GOVERNOR REITERATES COMMITMENT TO WIPE OUT CURSE OF DRUGS FROM STATE. Reiterating the firm commitment of state government to wipe out scourge of drugs from the state, the Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday said that under the ongoing crusade against drugs in form of Yudh Nasheyan Virudh, a special focus has been to … Read more
Punjab Seeks ₹600 Crore Aid to Fight Drug Menace. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah for a ₹600-crore financial package to strengthen the war against drug trafficking and set up special courts under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Mann made the plea during a regional … Read more
The vigilant efforts of the public are significantly aiding the Border Security Force (BSF) and police in their fight against drug trafficking from Pakistan into Punjab. Over a year ago, Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit initiated the formation of approximately 4,000 village-level Defence Committees to oversee drug-related activities and alert the authorities. A senior official … Read more
On 11 March 2024, Bhagat Singh’s native village Khatkar Kalan in Punjab’s Shaheed Bhagat Singh (SBS) Nagar district witnessed a tragic drug-related death. Navdeep Kumar, a young man in his early twenties, was found dead outside his home with a needle and syringe in his veins. Kumar’s father, an alcoholic, had also succumbed to addiction, … Read more
Claims to have brought a 50 percent decline in supplies of Schedule-H drugs from the market of State. M4PNews|Chandigarh Surprisingly, the Punjab Government has a unique take on its war against drugs movement. The government is claiming that they have been able to bring a decline in the availability of Schedule-H drugs even prescribed one … Read more
Punjab Government and system is weak over finding “Drugs name” that happened to be cause of death amongst Punjab Youth
M4PNews | Chandigarh Comprehensive Action Against Drug Abuse (CADA)- An exclusive “56 pages” report of Special Group on Drugs Constituted by Government of Punjab on How Punjab would be out of this Drug menace. This report says about the Action Taken, Target Population (with no specific data), Plans (with no specific confirmation on whom to … Read more
M4PNews|Chandigarh Though No one can deny the fact that heroine if much more intoxicated drug than ATS (Amphetamine-type stimulants) Drug but still PGIMER experts are fearing future of youth of North India. They (youth) have no idea where are they leading to. These Doctors do not even know the treatment line of ATS abusers. That … Read more
M4PNews|Chandigarh Punjab health department has sensed foul play in drug inspection program. Hence, Government has decided to take stern action over Drug Inspectors of the state. As the reliable sources of FDA, Drug Inspectors transfers are on cards and soon such notice may come out officially. As per sources, many complaints have came into notice … Read more
M4PNews|Chandigarh Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday suggested shortening of the border tenures for the Border Security Force (BSF) to break the alleged nexus between their personnel and drug smugglers in order to check smuggling of narcotics from across the border. So Now, Geo-tagging of drug-affected villages of Punjab would be a target … Read more