Monday, April 29, 2024

Drug menace

DC and SSP vow to wage war against drug menace, solicit fulsome support to make drug free district

KHATA KALAN (Nawanshahr): Kick-starting a mass awareness drive against the drug menace in Khatkar Kalan, the native village of legendary freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Navjot Pal Singh Randhawa and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sandeep Sharma along with hundreds of the people on Monday pledged to wage a war against the drug trafficking in the district.

Mansa Police appeals public on "International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" to fighte Drug Menace

MANSA: On the day of "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking," Senior Superintendent of Police Dr. Narinder Bhargav, IPS told that in compliance with the directions of Chief Minister of Punjab Capt. Amrinder Singh and Director General of Police, Punjab Shri Dinkar Gupta, IPS, "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" has been celebrated.

Kaffan Bol Peya’: A Father’s unique way to protest against Drug Menace

It is 8:30 in the morning and the early Sun is shining bright in this small and nondescript border town when a knock on the door disturbs the laying of breakfast in a normal middle income house. The door is opened and a man wearing black cloak which looks like a coffin is outside along with his aged wife. They introduce themselves as a beleaguered couple who lost their son to drugs two years back and they are going door to door now to make the people aware how drugs are ruining families and each one should protect their wards.

Punjab BJP failed to take decisive stand on drug menace, illegal mining, rising crime

BJP cadre disappointed by role of state and national leaders
Punjab News Express
CHANDIGARH: The BJP cadres in Punjab including the district unit of party feel disappointed by the role of  state and national party leaders on key issues effecting the common people and normal life in Punjab.

Mansa Police appeals public on "International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" to fighte Drug Menace

MANSA: On the day of "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking," Senior Superintendent of Police Dr. Narinder Bhargav, IPS told that in compliance with the directions of Chief Minister of Punjab Capt. Amrinder Singh and Director General of Police, Punjab Shri Dinkar Gupta, IPS, "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" has been celebrated.

2 raids a day, keep drug menace at bay in Goa'

PANAJI: Everyday two drug raids are conducted in Goa by police and related agencies in a bid to crack down the narcotics trade in the state, according to statistics tabled during the Budget Session of the Goa Assembly that showed even in the pandemic year there were around 900.

Kapurthala police crackdown on drug menace

KAPURTHALA: On the directions of Dinkar Gupta, IPS Director General of Police,
Punjab, and under supervision of Smt. Kanwardeep Kaur, IPS, Senior Superintendent
of Police Kapurthala, a special anti-drug campaign against drug peddlers and persons
involved in narcotic substances has been going on since February 25 in district
Kapurthala.

Punjab Police committed to wipe out drug menace from the state: DGP Dinkar Gupta

CHANDIGARH: Further intensifying the war to eradicate drugs menace from the state, the Punjab Police under its special drive launched against the drug menace have arrested 392 persons after registering 283 FIRs under the NDPS act across the state. The week-long drive commenced on February 25, 2021.

Capt Amarinder bats for formulation of national policy to combat drug menace

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged the Union Home Minister Amit Shah to immediately formulate a National Drug Policy to combat the menace of drug abuse in a holistic manner.

Northern states to set up task force to tackle drug menace

CHANDIGARH: Terming drugs a national problem, the second Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of the northern states on Thursday decided to set up a joint working group, involving officials of the Health and Social Justice Departments of all states, to share experiences and best practices in their respective campaigns against drugs.

Horrendous drug menace in Punjab need full scale debate in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha: Bir Devinder Singh

CHANDIGARH: Bir Devinder singh, former deputy speaker of Punjab today said that the drug menace in Punjab assumes horrendous dimension which certainly entail a full scale structural debate on the issue, in the ensuing two days Punjab legislative Assembly session. The opposition parties represented in the ‘House’ usually grumbles over the short sittings of the Vidhan Sabha session but do not make a grade in providing buisness to the house. Thus providing business to the house is left only with the Government and they get an excuse to scuttle debates in the House. 

AAP demands special budgetary provisions for promoting sports in state to keep youth off drug menace

CHANDIGARH: Senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Deputy Leader of Opposition, Bibi Saravjit Kaur Manuke, on Wednesday met union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and urged him to make special budgetary provisions under the sports quota to set up special sports centers and stadiums in Punjab to keep the youth off the menace of drugs.

One officer, one drug peddler is CPs new strategy to combat drug menace

JALANDHAR: In order to curb the menace of drugs from the Jalandhar Commissionerate, the Commissioner of Police has formulated a strategy of entrusting the work of arresting 45 identified drug peddlers/ Public Offenders (POs) and Parole Jumpers under NDPS Act to each senior officers of the force.

Kaffan Bol Peya’: A Father’s unique way to protest against Drug Menace

It is 8:30 in the morning and the early Sun is shining bright in this small and nondescript border town when a knock on the door disturbs the laying of breakfast in a normal middle income house. The door is opened and a man wearing black cloak which looks like a coffin is outside along with his aged wife. They introduce themselves as a beleaguered couple who lost their son to drugs two years back and they are going door to door now to make the people aware how drugs are ruining families and each one should protect their wards.

"Only Pharmacists Can Stop Fake Drug Menace" : V P Singh Badnore

The 69th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC) kicked off in Chandigarh today at Chitkara University Campus with much fanfare and academic discourse related to the present state of pharmaceutical industry of the country. The three-days mega event was inaugurated by the Governor of Punjab, V P Singh Badnore earlier in the day. The

 
 

Punjab BJP failed to take decisive stand on drug menace, illegal mining, rising crime

BJP cadre disappointed by role of state and national leaders
Punjab News Express
CHANDIGARH: The BJP cadres in Punjab including the district unit of party feel disappointed by the role of  state and national party leaders on key issues effecting the common people and normal life in Punjab.