Ludhiana, June 22 (IANS) Drawing parallels with West Bengal, where changing demographics due to illegal Bangladeshi infiltration became a matter of national concern, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin on Monday said Punjab’s deteriorating law and order situation, rising gangsters, drug menace and migration of youth have similarly become issues of serious concern for both the state and the nation. He said that just as BJP workers in West Bengal worked tirelessly to stre…
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Kozhikode, June 20 (IANS) The Kerala government’s anti-drug drive, ‘Operation Toofan: The Narcotic Hunt’, is being expanded into a wider social movement, with Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala announcing plans to bring frontline leaders and respected personalities from all sections of society into the campaign.The initiative, which first roped in superstar Mohanlal as a ‘Toofan Warrior’, is now reaching out to religious, social and community leaders to create a statewide network against narcotics…
Srinagar/Jammu, June 6 (IANS) Police in J&K said on Saturday that it has attached property valued at Rs 3.5 crore belonging to two notorious drug peddlers in Srinagar district, while the property of another drug peddler valued at Rs 1.5 crore was attached in Poonch district. A police statement said that continuing its sustained crackdown against drug trafficking and acting firmly against assets acquired through the proceeds of narcotics trade under the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir …
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday expressed serious concern over the growing drug menace in Punjab, pulling up the state authorities for allegedly failing to act against influential persons involved in narcotics trafficking while targeting only small-time peddlers for “publicity”. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made the observations while hearing a suo motu matter concerning the creation of exclusive courts across the country for …
Agartala, May 6 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has took a strong stand in the fight to make the state drug-free. During a meeting at the Civil Secretariat here on Tuesday, the Chief Minister said that the police administration must remain constantly vigilant to ensure that drugs do not enter the state through the railways or any other route.Various narcotics are smuggled from Myanmar and routed through Mizoram and southern Assam before reaching Tripura, often for illegal transit into n…
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led MahaYuti government, accusing it of being “high on lies” and ignoring the growing drug menace in Maharashtra, especially Mumbai.In a scathing editorial in its mouthpiece, Saamana, the Thackeray-led party alleged that Maharashtra has emerged as the centre of the country’s biggest drug racket, while the government has chosen to remain a “mute spectator”.“Five thousand ec…
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…
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Congress Legislative Party Leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Tuesday launched a fierce attack on the MahaYuti government during last week’s motion debate, citing the collapse of law and order, rising atrocities against women, the drug menace, and the spread of superstition. He expressed his outrage, stating that the prestige of progressive Maharashtra has been tarnished by this government and that “democracy is being murdered” in the state.Wadettiwar alleged that in the progress…
Agartala, Feb 25 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday stressed the need to further strengthen coordination among various security forces, including the Border Security Force (BSF) and Tripura Police, to tighten vigilance along the Bangladesh border. Addressing the Police Week function at the Manoranjan Debbarma Memorial Stadium on the outskirts of the city, the Chief Minister said that enhanced coordination among security agencies, including the BSF and Tripura Police, is essent…
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) general secretary Premalatha Vijayakanth on Thursday said the Tamil Nadu government must urgently address the long-pending demands of protesting secondary grade teachers and sanitation workers, asserting that her party stood firmly with the agitating sections. Speaking to reporters in Chennai, Premalatha said the grievances raised by teachers and sanitation workers were genuine and required immediate attention from the state governmen…