Crime
Heroin worth Rs 1000 crore smuggled as ‘Ayurvedic Medicine’ seized in Mumbai
The heroin seized by the authorities
The Customs and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), on August 8 night, seized 191 kg heroin worth around Rs 1000 crore at the Nhava Sheva port in Mumbai making the raid one of the citys biggest narcotic hauls. As per reports, the drug was smuggled from Afghanistan via Iran.
The drug had been hidden in plastic pipes which were coated with green paint to make them look like bamboos. The contraband was smuggled in guise of Ayurvedic medicine to make the transport seem unsuspicious.
The customs and the DRI seized the contraband after a tip-off was sent by a customs official. Following the tip-off, officials of special intelligence and investigation branch (SIIB) approached the DRI for help.
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An official informed that when the container was examined, they noticed orange-coloured gunny bags that had been imported by Sarvim Exports. The goods inside these bags were labelled as Glycyrrhiza glabra extract? or ?licorice root extract. The wooden pipes were covered with bark that appeared to be pasted on them. As the officials removed the outer bark, a green pipe with powder stuffed inside was recovered.
A narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (NDPS) test ensured that the powder was in-fact heroin and the drug was confiscated. Two customs house agents – Meenanatha Bodake of MB Shipping and Logistics Solution and Kondibhau Pandurang Gunjan have been arrested in the case and were produced before a court, which has sent the two accused to 14 days police custody.
Nagpur News
Nagpur doctor invited as key speaker at Joint American Homeopathic Conference 2023 in US

Dr Kavita Chandak
Homeopath from Nagpur Dr Kavita Chandak, who has two Golden Book Of World Records for treating kidney disorders and success in a case of Mucor mycosis in her name, has been invited as a keynote speaker at the Joint American Homeopathic Conference 2023 based on the theme, Homeopathy in 21st century at San Antonio in United States.
In society, we get to see many cases where child born with mental or physical defects such as congenital heart defects, mental retardation, Down’s syndrome, Cleft palate, ADHD, Autism etc. though born from healthy parents. What could be the reason behind it?
Could homeopathy offer something for it? Dr. Chandak will deliver a 90 minutes session on March 26 on ‘Advancing a Healthier Generation with Homeopathy: Preventative measures for healthy birth and treatment approaches for unimpaired growth.’
She will throw light on the pre-birth causes in mother disturbing the birth of healthy baby creating mental and physical defects as well the preventive measures for initiating the creation of strong generation with Homeopathy.
Dr Chandak is an international trainer and speaker who has specialised in autism, psychiatric and behavioural disorders, kidney diseases and cancer. She has authored eight books and 294 health articles. She will be a keynote speaker in upcoming international congresses of Russia, Romania, Greece and the World Congress of Homeopathy, Colombia.
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Nagpur News
CAMIT Chief Dipen Agrawal nominated as member in CGSTGRC Nagpur zone

Dipen Agrawal
Dr Dipen Agrawal, President – Chamber of Associations of Maharashtra Industry & Trade (CAMIT) has been nominated as member in Central Goods & Service Tax Grievance Redressal Committee (CGST GRC) Nagpur Zone.
At the outset Dr Dipen Agrawal while thanking Ramchandra Sankhla Chief Commissioner CGST, Vijay Rishi Commissioner Nagpur – 1 and Shri Abhay Kumar Commissioner Nagpur – 2 for giving representation to CAMIT in the recently reconstituted GRC for Nagpur Zone, said, the GRC has enabled revenue officers to have first-hand feedback on various policy initiatives undertaken by government. It also helped in ironing out the difficulties faced by trade in implementing provisions of GST, and to make GST a Grievance-free System of Taxation.
Dr Dipen Agrawal has appealed to fellow traders to forward/share their issues on [email protected] so as to get them addressed in the GRC Meetings. Active and quality participation of trade and professional associations in the committee will achieve the goals of resolving all grievances and issues faced by the tax collectors i.e. traders.
GRC is a platform to voice their grievances including procedural difficulties and IT related issues pertaining to GST and redressal at local level added Dr Agrawal.
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Nagpur News
NMC spends ₹20 crore on lighting trees for C20 in Nagpur
Ahead of the C20 meet, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has spent a staggering ₹20 crore on the lighting of trees on both sides of the roads of airport road, Wardha Road, Walker’s Street, airport road to RBI Square to name a few.
Also, over one lakh nails were hammered on 3000 trees for the installation of lights leaving several activists and residents irked. The C20 meet is scheduled for March 20 and 21 where hundreds of participants from 20 countries would be arriving in the city for a summit.
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