Karnataka: Railway officer suspended for organizing son's birthday party, testing positive for COVID
Bengaluru: A railway officer who had attended his grandson's birthday party has tested positive for Corona and has been suspended since he had not taken the precautionary measure to maintain safe physical distancing at the party.
A senior technician of the Bengaluru Division of the Railways had organized the party at the Railway staff quarters a few days back. He tested positive for the virus two days after the event. Two more Railways staff who attended the party also tested positive.
Railways officer Asif Hafiz, who spoke on the matter, said that the officer had acted irresponsibly and, therefore, has been suspended from the duty.
“There are 140 houses in the quarters. Fortunately, nobody attended the birthday party. Only the relatives who came from outside Bengaluru attended. A safe distance was not maintained during the party,” Hafiz said.
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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.
