Himachal Pradesh: Cabinet nod to Special Task Force to combat drug abuse
The Cabinet gave its nod to rename Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration (HIPA) as Dr Manmohan Singh Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration.
The Cabinet gave its nod to rename Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration (HIPA) as Dr Manmohan Singh Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration.
In the wake of the arrest of a terror suspect youth from Panagarh in West Burdwan, Subhendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in Bengal today claimed that the Bengal government has been harbouring such modules over the years, “which we've repeatedly condemned”.
Rai said the decision of forming the special task force was taken as it was important to monitor the implementation of GRAP- IV on the ground amid the crucial situation.
He advocated the use of modern technologies like artificial intelligence to make the Police Department more efficient.
The accused Manoj Majhi is MSc in Chemistry and has PhD Degree from Sambalpur University, STF said.
As many as 1200 computers, 130 hard disks, 6 laptops, pen-drives, blank cheques and 10 mobile phones were also recovered from their possession.
The STF personnel in a joint operation with forest staff nabbed the offender at forest-side Siptiguda village under Baliguda wildlife range.
The cumulative seizure of brown sugar has jumped to 38 kilograms valued at around Rs 38 crore since 2020 with over 3.6 KGs of contraband confiscated in the past 72 hours in separate raids.
The cannabis seizure has gone up many folds in recent years. The STF has made a seizure of over 84 quintals of cannabis in the last twenty months.
The arrested drug peddlers were natives of the Jagatsinghpur, Puri, and Balasore districts. They had a history of illegal trading in banned narcotic substances, Police Commissioner Soumendra Priyadarshi said.
