389 posts for narcotics control bureau; order issued redeploying excise officers | Thiruvananthapuram News

Thiruvananthapuram: State govt has redeployed existing officers of excise department and assigned additional responsibilities for functioning of Kerala State Narcotics Control Bureau to more effectively prevent and investigate drug-related offences.Bureau has been permitted to begin functioning with 389 posts — 367 posts redeployed and 22 posts assigned additional charge — without creating any new posts.Bureau…

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TN extends support to Kerala’s Operation Toofan; Ramesh Chennithala meets CM Vijay | Thiruvananthapuram News

Kerala home minister Ramesh Chennithala with Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay Joseph in Chennai Thiruvananthapuram: Tamil Nadu has extended its support to Kerala’s anti-drug campaign, Operation Toofan: The Narco Hunt, with home minister Ramesh Chennithala meeting Tamil Nadu chief minister Joseph Vijay in Chennai on Wednesday to strengthen inter-state cooperation against narcotics trafficking.During the meeting,…

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‘Operation Toofan’: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to join actor Mohanlal for anti-drug awareness event | Chennai News

Mohanlal, Vijay to share stage at Kerala anti-drug event CHENNAI: Kerala home minister Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday said chief minister C Joseph Vijay has accepted his invitation to visit Kerala and share the stage with actor Mohanlal at a major anti-drug awareness event.Chennithala met Vijay at secretariat to discuss about ‘Operation Toofan’.Speaking to reporters after…

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Op Toofan: Interstate co-op planned to check drug trafficking | Thiruvananthapuram News

Each participating state would appoint a nodal officer of SP rank or above, while central agencies would also nominate nodal officers to facilitate real-time intelligence sharing and joint enforcement operations – AI image Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Friday proposed a permanent interstate coordination mechanism involving the five southern states and central agencies to strengthen action against…

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South Indian States, Central agencies to form permanent anti-drug coordination network

Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala convening a meeting of senior police officials of south Indian States and authorities of Central enforcement agencies in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.  | Photo Credit: Special arrangement A permanent interstate coordination mechanism involving the police forces of south Indian States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, along with the…

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In Kerala, UDF govt’s liquor policy, mineral sand mining plans face growing resistance | Thiruvananthapuram News

Thiruvananthapuram: The decision to grant tax relief to low-alcohol beverages is snowballing into a controversy within both the govt and the Congress, amid indications that CM V D Satheesan did not discuss the proposal either in the cabinet or within the party before it was announced in the budget.Excise minister M Liju is learnt to…

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Op Toofan: Home min issues ‘final warning’ to gig workers | Thiruvananthapuram News

Thiruvananthapuram: Home minister Ramesh Chennithala has issued a stern warning to those who allegedly use online food delivery platforms as a cover for trafficking and distributing narcotic substances.“There are people who deliver food ordered online to homes. Serious complaints have also been raised against some of them. This is the final warning. Whatever has been…

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Mohanlal ‘Toofan Warrior’, extends support to Kerala govt’s anti-narcotic drive | Thiruvananthapuram News

T’puram: Operation Toofan, the anti-narcotic drive of the state govt, got a fillip as actor Mohanlal joined hands with Kerala police as its ‘Toofan Warrior’.The actor met home minister Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday, expressing full support to ‘Operation Toofan the Narco Hunt’, a special mission led by police with the aim of making the state…

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Operation Toofan: Banned narcotics amounting to Rs 10cr seized, says Chennithala | Thiruvananthapuram News

Ramesh Chennithala at the coordination meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s anti-drug campaign, ‘Operation Toofan: The Narco Hunt’, has led to the seizure of banned narcotics amounting to Rs 10 crore so far, home minister Ramesh Chennithala said here on Tuesday.Addressing a news conference after an inter-agency coordination meeting at the police headquarters, Chennithala…

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Cyber police register case over alleged fake Facebook post defaming Rahim | Thiruvananthapuram News

Thiruvananthapuram: Cyber police registered a case in connection with an allegedly defamatory social media post targeting Rajya Sabha MP A A Rahim, officials said on Monday.According to the police, the complaint was filed against the user of a Facebook account identified as Sreekanth Palickathode. The accused are alleged to have created and circulated a fabricated…

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