After 100 people were affected by food poisoning after consuming adulterated buckwheat flour, R Rajesh Kumar, Health Secretary on Monday said that the condition of all the patients is stable and most of the patients will be discharged from the hospital in the next 24 hours.
Addressing the media at Punjab Raj Bhavan, he announced a six-day anti-drug padyatra from April 3 to April 8, covering Gurdaspur and Amritsar districts, to raise awareness and mobilize public participation in the cause.
The operation was conducted simultaneously across all 28 police districts of the state as per the directions of Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav.
The Filmnagar police have arrested three individuals, including the driver of a car, for drunken and reckless driving that resulted in damage to two parked motorcycles in Hyderabad, police said.
The Tarn Taran Police arrested a drug smuggler linked to Pakistan and USA-based drug syndicates and recovered 15 kg of heroin from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
Under the directives of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the Himachal Pradesh Police Department has intensified its campaign against drug trafficking.
Delhi Police has arrested six accused who were involved in drug peddling across the city. Police said that the accused were found with 17.24 grams of smack, one scooty, one Grand Vitara car, and eight mobile phones.
The operation, conducted under the "Nasha Mukht Bharat Abhiyaan," was carried out by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Delhi Police. The team worked tirelessly to track down the accused, who were supplying heroin in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
Security forces in Manipur have recovered a significant amount of arms, ammunition, and explosives and arrested several cadres of insurgent groups and drug traffickers in various operations conducted over the last 24 hours, Manipur Police said on Sunday.
The Cyberabad Traffic Police conducted a special drunk-driving operation this weekend, resulting in the apprehension of 222 offenders, according to a statement released.
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Punjab Police on Sunday arrested 72 drug smugglers and recovered 8.8 kg heroin, 500 kg ganja and Rs 99410 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached 4614 in just 30 days, an official statement said.