AAP govt in Punjab failed on every front: Senior BJP leader Tarun ChughBJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh urged saving Punjab from the AAP government, citing a rise in drug trafficking, mafia activities...
31 May, 2026, 09.42 PM IST
For both the compulsive trader and careful investor: 25 stocks to watch if risk appetite returns; some with upside potential, some notIf the price of crude oil softens, Indian equities may again see a risk-on phase. Tariff concerns are no longer the central issue; the larg...
24 May, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
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...
22 May, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
All major pharmacy chains, hospital-based medical stores, Jan Aushadhi Kendras to remain open on May 20Pharmacies nationwide will stay open on May 20. This defies a strike called by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists against...
19 May, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Video: Row erupts over 'intoxicated' Bhagwant Mann. BJP, Congress attack Punjab CM, say 'same man who promises drug-free state'Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is facing sharp criticism from leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress over ...
02 May, 2026, 07.00 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
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...
12 Jun, 2016, 11.14 AM IST
Is the uproar over Udta Punjab a sign of things to come in the run-up to the polls in Punjab?As the CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani contended, the references in the movie are “defamatory” of the state.
09 Jun, 2016, 03.26 AM IST
Congress, SAD in Punjab 'ruined' each and every household: Arvind KejriwalKejriwal indicated that drug issue in Punjab is going to be major poll plank and claimed that his party is "going to win the elections" in ...
08 May, 2016, 11.05 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi slams Punjab's SAD-BJP government over drug menace, farm crisisAccusing Punjab government of not being serious about eliminating drug problem, Rahul said Congress has to make sure that steps are taken t...
16 Apr, 2016, 10.09 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi slams Akali government for not being serious on Punjab drug issue"The drug problem is a very serious issue in Punjab and it has always been a serious one. But the Akali government has ignored it," Rahul G...
16 Apr, 2016, 04.52 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
Don't brand Punjabis as drug addicts: Dy CM Sukhbir BadalBadal said even Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had extended appreciation and lauded Punjab for providing strong, fit and brave Punjabi y...
15 Aug, 2015, 05.55 PM IST
Some forces are out to play politics on drug issue: Sukhbir Singh BadalClaiming that Punjab has turned power surplus, the deputy chief minister said the dream envisioned by the SAD-BJP government in 2007 has be...
26 Jan, 2015, 05.58 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
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
National Drug Policy required to curb menace: Capt Amarinder"Drugs from Pakistan have been an ongoing problem for years and despite the BSF's best efforts, drugs do slip by and enter the market."
22 Jan, 2014, 04.07 PM IST