Partial lockdown in Shivmoga District from July 16 till further notice
Shivamogga: District In-charge Minister K S Eshwarappa on Wednesday declared partial lockdown in the district starting Thursday, July 16, till further notice to cap the spread of coronavirus in the District.
“Commercial activities may remain open only till 2 pm during the lockdown” he added.
The minister was addressing a meeting with representatives of various associations at the Deputy Commissioner's office here in the city.
“Petrol bunks, liquor shops and offices, among others, will be permitted to function only till 2 pm. Agriculture-related work will not have such time limit. Industrial work too will not have a time limit, but workers in factories must compulsorily carry identity cards. The employers have the responsibility of providing their workers such cards,” said Eshwarappa.
He stressed that mass celebration of festivals and other special occasions will not be permitted. “All functions should be celebrated at home. The guidelines issued earlier will have to be followed strictly while conducting last rites of deceased" he added.
"The Police Department has been instructed to take strict action against people who do not maintain physical distancing, gather in groups, do not wear masks and violate the guidelines in any manner,” the minister warned.
MP BY Raghavendra, MLAs Haratalu Halappa, Araga Gnyanendra, Aayanoor Manjunath, Prasanna Kumar, Mayor Suvarna Shankar, District Panchayat Chairperson Jyoti S Kumar, Malenadu Development Board Chairman Gurumurmurthy, DS Arun. DC Shivakumar, District Panchayat Chief Executive Officer ML Vaishali, Corporation Commissioner Chidananda Vatare and others were present.
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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.
