A state-level function was organised at Convention Centre for the purpose. The theme of this year's programme was "Corruption-free India for a developed Nation".

Chandigarh Nov 17 PTI Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday demanded that a special task forces report on drug menace should be made public and a time-bound probe be initiated to catch the big fish responsible for narco-terrorismHe pointed out that the Congress had promised people in 2017 that it would break the backbone of drugs mafia in the state within four weeksBut according to the National Crime Record Bureau NCRB Reports from 2017 to 2020 Punjab has continuously retained the top position in crime rate in NDPS for the last four consecutive years said Sidhu in a series of tweetsHonble HC supplied a copy of STF report on drugs to the government But instead of proceeding as per law we are sitting on the STF report since February 2018 Even we have failed to extradite the other accused in this multi-crore drugs case The solution is to catch and punish the big fish he saidThe cricketer-turned-politician said according to the law the government has all the powersto proceed on the basis of the STF reportHence it STF report should be immediately made public an FIR should be registered on its basis and a time-bound investigation should be initiated to catch the big fishes responsible for narco-terrorism he said in another tweetSidhu has been demanding that the Congress government in Punjab make the STF report on drugs public PTI CHS VSD NSD NSD

Jamshedpur Oct 28 PTI In another case of witch hunting a 55-year-old woman was beaten to death in a village about 50 km from here by two of her neighbours for allegedly practising black magic a senior police official said on Thursday The woman was allegedly beaten mercilessly till she died on Wednesday evening Her husband who rushed to the spot to save her was driven away by the attackers the deputy superintendent of police Chandra Shekhar Azad said The half naked body of the woman was spotted some distance away from Mangad village on Thursday morning and the villagers informed the police immediately the official said Police rushed to the spot and arrested both the accused who had dumped the body in a bush a distance away The woman was attacked and assaulted following a complaint by the wife of one of the neighbours that she felt unwell ever since the woman visited their house and held her wrist on Wednesday evening locals said The victims husband told the police that she had been accused of being a witch and had been harassed by villagers A gram sabha was also held in the past against her Azad said prima facie that the incident seemed to be a fall out of an old personal enmity Police said it is unable to confirm the witchcraft angle to the killing before the conclusion of its investigation into the case The National Crime Record Bureau data for 2019 revealed that Jharkhand was ranked third in witch hunting cases and recorded 15 murders related to the crime Chhattisgarh with 22 murders was on top of the list Killing in the name of witch-hunting keep increasing despite taking up awareness campaigns strict action against the culprits and an existing rule to curb the menace Jharkhand has adopted the Prevention of Witch Daain Practices Act 2001 to stop such incidents PTI BS KK KK KK

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 16 (ANI): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said Telangana has become a hub for addicts as liquor sales are booming in the state.