Vijayawada: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has expressed the hope that Andhra Pradesh can be freed from the sway of narcotics in three to four months. Jagan Reddy also asked the officials to curb illicit liquor brewing and sales, improve the functioning of women police in village/ward secretariats and implement Disha Act and App in an effective manner. The …
The unprecedented situation arising out of the COVID-19-induced lockdown may have shattered the lives of many rendering them jobless and struggling for survival, but for some unscrupulous people desperate to make a fast buck it opened up new opportunities in illegal liquor sale. With the government opening liquor shops from May 4, the focus shifted to smuggling of Non-Duty Paid …