Mangaluru: The authorities seized 670 kg of ration rice that was being illegally hoarded for black market sales, after conducting a raid. The operation was initiated following a tip-off received by the complainant, HB Manjunath, the in-charge food inspector of Mulki taluk. Manjunath received a phone call from an informant alleging that a person named…
Udupi: Kota police seized 160 quintals of rice, allegedly meant for distribution under the state govt’s Anna Bhagya scheme, while it was being transported without a permit at Manoor village in Brahmavar taluk on Tuesday.Acting on information received around 10am on Tuesday, Brahmavar food inspector Vasanth Kumar, Kota police sub-inspector Praveen Kumar and other personnel…
The food department officials and police seized PDS rice being transported illegally during a joint raid in Ballari on Saturday Ballari: Around 30 to 40 quintals of PDS rice and a goods vehicle used to transport it were seized on Saturday during a joint operation by the food department and Hacholli police after officials received…
Pic for representation only Haveri: In Haveri, ration rice is more than grain — it is the thin line between a full pot and an empty night for thousands of poor and lower-middle-class families. Yet, along the district’s busy roads, linking Uttara Kannada, Davanagere, Dharwad and Vijayanagara, an illegal trade operated in the shadows.The network…
