Punjab, Sept. 22 -- Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates the third national conference of state and union territory Anti-Narcotics Task Force heads in New Delhi today. The two-day meeting is built around the targets in the Vision Document on Narcotics Control 2026-2029.

Who is in the room

ANTF heads from all 36 states and union territories, plus representatives of other departments, at a conference organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau on 22 and 23 September. The theme is "United Resolve, Shared Responsibility".

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