Jammu, Aug. 25 -- Taking serious note of people's allegations about the easy availability of narcotics and psychotropic substances around educational institutions, Education Minister Sakina Itoo, on Monday, directed authorities that the campaign against the eradication of drugs must go beyond speeches.
The Education Minister chaired a first-of-its-kind stakeholders' meeting on the burning issue of drug de-addiction across Jammu and Kashmir.
Apart from officers of different departments, representatives of NGOs, doctors, experts, civil society members, and other stakeholders, present both in person and through virtual mode.
During the meeting, participants voiced serious concern over the rampant rise of drug abuse among children and youth ...