Punjab: Ministers divide state into 4 zones to monitor action against drugs
3 weeks ago

Punjab: Ministers divide state into 4 zones to monitor action against drugs

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who is heading the five-member committee of cabinet ministers to monitor the ongoing action on the drug menace on Saturday said that the state has been divided into four zones while the health minister will oversee de-addiction efforts. Cheema said the members of the cabinet sub-committee have been assigned different districts between himself, Aman Arora, Tarunpreet Singh Sound, and Laljeet Singh Bhullar, to tighten the noose around drug traffickers. The fifth committee member, health minister Dr Balbir Singh, will oversee drug de-addiction activities in the state, Cheema said. Meanwhile, cabinet minister and AAP state chief Aman Arora called for a united front to combat the drug menace.

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Punjab: Minister Cheema leads meet to combat drug crisis in Tarn Taran
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Punjab: Minister Cheema leads meet to combat drug crisis in Tarn Taran

Hindustan Times  

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5-member ministers’ committee set up in Punjab to monitor action against drugs
3 weeks, 2 days ago

5-member ministers’ committee set up in Punjab to monitor action against drugs

Hindustan Times  

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High-level meeting on drugs enforcement to be held tomorrow
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India TV News  

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