Karnataka HC questions State government why Disaster Management Authority doesn't call meetings
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has asked the state government why the Disaster Management Authority has not organised any meeting although the spread of Coronavirus has been increasing in the state.
The divisional bench of the high court held a hearing of a PIL filed by A Mallikarjuna and the High Court Legal Service Committee.
The state government told the bench that the Authority had not held meetings in Belagavi, Raichur, Bagalkot, Vijayapura and Yadgir districts.
The bench expressed dissatisfaction at this and told the government to immediately take the matter into consideration. It also told the government that holding merely two meetings in Dakshina Kannada, where the number of Corona positive cases is increasing, was insufficient and improper.
The hearing was adjourned for a later date.
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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.
