Facebook Pixel Sukhu govt tables bills to tackle drug menace, organised crime | Hindustan Times Jammu - newspaper - Lee esta historia en Magzter.com
Vuélvete ilimitado con Magzter GOLD

Vuélvete ilimitado con Magzter GOLD

Obtenga acceso ilimitado a más de 9000 revistas, periódicos e historias Premium por solo

$149.99
 
$74.99/Año

Intentar ORO - Gratis

Sukhu govt tables bills to tackle drug menace, organised crime

Hindustan Times Jammu

|

March 27, 2025

The Himachal government on Wednesday tabled two bills aimed at tackling the drug menace and increased organised crime, in the assembly during the ongoing budget session.

- Shailee Dogra

SHIMLA:

The Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government introduced the Himachal Pradesh Anti-Drug Bill, 2025, that provides higher punishment to government officials involved in the illicit trade and peddlers selling drugs to minors.

The bill introduced by health minister Dhani Ram Shandil is aimed at curbing drug abuse through legal measures and promoting rehabilitation and reintegration of addicts.

The bill provides for establishing a state fund to finance de-addiction, rehabilitation, preventive education and livelihood support for individuals.

MÁS HISTORIAS DE Hindustan Times Jammu

Hindustan Times Jammu

Beyond Cannes, enduring legacy of ‘Amma Ariyan’

Iconoclast director John Abraham's Amma Ariyan (Report to Mother/Malayalam/1986) was screened at Cannes 2026 in its new avatar, a restored 4k version, to a packed house on Sunday.

time to read

3 mins

May 19, 2026

Hindustan Times Jammu

TCS asks managers to place 5% staff in lowest band

A month after completing its biggest retrenchment exercise, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) asked managers to classify roughly 5% of employees in the company’s lowest performance band during the latest appraisal cycle, according to an internal email reviewed by Mint and confirmed by an executive.

time to read

2 mins

May 19, 2026

Hindustan Times Jammu

Hindustan Times Jammu

Shaping a new era of industrial cooperation

The approaches of India and Sweden reflect a broader belief that climate action can create jobs, expand opportunity, strengthen energy security and improve lives

time to read

3 mins

May 19, 2026

Hindustan Times Jammu

Wake-up call from Ukraine

The Moscow drone death shines light on a war that has been obscured by the Iran conflict

time to read

2 mins

May 19, 2026

Hindustan Times Jammu

Hindustan Times Jammu

Living austerely in this world riven by conflict

Spending, investing, and planning in mega terms for India to develop is one thing; reckless splurging, with scant regard for the natural environment thrown into the process, is another. We must make our choices carefully

time to read

5 mins

May 17, 2026

Hindustan Times Jammu

Making the Capital's EV policy women-friendly

With the Prime Minister calling for reducing fuel usage to offset the impact of the war in West Asia, this might be an opportune moment to look at alternatives with a focus on women.

time to read

2 mins

May 17, 2026

Hindustan Times Jammu

Iran to announce Hormuz mechanism, collect fees

Iran has prepared a mechanism to manage traffic through the Strait of Hormuz along a designated route that will be unveiled soon, the head of the Iranian parliament's national security committee Ebrahim Azizi said on Saturday.

time to read

1 min

May 17, 2026

Hindustan Times Jammu

Hindustan Times Jammu

Some very personal frames of Raghu Rai

For Raghu Rai, the camera was his life, but through it, it was also his way of teaching people the art of living.

time to read

3 mins

May 17, 2026

Hindustan Times Jammu

4 of Indian-origin held in kidnapping, extortion case

Canadian police arrested four Indian-origin persons from Calgary, Alberta, and are looking for a fifth in connection with a kidnapping incident related to extortion, Calgary police service (CPS) on Friday said.

time to read

1 min

May 17, 2026

Hindustan Times Jammu

Hindustan Times Jammu

Cockroaches remark directed at fake degree holders, CJI clarifies

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday maintained that his oral observations a day earlier, referring to some people as “cockroaches” and “parasites”, were not directed at the youth of the country but at individuals who had entered professions such as law and media using “fake and bogus degrees”.

time to read

1 min

May 17, 2026

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size