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Easy access, rising addiction: The new face of Northeast’s drug problemNortheast India’s narcotics crisis is no longer confined to cross-border trafficking. As heroin becomes widely available across parts of As...
Pregabalin moved to Schedule H1 as centre cracks down on drug misusePregabalin, a nerve pain medication, now faces stricter controls. The Union health ministry has moved it to Schedule H1. This change aims t...
Punjab's drug abuse crisis has reached alarming levels, says Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has voiced grave concern regarding Punjab's escalating drug crisis and its devastating human impact. A bench noted the al...
"Will personally take farmers to meeting with Center on May 4": Punjab CM Bhagwant MannPunjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann supports the farmers' movement and plans to take them for talks with the Center on May 4. He emphasizes...
Amarinder calls for a national policy to tackle drug menacePunjab CM sought Modi's personal intervention for the formulation of a national policy focusing on three components.
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.
'Udta Punjab' to be screened at AIIMS for doctorsAIIMS are mulling screening 'Udta Punjab' on the campus to make the resident doctors aware of the different aspects of drug abuse & addicti...
Addicts in Punjab getting attracted to medicine-based drug: NCBNarcotics Control Bureau (NCB) here, the Home Minister discussed the narcotic scenario in Punjab and steps taken to check the incidents of ...
Udti khabar: Drugs to be poll issue in PunjabPunjab chief minister M Sukhbir Badal often points to widespread drug abuse in Goa, Delhi and Himachal not getting the same attention as th...
Rahul Gandhi to lead protest against drug menace in PunjabGandhi had raised the issue of rampant drug abuse among youths in Punjab way back in 2012 when he was subjected to ridicule and abuse by th...
Sukhbir Singh Badal misleading people on drug menace in Punjab: Arvind KejriwalAam Aadmi Party Convener Arvind Kejriwal accused Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal of trying to mislead people by quoting 'f...
Joint committee set up to check drug smuggling: GovernmentA joint committee comprising four ministries, including Home Affairs, Health and Finance, has been constituted.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment sanctions 28 new de-addiction centres in PunjabThe Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment on Friday sanctioned 28 new de-addiction centres in Punjab to curb menaces of drug abuse.
Drug addiction in Punjab is national problem: Parkash Singh BadalFacing strident criticism over large-scale substance abuse in Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said the state government is...
Ban on sale of narcotics in other states: SAD's Sukhbir Singh Badal asks CentreBadal blamed people with vested interests for defaming Punjab on the issue of drug abuse in the state.
- Government to conduct nationwide survey on drug abuse
With a view to check increasing drug abuse among youths, the government would conduct a nationwide survey on use of narcotics.
- Congress, Akali Dal clash over Rahul Gandhi's drug remark in Punjab
The Akali Dal on its part termed as "immature" Rahul's remark yesterday that seven out of 10 youths in Punjab have a drug problem,