We can't expect the drug problem to disappear in months: Punjab CM Amarinder SinghThis problem has become huge because of years of neglect and the failure to keep youth gainfully employed, says Punjab CM Amarinder Singh.
15 Jul, 2018, 02.08 AM IST
Will step up anti-drug battle: CMThe Punjab CM has recently come under attack from the state BJP that has accused him of doing little to curb the menace after a spate of dr...
06 Jul, 2018, 08.28 AM IST
Punjab government suggests death penalty to Centre for drug smugglersThe decision to make the recommendation to the Centre was taken by in a meeting of the Punjab Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Capt Amarin...
02 Jul, 2018, 07.17 PM IST
Will not allow Karnataka to become 'Udta Punjab': G ParameshwaraParameshewara said 65 Indian and 23 foreign nationals have been arrested in connection with drug-trafficking cases in the past two-and-a-ha...
24 Mar, 2017, 01.03 PM IST
Pakistan doing mischief on drug issue in Punjab: Rajnath SinghPunjab goes to polls on February 4 and opposition Congress and AAP have made drug problem a major poll issue, blaming SAD-BJP government fo...
24 Jan, 2017, 08.06 PM IST
People of Punjab impatient to root out Akali-BJP government: Arvind KejriwalElection Commission today announced the dates for the high-stakes Assembly elections in five states, including Goa and Punjab which will go...
04 Jan, 2017, 04.33 PM IST
Special law to crack down on drug mafia if voted to power: Amarinder Singh"All drugs cases would be dealt with on fast-track basis under the new law, which would be brought immediately after (government) formation...
28 Dec, 2016, 02.56 PM IST
Congress to bring law to free Punjab of drug menace: Rahul GandhiAddressing a dharna staged by the Congress here against the drugs menace also accused the Akalis of trying to set the film "Udta Punjab".
13 Jun, 2016, 04.28 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi virtually declares Amarinder as CM candidateVirtually announcing Amarinder Singh as Congress's chief ministerial candidate in Punjab, Rahul Gandhi said tackling the drug menace should...
18 Mar, 2016, 10.24 PM IST
Punjab sinking in drugs worth Rs 7,500 crore from Pakistan per year: AIIMSThis is a startling revelation given that almost all the heroin that comes to Punjab is through the Pakistan border, pumped in by smugglers...
15 Jan, 2016, 11.04 AM IST
Punjab minister Tota Singh suggests politicians undergo 'dope test'Tota Singh stoked a controversy by suggesting that there should be a mandatory 'dope test' for politicians contesting elections.
16 Aug, 2015, 03.22 PM IST
80 per cent youths in Punjab addicted to drugs: RamdevRamdev, who is Haryana's brand ambassador for promotion of Yoga and Ayurveda, today claimed that 80 per cent of youths in Punjab have falle...
08 May, 2015, 09.50 PM IST
Joint efforts by Centre, Punjab needed to fight drug menace: BJPBJP today said that coordinated efforts were required from the Punjab government and the Centre to fight the drug menace in the state.
14 Jan, 2015, 10.58 PM IST
Drug menace: Congress MLAs from Punjab to meet President Pranab Mukherjee on TuesdayHe alleged that the drug problem in Punjab had "flourished largely due to drug mafia's nexus" with powers that be in the State.
12 Jan, 2015, 07.09 PM IST
Shiromani Akali Dal holds dharna against drug menace near International BorderThe sit-in was announced by the party to "pressurize the Border Security Force to stop entry of drugs into the state from Pakistan side".
05 Jan, 2015, 02.23 PM IST
BJP chief Amit Shah to take up the issue of drug menace in PunjabRecently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi too had taken up the issue of drugs in Punjab in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ speech on AIR.
30 Dec, 2014, 10.32 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi pitches for anti-drug campaign in PunjabRahul Gandhi asked NSUI to roll out an anti-drug campaign & said he will support it in every possible manner to discourage youths from taki...
16 Oct, 2014, 07.04 PM IST