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Nigerian drug peddler nabbed in Hyderabad, 7 grams of cocaine seized

Hyderabad, Mar 24 (UNI) The city police have arrested a Nigerian drug peddler and seized seven grams of cocaine and two mobile phones from him.
On credible information, the Commissioner’s Task Force, Central Zone Team, along with Kachiguda Police, arrested a Nigerian drug peddler, Ngwuchukwu Godwin Ifeanyi (34), a resident of Kharghar, Mumbai, near D-Mart Road, Kachiguda, on Sunday when he was waiting to deliver seven grams of cocaine to a customer, a police statement said on Monday.
According to the police, Godwin, a native of Enugu State, Nigeria, came to India in 2015 on a student visa and joined a pharmacy college in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. However, after his visa expired in 2016, he continued to stay illegally in India. Influenced by his Nigerian associates involved in drug trafficking, he began procuring and selling cocaine.
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New Delhi, June 10 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu paid glowing tributes to the Prime Minister's leadership, governance and global stature at the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday to mark Modi's completion of 12 years in office and his emergence as India's longest-serving continuously elected premier. .

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Tirumala: TTD serves Up to 3 Lakh Devotees Daily Under Annaprasadam Scheme; Trust Deposits Reach Rs 2,500 Cr

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Tirumala, June 10 (UNI) The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) continues to operate one of the world's largest free meal programmes, serving nutritious food to lakhs of devotees every day under its Sri Venkateswara Annaprasadam Trust.

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Bharathiraja final journey begins, last rites tomorrow at his native place with full state honours

10 Jun 2026 | 10:45 PM

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Wild elephant attack claims 65-year-old man in Kerala's Wayanad

10 Jun 2026 | 10:32 PM

Kozhikode, June 10 (UNI) A plantation worker was killed in a wild elephant attack at Kattikulam near Mananthavady in Kerala's Wayanad district on Wednesday. What enraged the pachyderm is not known.
The incident adds to a troubling series of intensifying human-wildlife conflicts in the region.

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Hyd: Basavatarakam Cancer Hospital to hold Silver Jubilee Closing Ceremony on June 22

10 Jun 2026 | 10:15 PM

Hyderabad, June 10 (UNI): The Silver Jubilee celebrations of the Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute (BIACH&RI) will conclude with a grand event in Hyderabad on June 22, hospital chairman and actor Nandamuri Balakrishna announced on Wednesday.

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