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He also stated the government would “adopt a compassionate approach towards young people who had already fallen into addiction and extend every possible support to help them recover"
The campaign comes close on the heels of a row that erupted following the death of a Dalit villager, who was reportedly under pressure to apologise for questioning Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema over the supply of ‘chitta (synthetic drugs)’ in the State.
The three-day conference, being organised by the Wisdom Islamic Students Organisation State committee, urged parents, teachers and heads of educational institutions to take preventive measures against ideologies promoting the use of alcohol and drugs.
Makwana, who visited the deceased man’s home village of Toor Banjara, said Gulzar had spoken out against the drug menace, which was ruining the lives of youth in the area
Gulzar Singh, a 47-year-old from Dirba in Sangrur district, died on September 7. His family said he had questioned Harpal Cheema about the supply of drugs in the area during an event in Dirba
An Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drugs case, official media reported on Saturday. The presenter, Sarah Khalifa, 39, is best known for her programme Mission Impossible, which dealt with issues concerning security and crime. The state-linked Al-Ahram newspaper said a Cairo court sentenced “Khalifa and 11 other defendants to death by hanging on charges of forming an organised criminal gang...
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