Punjab General News
Police to track drug supply chain in MP, Rajasthan
Friday, 18/10/2013
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131018/punjab.htm#1
Phul (Bathinda) : Buoyed by its successful operation against a Karnal-based (Haryana) drug manufacturer, the Punjab Police now plans to take the battle right to the source of opium and poppy husk in other parts of the country, particularly Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Delhi supplier held in drug haul case
Friday, 18/10/2013
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Chandigarh : The police has arrested a Delhi-based supplier who is said to have anchored a major supply chain to medicine shops storing and selling banned medicines. More arrests related to the case are likely to follow in the region. The police has been following leads it got after the seizure of synthetic drug worth Rs 100 crore by the Patiala police from Karnal last week.
Health officials come under scanner for drug trafficking
Wednesday, 16/10/2013
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131016/punjab.htm#2
Chandigarh : The police is probing the role of some officials in the Health Department in four major drug seizures in the recent past. The officials had allegedly facilitated the transportation of banned drugs. The role of the health officials has been traced right from the beginning of the supply chain in Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
243 dengue cases in Ludhiana, officials on toes
Tuesday, 15/10/2013
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131015/punjab.htm#1
More than 500 dengue cases have been reported in the state so far with Ludhiana district registering 243 cases.
Phailin leaves trail of destruction, but evacuations limit deaths to 20
Monday, 14/10/2013
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BHUBANESWAR/GOPALPUR: Cyclone Phailin left a trail of destruction in Odisha, knocking out lakhs of homes affecting nine million people and wrecking the vital Gopalpur and Paradip ports but mass evacuation saved thousands of lives.
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