Srinagar, June 4 (IANS) A Srinagar property belonging to a drug peddler has been demolished, police said on Thursday.Police said that it has demolished a three-storeyed residential structure worth approximately Rs 2 crore belonging to an alleged drug peddler in the Rainawari area of Srinagar as part of the ongoing campaign against narcotics trafficking in Jammu and Kashmir.The action was carried out by Srinagar police in coordination with the Revenue Department under the ongoing anti-drug campai…
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Imphal, May 25 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday said that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved Rs 196.61 crore for the modernisation of the state police force to effectively deal with the prevailing situation in the state.After flagging off 477 newly acquired vehicles for Manipur Police at the 1st Battalion Manipur Rifles Parade Ground in Imphal, the Chief Minister said that the government remains committed to strengthening the police department and…
Srinagar, May 20 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district said on Wednesday that it has destroyed illegal poppy cultivation under the ‘Nasha Mukt Abhiyaan’.A police officer said continuing its sustained efforts against drug abuse and illegal narcotic cultivation under the ongoing ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’, Baramulla Police achieved another success after receiving reliable information regarding illicit cultivation of poppy plants at village Pariswani, Kunzer.During preliminary …
Srinagar, May 14 (IANS) Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Kulgam district said on Thursday that they have demolished three illegal shops belonging to a drug peddler as part of the administration’s continuing anti-drug campaign.An official statement said that in a major action against narcotics-related activities, authorities on Thursday demolished three illegal shops allegedly belonging to a drug peddler in Chinigam area of Frisal in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, as part of t…
Srinagar, May 9 (IANS) J&K L-G Manoj Sinha said on Saturday that the challenge of drug addiction can only be met through the ‘whole society approach’. The J&K L-G joined a padyatra in Anantnag as part of the “Drug-Free J&K Campaign”.Addressing a public gathering, Manoj Sinha appealed to the people to break the silence to win this war against drugs and said all sections of society must speak in one voice about the dangers of drug addiction.“The challenge of drug add…
Jammu, April 11 (IANS) The Indian Army’s White Knight Corps on Saturday launched a 100‑day anti‑drug campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, in alignment with the UT administration’s efforts under the ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’.Defence ministry spokesperson Lt Colonel Suneel Bartwal said in a statement that in alignment with the efforts of State functionaries under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, Chief of Staff (COS) White Knight Corps launched a three-month-long series of high-impact activit…
Sangrur, March 31 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday announced that the state would now deliver police assistance within just six minutes, on par with developed regions such as the US and Europe, as he flagged off 508 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) in Sangrur to significantly strengthen on-ground policing across the state. The vehicles, equipped with advanced technology and deployed across all 28 police districts under Dial 112, are set to ensure immediate response t…
Ferozepur, Feb 10 (IANS) Emphasising that protecting the youth from the menace of drugs is a shared responsibility of society, Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, on Tuesday, led an anti-drug awareness walk here as part of the state’s ongoing campaign to make a drug-free state. Aiming to restore the state’s vibrant spirit and eliminating drug abuse, the awareness walk commenced from Saragarhi Gurudwara Sahib and culminated at the School of Eminence in Ferozepur city. Prior to the walk, the Gove…
Chandigarh, Jan 8 (IANS) Renowned Punjabi singer and cultural icon Gurdas Maan on Thursday paid a courtesy call on Punjab Governor and Administrator, Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria, at Lok Bhavan here. During the meeting, both dignitaries held an in-depth discussion on the growing menace of drug abuse, which continues to severely plague Punjab, having a destructive impact on the youth of the state.Expressing deep concern, the Governor emphasised the collective responsibility of society to safeg…