Will govt extend lockdown in Bengaluru after Tuesday? Here's what Karnataka Home Minister has to say
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister, Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday confirmed that the lockdown in the State’s capital will not be extended further and that it will be lifted on Tuesday.
He was speaking to the media reporters at the Kempegowda Bus Station in the city on Sunday evening.
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He added that the people in the city were given the opportunity to buy essential items for 12 hours every day and vehicles that were plying on the road for no reasons, have been sealed.
“The state government has put adequate arrangements in place to control the spread of COVID-19. For any reason, the lockdown in Bengaluru will not be extended. The Chief Minister has made it clear to everyone that there won’t be any extension of the lockdown” Bommai told reporters.
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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.
