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Fish truck seized for sand smuggling

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March 25, 2018

Mangaluru, Mar 25: The Ullal police on Friday night seized a containerised fish-transporting truck in which sand was allegedly being transported to Kerala.

A communiqué here said police inspector K.R. Gopikrishna and team seized the truck acting on a tip-off at Hoigehithlu near Talapady on the Karnataka-Kerala border. Plastic craters were placed at the end of the loaded sand to give an impression that fish was being transported, the police said.

The team also seized a tipper truck allegedly used to bring sand to the loading point.The value of seized material, including the two trucks and four units of sand, was Rs. 15 lakh.The items have been handed over to the Mines and Geology Department for further action.

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July 6,2020

Mandya, Jul 6: With a journalist from Srirangapatna testing positive for Covid-19, the Mandya District Journalists Association was sealed as a precautionary measure.

Association President K C Manjunath said on Monday that as the reporter has tested positive for Covid-19, it was voluntarily decided to seal down the premises for another month.

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July 2,2020

Kalaburagi, Jul 2: Hoteliers in Kalaburagi have claimed that their business is hit due to night curfew timings in the state.

The night curfew in the state has been imposed from 8 pm to 5 am.

Speaking to news agency, Sudarshan, a hotelier said, "Peak business hour is 7-10 pm but now we close by 8 pm. There is almost no business. We are unable to pay our workers. The government should think about it".

"We haven't received any benefit from the government so far. If we are in trouble how will we help our workers? Relaxation should be given," he added.

Meanwhile, the Karnataka government on Tuesday announced a complete lockdown on Sundays till August 2.

So far, Karnataka has reported 15,242 COVID-19 cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 

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April 3,2020

Bengaluru, April 3: Central Crime Branch (CCB) Bengaluru has arrested two persons for allegedly possessing illicit liquor.

The probe team also allegedly seized bottles worth Rs 1.25 lakhs from their possession on Thursday.

A case has been registered against the accused and investigation into the matter is underway, Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner of Police informed news agency.

More details in this regard are awaited.

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