Police conducted a patrol operation based on a secret tip-off received by Q Branch Inspector Vijay Anitha that beedi leaves were being smuggled to Sri Lanka from an area under the Thermal Nagar Police Station limits in Thoothukudi city subdivision of Thoothukudi district.
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 13 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has seized 250 Kg beedi leaves worth 3 lakhs floating in the Mediterranean sea on Monday.
Damoh (Madhya Pradesh)[India], Jun 1 (ANI): Two government-run schools in Madhya Pradesh are being used to store Tendu leaves even as the institutes are scheduled to reopen soon after vacations. Authorities have ordered an inquiry into the incident.