Yediyurappa hopeful of getting flood relief fund from Centre in 'couple of days'
Belagavi: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday morning assured the people of the state that the Central government had not rejected the reported submitted by the central team about the estimated loss incurred due to floods in the state.
Yediyurappa added that the reports submitted by Central team and the state to the Centre are not matching hence the Centre wants to ascertain facts before releasing funds.
Media reports suggested that the Centre had rejected the reports presented by Cetral team and the state.
BSY also stated that he is hoping the Centre to release flood relief fund in a couple of days.
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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.
