District and Sessions Judge-cum-District Legal Services Authority chairman Kanwaljit Singh Bajwa released 19 parrots at the Judicial Complex which were illegally kept at a farm house and were recovered in a raid conducted recently. Notably, it was with the efforts of vigilant wildlife activists that a farm owner in Nawanshahr was exposed during a raid. The birds were captured by the wildlife department after raiding the farmhouse. On the occasion, Bajwa said no one had a right to keep birds in captivity. He said people who trade in wildlife should be socially boycotted.

Challans no deterrent

People can be seen wandering on streets without wearing a mask and issuing of challans to Covid norms’ violators everyday is not serving the purpose in Nawanshahr. Not only this, even mandatory sample collection of violators for RT-PCR tests is also proving to be a no deterrent. The number of offenders in the district is increasing on daily basis.

Combating drug menace

Deputy Commissioner Dr Shena Aggarwal reviewed the progress of the anti-drug campaign in the district during a meeting with the district team. She also reviewed the programmes such as ‘Buddy’ and Drug Free India campaign. The DC directed all concerned departments to expedite their anti-drug awareness activities. The officials of the employment department were asked to provide maximum self-employment opportunities to the drug addicts so that they could be integrated into the mainstream of the society and the officers of the Sports and Youth Services Department were asked to draw up programmes through youth clubs to motivate the youth towards sports and other constructive activities so that they don’t fall prey to malpractices of drug abuse. The DC also directed to increase the number of drug-free villages in the district. TNS