With 947 new cases on Tuesday Karnataka crosses 15k-mark of COVID-19 cases; 20 new deaths reported
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Tuesday recorded 947 new positive cases of the novel Coronavirus in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of cases in the state has gone up to 15,242. The state on Tuesday also reported 20 deaths due to the deadly virus.
Bellary reported 6 deaths on Tuesday while Bengaluru Urban reported 4, Haveri, Vijayapura, Dharwad recorded two each deaths in the districts. Kolar, Davangere, Belagavi, Mysuru also reported one death each. The total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the state has gone up to 246.
Among the Districts which reported fresh cases on Tuesday, were: Bengaluru Urban 503, Bellary 61. Haveri 49, Dakshina Kannada 44, Uttara Kannada 40, Vijaypura 39, Shivmoga 22, Bengaluru Rural 21, Bidar 17, Dharwad 17, Hassan 16, Raichur, Kalaburagi 15 each, Chikkaballapur 13, Davangere 12, Ramnagar 12, Chikkamagaluru 10, Udupi, Mysuru 9 each, Bagalkote, Kodagu 4 each, Kolar, Chitradurga 3 each, Yadgiri, Mandya, Gadag, Belagavi 2 each and Tumkuru 1.
Of the 15,242 cases reported in the state so far, 7,918 patients have recovered from the virus including 235 on Tuesday. 246 people have succumbed while there are 7,074 active cases in the state currently.
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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.
