secretary to the Governor, R Prabhu Shankar, said on Tuesday. ''The governor has tested positive for Covid-19. He is being continuously monitored and his health is stable,'' Shankar said in a statement.
''Presently, he is quarantined at his residence. His scheduled programmes and appointments stand cancelled till further intimation,'' the official added.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wished Governor Gehlor a speedy recovery.
In a statement on social media platform X, Siddaramaiah said, ''I wish the Honorable Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, who is infected with Novel Corona, a speedy recovery.''
ಕೊರೊನಾ ಸೋಂಕಿಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗಿರುವ ಗೌರವಾನ್ವಿತ ರಾಜ್ಯಪಾಲರಾದ ಥಾವರ್ ಚಂದ್ ಗೆಹ್ಲೋತ್ ಅವರು ಶೀಘ್ರ ಗುಣಮುಖರಾಗಲಿ ಎಂದು ಹಾರೈಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.
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Four held for selling banned narcotic substances in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Four people, including three from other states, were arrested for allegedly selling banned narcotic substances in the city, police said on Tuesday.
With their arrests, police claimed to have seized 37. 400 kg ganja, 33 grams of hydro ganja and 23.19 grams of MDMA estimated to be worth Rs 48.24 lakh in the black market.
The action was taken following a tip-off on different dates that banned narcotic substances were being sold in the jurisdiction of the Mahadevapura, K G Halli and Malleswaram police stations, officials said.
During interrogation, the accused confessed that they had procured ganja, hydro ganja and MDMA from unidentified persons from other states with the intention of earning quick money and were selling the substances to the public and college students, a senior police officer said.
Efforts are underway to trace the persons from other states who supplied the narcotic substances to the accused, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.
