Karnataka: Women Congress workers detained for protesting against Finance Minister
Hubballi: The police take as many as 70 women congress workers into their custody for protesting against Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outside Hubballi Airport here on Saturday.
The protest was led by KPWCC secretary Deepa Gouri, and the workers were raising slogans by holding the placards against the central government and Finance Minister for failing to release sufficient amount for flood relief to Karnataka state.
As most parts of the state were hit by a monster flood months back, the state had witnessed to huge loss in property and livestock. Also the state government had demanded Rs 38,000 crore flood relief from the central govt in their flood loss estimation report.
The central govt on Friday released 1200 crore flood relief to the state as interim Flood relief and CM Yediyurappa has expressed his gratitude for the financial assistance.
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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.
