
One arrested with drug
The Hindu
Excise officials on Thursday arrested a person allegedly with 390 mg of the premium drug MDMA from Padamugal in Vazhakkala village. The arrested man was identified as Afsal O.M., 23, of Wayanad. He wa
Excise officials on Thursday arrested a person allegedly with 390 mg of the premium drug MDMA from Padamugal in Vazhakkala village. The arrested man was identified as Afsal O.M., 23, of Wayanad. He was allegedly into selling the drug for ₹3,000 for a gram. The accused was nabbed by the officials who approached him in the guise of clients. He made a futile attempt to flee.
In , the grape capital of India and host of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela every 12 years, environmental concerns over a plan to cut 1,800 trees for the proposed Sadhugram project in the historic Tapovan area have sharpened political fault lines ahead of local body elections. The issue has pitted both Sena factions against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which leads the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra. While Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief, and Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), remain political rivals, their parties have found rare common ground in Tapovan, where authorities propose clearing trees across 34 acres to build Sadhugram and a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) hub, as part of a ₹300-crore infrastructure push linked to the pilgrimage.












