Tag: Drug menace
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State specific policy required to curb drug menace
Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh statement on writing to Central government for seeking death penalty to first-time drug peddlers may have evoked good response. But demanding death penalty for first-time offenders may result in implication of innocents for political or personal reasons, says former Superintendent of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) O P Sharma. “The …
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July 5, 2018 -
Congress minister blames Akali Dal for drug menace
Blaming the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for drug menace in Punjab, senior congress leader and the cooperation minister, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Thursday said had the Akalis acted responsibly on the drugs issue during their tenure, the state wouldn’t have seen such harrowing days on Thursday. The minister was responding to a demand by the …
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July 5, 2018 -
SAD asks Punjab govt to curb drug menace and unemployment
On the issue of recent deaths due to a drug overdose in a few places in the state, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday urged the Congress-led Punjab government to act firmly to curb drug menace and simultaneously create employment opportunities for the youth. In a statement issued here on Sunday, the SAD Member …
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July 1, 2018 -
Punjab has lost patience over drug menace, says Bhagwant Mann
Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) senior leader and member of Parliament from Punjab, Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said people of the state have lost patience over drug menace in the state. In a Press statement, the MP from Sangrur said the ruling Congress had promised to curb the drug menace within four weeks of coming to …
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July 1, 2018 -
H’yana urges stakeholders to put in efforts to end drug menace
On the occasion of International Day against Drugs on Tuesday, the authorities of Haryana government called upon the stakeholders to put their efforts to deal with the problem of drug addiction in the state. Haryana Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Navraj Sandhu, said that all stakeholders must contribute their efforts to eradicating the menace from the …
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June 27, 2018 -
Increase in drug menace linked with terrorism in border areas: President Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind today said the increase in the menace of drug trafficking and drug abuse in border areas is associated with terrorism and political unrest and stressed on the need for more vigilance in border states like Punjab and Manipur. He said India’s geographical location between Myanmar-Laos-Thailand’s Golden Triangle’ and Iran-Afghanistan-Pakistan’s Golden Crescent’ …
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June 26, 2018 -
Awareness week against ‘drug menace’ in Haryana schools
All elementary education institutions in Haryana would celebrate the third week of May as awareness week against “drug menace”. While stating this on Thursday, a spokesman of the School Education Department said that the aim of the awareness week is to make the school children and parents aware about ill effects of drugs on their …
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May 10, 2018 -
Drug menace: Jakhar seeks Capt’s action against Akalis
All is apparently not well in Punjab Congress? It doesn’t appear to be the case as the state party chief Sunil Jakhar publically urged the Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to take action against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders over drug trafficking charges or the party will face wrath of the people. This public display of …
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April 12, 2018