Tag: Drug menace

Capt calls neighbours to join fight against drugs

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has sought the cooperation of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh (HP), Rajasthan and Delhi in fighting the drug menace. In separate letters to Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, HP CM Jai Ram Thakur, Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje and Union home minister Rajnath Singh to whom the Delhi Police reports, Amarinder sought cooperation …

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July 20, 2018

CM Amarinder directs strengthening anti-drug campaign

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Amarinder Singh on Monday issued a series of instructions to further strengthen his government’s anti-drug campaign, including hiring of retired government psychiatrists and private psychiatrists to handle the increased inflow of patients at the Drug De-addiction Centres. At his weekly review meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee set up to monitor the …

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July 17, 2018

Drugs to the fore

The drug menace has been a key issue in Punjab for some years now and the spate of drug-related deaths recently has again brought the focus back on the problem for which there appears no foolproof solution. Right from arresting small time drug peddlers and drug users to setting up de-addiction and rehabilitation centres (80 …

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July 15, 2018

Capt seeks Akal Takht help against drug menace

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Amarinder Singh on Thursday urged Jathedar Sri Akal Takht Sahib Giani Gurbachan Singh to appeal to the Sikh community not to resort to drug abuse and to strictly follow the path shown by the great Sikh Gurus. In a letter written to Jathedar Singh, the CM said that Sri Akal Takht …

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July 12, 2018

Capt non-serious on drug menace: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab on Monday said the Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is not serious about drug menace in state and AAP will keep on reminding him about his oath to weed out drugs after formation of Congress government. Addressing a Press conference, AAP Punjab co-president Dr Balbir Singh, youth wing incharge Meet …

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July 10, 2018

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