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Security forces clear 25 acres of illegal poppy fields in Manipur’s Kangpokpi districtSecurity forces in Manipur's Kangpokpi district have destroyed approximately 25 acres of illegal poppy cultivation. This joint operation, i...
Security forces wipe out 25 acres of illicit poppy in ManipurSecurity forces in Manipur's Kangpokpi district have eradicated approximately 25 acres of illicit poppy cultivation, preventing the product...
Assam Rifles dismantles 354 acres of illegal poppy cultivation in ManipurAssam Rifles destroyed 354 acres of illegal poppy fields in three Manipur districts during 2024. The force targeted Ukhrul, Churachandpur, ...
Manipur CM announces destruction of new poppy cultivation in Singngat Sub DivisionManipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh reported the discovery of new poppy cultivation in Suangkuang under Singngat Sub Division (Churachandp...
Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh says 16 hectares of illicit poppy fields destroyedThe state government earlier stated encroachment evictions from reserve forests and protected forests were done in the state to preserve fo...
Manipur government reconstitutes anti-narcotic task forceThe Manipur government has formed a reconstituted anti-narcotic task force with 18 members, including police officers and experts from vari...
All Chief ministers from North East must unite to wage war on drugs: N Biren SinghBiren tweeted, " I am deeply concerned by the alarming increase in illicit drug seizures within Mizoram in recent times. Having personally ...
Poppy farmers in Slovakia grapple with an unusual predicament: Swans addicted to opiumIn response to this peculiar predicament, animal rescuers and volunteers, including those from the Slovak Environmental Protection Agency, ...
Manipur violence: No particular community targeted, says state govtThe state government stated that since 2017 around 291 encroachers are evicted/removed from the forest land. These include several district...
Reason behind Manipur violence: The fear of being outnumberedThe demand for a National Register of Citizens (NRC) and shelter homes for people of Myanmar has re-established the fear of Meitei communit...
Manipur Violence: A clash between valley and hillsThe genesis of the violence that has gripped Manipur now lies in the ethnic and geographic division of the state. Manipur has people who li...
Manipur continues to be restive, mobile internet suspended for next five days, curfew in ChurachandpurThousands of people on Wednesday turned up for the ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ called by a student body in all the ten hill districts of Mani...
Myanmar immigrants responsible for deforestation, poppy cultivation, drug menace in Manipur: N Biren SinghIn a series of social media posts, the Chief Minister said, “To protect the state, the government has launched a green Manipur campaign, id...
After Manipur sees violence over eviction, Forest Minister Bhupender Yadav says government doing it's Constitutional dutyYadav told media persons in Imphal that under forest act of 1927 forest was a state subject after the amendment in 1976 forest was put in c...
Night curfew imposed in Manipur's Churachandpur amid violenceThe Manipur government has prohibited large gatherings and mobile internet services suspended in Churachandpur and Pherzawl district. Polic...
Manipur government prohibits large gatherings, suspends internet services in 2 districts after violence eruptsThe order stated "total shutdown called by the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum and the likelihood of mobilization of the public through so...
Manipur govt’s withdrawal from talks with militants await Home Ministry's approvalManipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi, and apprised him about the 'ground situation' and 'advers...
Manipur govt launches massive drive against large-scale illegal poppy cultivationA total of 703 people including five chiefs of hill villages have been arrested and over 400 acres poppy fields destroyed. In Ukhrul, Senap...
Afghan Taliban launch campaign to eradicate poppy cropAfghanistan is the world's biggest opium producer and a major source for heroin in Europe and Asia. Production spiraled over the past 20 ye...
- US concerned over illicit drug market in India
India has been listed in the "Majors List" of illegal drug transit and drug producing countries, a categorisation of nations which are over...