SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday said the ongoing anti-drug campaign won’t achieve the desired results unless action is also taken against liquor, which he said was equally harmful to society and destroying families. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, the Mirwaiz said the campaign against drugs […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday that strict action should be taken against drug peddlers, but innocent families should not suffer by having their houses demolished. While addressing a party convention in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir said, “If anyone is involved […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police has attached a property worth nearly Rs 93 lakh in Chandigarh during an investigation into a narcotics trafficking case that initially began with the recovery of a small quantity of heroin, officials said. The case originated on January 14 this year when a police team of Bagh-e-Bahu apprehended Arun […]
SRINAGAR — Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday said action should be taken against those police officers in whose jurisdictions drug trafficking takes place in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to reporters here, Mehdi, the National Conference (NC) MP from Srinagar, also said drug trafficking cannot take place without the connivance of some officials in […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Health Minister Sakina Itoo on Friday said demolishing properties under the garb of fighting drug menace should be stopped. The minister also claimed that while drug abuse was more prevalent in the Jammu region, the focus of coercive action was limited to the Valley. Speaking to reporters here, Itoo said […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday urged the Jammu and Kashmir government to reconsider its liquor policy and impose a complete ban on intoxicants in the Union territory. Calling for a holistic response to the drug menace, the Mirwaiz asserted that one form of addiction cannot be fought while another is promoted, saying that […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Saturday said they have attached immovable properties worth ₹3.5 crore belonging to alleged drug traffickers in Srinagar district as part of an intensified crackdown under the anti-narcotics campaign Nasha Mukth Abhiyan Jammu and Kashmir. Police said the action was taken by Police Station Sangam under Section 68-F of the Narcotic […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness for the upcoming 100-day intensive campaign under the Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyaan, a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said. The campaign, aimed at eradicating drug abuse from the Union Territory, will be marked by a series […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo today formally launched a massive five month long Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign under the Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir. He reaffirmed the UT government’s resolve to combat the drug menace through sustained awareness, rehabilitation and coordination at all administrative levels. The Chief Secretary stated, “Nasha Mukt Jammu […]
JAMMU — Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Tashi Rabstan on Wednesday called for a collaborated and integrated approach in fighting the drug menace in the two Union territories. Speaking at a seminar on drug abuse organised by the J&K High Court Bar Association Jammu in collaboration with the Criminologists Society […]