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Mangaluru: Engineering student arrested for growing cannabis in flower pots

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November 9, 2017

Mangaluru, Nov 9: Continuing crackdown on drug peddlers, users and growers, the city police have arrested three more persons in separate incidents.

Joshwa D’Souza (18), an engineering student and resident of Munoor village near Mangaluru was arrested by a team of the Economic and Narcotic Crime sleuths for cultivating cannabis.

Acting on a tip off the team headed by Inspector Mohammed Sharief raided D’Souza’s house and found two flower pots with cannabis plants. These cannabis plants were among the many found on the premises of the house in which D’Souza lived.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic) Uma Prashant said that as per the Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances Act cultivation of cannabis was an offence.

The police seized the two flower pots in which eight cannabis plants weighing 200 grams were grown. The police also seized eight grams of cannabis seeds reportedly procured by D’Souza.

Ms. Prashant said that the police were trying to find the place from where D’Souza sourced the seeds.

Kavoor police operation

The Kavoor police on Wednesday arrested Mohammed Haris (42) of Kottara Chowki for allegedly growing cannabis in the land of Vineet Jalan near Kodikal Cross. The Central Sub-Division’s Anti Rowdy Squad on Tuesday had lodged a complaint with Kavoor police to take action against the person who had grown cannabis, which was 12 feet high.

The Kavoor police said that Mohammed Haris had taken on lease the land from Mr. Jalan. The cannabis was grown near a cement shed on the land.

Peddler held

The Central Sub-Division’s Anti Rowdy Squad on Wednesday arrested Dhanush (22) of Hosabettu for allegedly selling cannabis to college students near the KSRTC bus stand.

The police have seized 250 grams of cannabis and a motorcycle. The police are searching for an alleged accomplice of Dhanush, who reportedly managed to escape.

The same squad arrested on Wednesday Anish Amin (24) and Digambar Biswas for being in illegal possession of eight packets of cannabis that weighed 96 grams.

They also seized the mobile phone and the motorcycle used by the accused. A case has been registered with the Urva police, a press release said.

Comments

Unknown
 - 
Thursday, 9 Nov 2017

Where is Nalin Kumar. He blamed cong in drug issue. Police are efficient and they are working fastly. BJP know only to make false allegations

Vignesh
 - 
Thursday, 9 Nov 2017

Cong not doing proper home work to catch drug mafias. This boy just one string in a long chain

George
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Thursday, 9 Nov 2017

Scary. Only just 18 year old boy.  These young boys doing for pocket money

Danish
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Thursday, 9 Nov 2017

If police didn't catch him, he might got young farmer award.. :P

Jinu
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Thursday, 9 Nov 2017

He could grown that somewhere in small forest area. fool

Kumar
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Thursday, 9 Nov 2017

Lol. Support him.The Young farmer

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April 7,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 7: Former Minister and Leader of the Opposition Siddaramiah on Tuesday termed the shutting by private clinics in the state by doctors as an 'inhuman act'.

Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, the Congress leader said due to the fear of Novel Coronavirus, the doctors have closed their private clinics, which was against their profession.

This has affected the people, especially those, who are suffering from other deceases. He urged Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to intervene and resolve the issue immediately.

Despite the government instructions not to close down their clinics, the doctors have not been responding positively, Mr Siddaramaiah noted.

In this connection, the government should act seriously and give necessary warning to the doctors, to either open their clinics to serve the people, or face action, he added.

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July 1,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 1: Faced with increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the State Capital, Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Justice A S Okha has decided the Court to function online.

Registrar General Rajendra Badamikar, in the notice issued here on Wednesday, based on order of the Chief Justice, stated that the emergency cases will be conducted through video conference until the next order.

The order also specifies that only the principal seat (Bengaluru) will be conducting proceedings online. High Court benches at Dharwad and Kalaburagi will continue to function as usual.

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March 30,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 30: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday convened an all-party meeting and apprised the Opposition leaders about the measures taken by the government to contain the coronavirus in the state.

"I have been regularly holding meeting since March 13 regarding the measures taken to contain the transmission of COVID-19," the chief minister said at the meeting at the Vidhana Soudha.

Health Minister B Sriramulu, Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar, IT-BT Minister C N Aswath Narayan, Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi, former chief minister and Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah, Opposition MLAs H D Revanna, D K Shivakumar and former speaker K R Ramesh Kumar attended the meeting.

The chief minister said a task force comprising ministers and officials has been formed to oversee the implementation of the government orders.

Yediyurappa highlighted the prevailing situation across the globe saying that normal life had been paralysed everywhere.

The chief minister also apprised them about the number of clinics all over the state, availability of medicines and protection gear for the doctors and quarantine rooms in the state.

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