Kerala is in the grip of a surging drug crisis. The state is cracking down, but the ground is slipping under its feet. Why?Kerala grapples with a mounting drug crisis, surpassing Punjab in drug-related cases, with both urban and rural areas impacted. The rise in...
23 Mar, 2025, 12.52 AM IST
"Drug menace in Kerala now becoming extremely serious": Shashi Tharoor calls for united effort to address the issueTharoor has proposed a multi-pronged approach to address the issue. He advocated for a "war on drugs" in Kerala, with a focus on consciousn...
03 Mar, 2025, 06.42 PM IST
LDF, UDF acknowledge rising violence in Kerala, cite drug abuse as key factorThe ruling LDF and opposition UDF in Kerala agree that violence is escalating due to drug use. While the government claims effective enforc...
01 Mar, 2025, 04.53 PM IST
Kerala to launch first ever project on collection, disposal of expired medicinesKerala's Drugs Control Department is set to launch the 'nPROUD' project, a first in the country, to collect and dispose of expired and unus...
19 Feb, 2025, 10.31 AM IST
Hema Committee Report: Opposition slams govt inaction, asks five questionsThe Congress-led opposition in Kerala raised five crucial questions about the Hema Committee report, accusing the government of shielding k...
28 Aug, 2024, 02.29 PM IST
Concerned over rising drug abuse among youth in Kerala, CM Vijayan calls for society's support of govt interventionsKerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched a crackdown on drug trafficking in the southern Indian state. Addressing the Internatio...
26 Jun, 2023, 03.17 PM IST
Producer Sandra Thomas opens up about ongoing drug row in Malayalam film industrySandra Thomas, a producer, has acknowledged that there is rampant usage of drugs on sets in the Malayalam film industry.
09 May, 2023, 09.32 PM IST
Kerala film bodies come together to ban actors Shane Nigam, Sreenath Bhasi; Here's whyKerala film bodies including FEFKA, AMMA, and KFPA jointly banned actors Shane Nigam and Sreenath Bhasi, sparking a new controversy in the ...
25 Apr, 2023, 08.46 PM IST
Four-drug mix for COVID-19 can work wonders, say Kerala doctorsCOVID-19 patients require intensive observation and prompt tests, but this pioneering treatment, based on a four-drug mix, is earning globa...
11 Apr, 2020, 10.35 PM IST
Covid: Tipplers tackle acute withdrawal symptoms as defacto prohibition takes holdWith all liquor outlets, bars and pubs having had to down their shutters as part of the 21-day lockdown against the spread of Covid-19, an ...
29 Mar, 2020, 09.12 PM IST
Maharashtra tops list of deaths due to drug abuse: GovernmentThe drug abuse and addiction suicides reported in 2012 were 4,008, which climbed up to 4,591 in 2013 and then fell by almost 21% in 2014.
22 Jul, 2016, 09.56 AM IST
Illicit brews, drugs and spurious Ayurveda medicines boom in drying KeralaKerala’s decision to drastically reduce availability of liquor, has given rise to parallel market for its substitutes ranging from illicit ...
29 Nov, 2014, 05.29 AM IST
More than 2,500 farmers committed suicide in Andhra Pradesh in 2012The farm suicides in AP have gone up from 2,206 in 2011 to 2,572 in 2012, Minister of State for Agriculture Tariq Anwar said "yes" in Rajya...
09 Dec, 2013, 07.25 PM IST
Return of Italian marines is India's diplomatic success: HK Dua"Forcing" Italy to return its marines for trial in the case relating to Indian fishermen's murder is a major "diplomatic success" for the c...
24 Mar, 2013, 07.42 PM IST
- Punjab seeks withdrawal of proposed tax on NRI remittances
Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately withdraw any proposal to impose 12.36 per cent tax on remi...
05 Jul, 2012, 08.37 PM IST
- India needs to rectify its 'failures': Amartya Sen
Though India's progress on certain aspects like the economic growth is noteworthy, it has to address "huge shortfalls" in other areas like ...
14 Aug, 2007, 11.00 PM IST
- India needs to rectify its 'failures' to progress well: Sen
Though India's progress on certain aspects like the economic growth is noteworthy, it has to address "huge shortfalls" in other areas like ...
14 Aug, 2007, 10.16 PM IST