Mangaluru: Excise sleuths raid house, seize ganja, arrest three

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February 6, 2016

Mangaluru, Feb 6: In a successful operation, the sleuths of excise department raided a house at Jalligudde in the city and seized a huge quantity of ganja besides arresting three youths on Saturday.

The arrested ganja peddlers have been identified as Chandu alias Venkatesh from Jalligudde, Avinash from Padil and Naufal from Jalligudde.

A press release issued by the department said that it had seized 800 grams of ganja comprising 10 packets of 50 grams, 1 packet of 200 grams and 20 packets of 5 grams. The total worth of the seized ganja is said to be Rs 50,000.

The sleuths also recovered an electronic weighing scale, a sickle, a machete, a knife and five mobile phones from the same house.

The operation was carried out under the guidance of deputy superintendent of excise Dr Ashalata and under the directions of deputy commissioner of district excise department L A Manjunath.

Led by inspector Satish Kumar a team comprising deputy superintendent V Chandrappa, inspector Amarnath, S S Bhandary among others conducted the raid.

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Well done Madam Ashalatha. Good Job.

Hindu-Muslim Bhai Bhai in Ganja business !

GIVE THEM PROPER PUNISHMENT AFTER THAT

THEY SHOULD NOT TOUCH THE GANJA AGAIN AND DONT SPOIL OUR YOUTH .....ANYMORE

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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