Manipur governor reviews narcotics trends, seeks tighter border surveillance and coordinated operationsManipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla led the 10th State Level NCORD meeting, emphasizing enhanced coordination among law enforcement and secu...
17 Nov, 2025, 09.32 PM IST
Delhi govt directs all pharmaceutical shops to install CCTV cameras to regulate sale of drugs without prescriptionsDelhi government mandates CCTV installation in all pharmacies by July 2025. This aims to stop the sale of low-quality and dual-use medicine...
25 Jul, 2025, 12.34 PM IST
Poppy cultivation on over 27,000 acres destroyed, 1,062 arrested in Jharkhand in FY'25: OfficialIn Jharkhand, authorities destroyed illegal poppy cultivation across 27,015 acres in the financial year 2024-25, leading to 1,062 arrests, ...
15 Apr, 2025, 07.20 PM IST
India, Tanzania join forces to combat drug trafficking with new MoUIndia's home ministry approved an MoU between its Narcotics Control Bureau and Tanzania’s Drugs Control and Enforcement Authority to tackle...
17 Feb, 2025, 10.29 PM IST
Uttarakhand chief secretary Radha Raturi expresses strong displeasure at districts for missing NCORD meetingsUttarakhand chief secretary Radha Raturi reprimanded district magistrates for failing to organize district-level NCORD meetings. She direct...
23 Dec, 2024, 08.37 PM IST
Delhi to be drug-free in 3 years, LG Saxena directs coordinated crackdownDelhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has instructed the Delhi Police, Narcotics Control Bureau, and other departments to make Delhi drug-fre...
02 Dec, 2024, 07.53 AM IST
War on Drugs: Institutional backing, teamwork result in ₹18,000cr haulIndia's increased drug seizures stem from a three-point strategy by the Centre. This includes bolstering institutional frameworks, inter-ag...
15 Oct, 2024, 12.11 AM IST
1933 - India's first toll-free national anti-narcotics helpline all set to be launchedUnion Home Minister Amit Shah is set to launch the first-ever national toll-free narcotics helpline, MANAS (Madak Padarth Nisedh Asuchna Ke...
15 Jul, 2024, 09.22 PM IST
Big drug hauls in Punjab; nationally, seizures up 160% in a decadeSeizure of drugs by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) across all states have gone up by 160% between 2014 and December 2023 when compared ...
30 May, 2024, 12.56 AM IST
Modi govt to root out drugs from India; not allow smuggling of narcotics through country, says Amit ShahAmit Shah said, "We have decided that we will not allow any kind of narcotics trade in India nor will we allow any drugs to be smuggled thr...
26 Jun, 2023, 01.26 PM IST
40,000 kg drugs destroyed in Northeast in virtual presence of Amit Shah"Approx 40,000 kg of drugs were destroyed in Northeastern states in presence of Union Home Minister, Shri @AmitShah. By NCB in Guwahati- 11...
09 Oct, 2022, 12.42 PM IST
Over 500,000 offenders in India's first narco filesThe narco traffickers' database is only accessible to law enforcement agencies and state police for investigation and monitoring purposes, ...
12 Sep, 2022, 12.16 AM IST
India's first portal on arrested narco offenders gets operationalThe portal--NIDAAN or the National Integrated Database on Arrested Narco-offenders--has been developed by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB...
17 Aug, 2022, 02.41 PM IST
NCB set to get more teeth as MHA approves 18,000 additional postsAt present, NCB has 1,100 personnel across the country. The agency had sought clearance for 3,000 vacancies at various levels, including de...
09 May, 2022, 01.02 AM IST
Afghanistan, Pak, NE neighborhood fueling India's drug concernsOften, the drug traffickers are using the Indian shores because shipments emanating from India are scrutinised less suspiciously by global ...
04 Jan, 2022, 04.48 AM IST
Home Minister Shah seeks creation of task force to check narcotics abuseTo stop the misuse of dual-use prescription medicines, a standing Inter-Ministerial Committee under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare...
28 Dec, 2021, 06.53 AM IST
Home Ministry wants 3,000 extra posts at NCBThe Narcotics Control Bureau is currently in the news over the arrest of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son, Aryan Khan, under the Na...
27 Oct, 2021, 12.25 AM IST