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1. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)?
Anurag Garg, an IPS officer from the 1993 batch of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the Director General of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). Previously serving as the Additional DG in the Border Security Force (BSF), he will lead the NCB until May 23, 2026, or until further instructions are issued. This appointment comes after CRPF DG Anish Dayal Singh held the position in an additional capacity following S N Pradhan's retirement, marking a significant leadership change in India's drug enforcement agency.