Kolar: Protest seeking implementation of Mekedatu project
Kolar: Demanding the implementation of the Mekedatu Project, the Kasturi Karnataka Janapada Vedike staged a protest at Gandhivana in the city today morning.
The protesters, led by Vedike's state President Ramesh Gowda, demanded the extension of the Mekadadu project to the Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts.
Water did not come from Yettinahole, KC Valley project. The protesters raised slogans to provide water by extending the Mekadatu project to Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts.
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Four passengers arrested at BLR airport with hydroponic ganja worth over Rs 21.5 crore
Bengaluru (PTI): Four passengers who arrived from Bangkok at Kempegowda International Airport here were arrested with hydroponic ganja valued at over Rs 21.5 crore in two separate cases, officials said on Saturday.
They were intercepted at Terminal 2 of the airport on May 1, they added.
In the first case, Bengaluru Customs said in a post on ‘X’ that three passengers arriving from Bangkok were intercepted, and 52.68 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at Rs 18.43 crore, was seized from their baggage.
In a separate case on the same day, another passenger arriving from Bangkok was intercepted, and 9 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at Rs 3.15 crore, was seized from his baggage.
In both cases, the accused, whose identities have not been disclosed, were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, officials added.
