In a bid to make Delhi drug-free in 3 yrs, month-long drive from Dec 1
Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena has announced a one-month anti-drug campaign, starting from 1st December, in a bid to combat the menace of drug abuse in the national capital.
The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will attend the Police Commemoration Day Parade at the Police Memorial Ground in New Delhi on 21 October.
On the occasion, the Union Minister will also lay wreath and pay homage at the Police Memorial.
The day commemorates the sacrifices of ten policemen in 1959, who died defending our borders against Chinese incursion. Indian Police personnel were responsible for manning the 2,500 mile long border of India with Tibet until the autumn of 1959.
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Since the year 2012, the Police Commemoration Day Parade is being held at the National level at the Police Memorial, Chanakyapuri.
So far since Independence, 34,418 Police personnel have sacrificed their lives for the country. In last one year, from September 2016 to August 2017, 383 Police personnel have laid down their lives.
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