On the occasion of Veer Bal Diwas, Union Minister Anurag Thakur appealed to the youth of the country to give up drugs, embrace sports and promote Fit India.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday urged tourists to follow rules and regulations, adding that police will not lock up drunk tourists; instead, they will take them to hotels.
"Alprazolam is a very dangerous chemical. It is highly addictive and the user develops a quick physical dependence on it. The risk of abuse is very high. The withdrawal symptoms of this drug are very painful and heart-rendering," as per a press release by the Telangana State Anti-Narcotics B
In a successful joint operation against drug peddlers in the state, Assam Police and the Border Security Force have seized YABA tablets worth Rs 10 crore in the Chalchapra area of Silchar. The tablets were seized from a vehicle and five people were arrested.
During the raid, the police successfully attached narcotic substances Ganja worth Rs 50,000 and Charas worth Rs 50,000 from the possession of the accused person and also attached a motorcycle, the police said.
Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday wrote to the health secretary over the supply of 'not of standard quality' drugs in the national capital, urging the latter to procure alternative arrangements.
Punjab Police have busted an interstate network of illegal opioid manufacturing and supply units running from pharma factories based in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, said Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar here on Sunday.
"On this topic, I wrote several letters to the Health Secretary, I told him to conduct the audit of medicines but he did not do it," Bharadwaj told ANI.
The Drugs Control Administration of Telangana busted an unlicensed drug manufacturing facility belonging to spurious drug offender Kadari Sateesh Reddy at Annarugudem Village, Tallada Mandal, in Khammam.
The Delhi Special Vigilance Department on Sunday wrote to the health secretary over the "Not of Standard Quality" drugs being supplied in Delhi government hospitals and urged to clarify as to how much payment is made till now to companies and manufacturers.
As preparations are underway for the 'Pran Pratishtha' of the Ram Temple on January 22, 2024, drummer and music composer Tanmay Mukherjee, along with his team, is creating a 'Ram Dhun' using western instruments for the mega event.
After Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena sought a probe into the quality of drugs supplied in Delhi hospitals, Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj questioned the delay in addressing the concern raised by him a month ago regarding negligence of an official in monitoring medicine quality.