Saurabh Rajput Murder Case: Accused suffering from drug withdrawal symptoms in jail, says PoliceMuskan Rastogi and her lover, Sahil Shukla, are undergoing treatment for drug withdrawal in jail after allegedly killing and dismembering h...
24 Mar, 2025, 03.30 PM IST
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq lauds J&K police for action against drug peddlersHurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has praised the Jammu and Kashmir Police for their efforts in cracking down on drug dealers and peddler...
03 Dec, 2024, 12.37 AM IST
Drug abuse bane of Kashmir, likely to pose challenge for new J-K govtKashmir is facing a significant rise in drug abuse, particularly heroin among youth. Rehabilitation centers are overwhelmed, and the Jammu ...
29 Sep, 2024, 05.05 PM IST
Punjab govt mulls decriminalising drug use, addicts caught with small amounts to be rehabilitated"Under this policy, drug addicts or people with substance use disorders caught with small amounts of drugs will be sent to de-addiction cen...
21 Jun, 2023, 09.49 PM IST
Most of the narcotic drugs are shipped in Pakistan, says Home Minister Amit ShahAll the government departments such as revenue, social welfare, education and culture should join hands with the health department in the d...
24 Mar, 2023, 05.31 PM IST
Narco-terrorism originating from 'neighbouring country' big challenge: J&K LG Manoj SinhaThe centre, the first-of-its-kind in Jammu province, is coming up at a cost of Rs 5.57 crore - Rs 3.57 crore under smart city project and R...
12 Feb, 2022, 03.56 PM IST
View: Drug abuse affects more people than Covid yet we bury the issueIf you believe that drug abuse can’t be compared to the Covid-19 pandemic, do browse through India’s first-ever large-scale, nationwide sur...
07 Feb, 2021, 10.15 AM IST
Demi Lovato needs time to heal, but assures she will keep fighting after suspected drug overdoseThe singer opens up about her battle with drug addiction two weeks after being hospitalised.
06 Aug, 2018, 12.41 PM IST
How Punjab is fighting the drug menaceThe chief minister says the efforts of the special task force, police and intelligence agencies have led to a decline in supplies of heroin...
15 Jul, 2018, 12.47 PM IST
National policy to fight drug abuse on cardsA group of ministers (GoM) headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh gave its go-ahead to the policy in July and now the ministry of social jus...
06 Sep, 2017, 11.16 PM IST
Eight-year-old system revived to fight drugsThe committee was constituted in 2008 to advise the government on issues connected with drug demand reduction, education and awareness buil...
07 Oct, 2016, 01.24 AM IST
UK scientists find new cancer-killing techniqueScientists in the UK have found a new way to combat cancer by getting tumour cells addicted to drugs that will kill them in minutes. BH3-mi...
02 Feb, 2016, 06.26 PM IST
Drug issue: Parkash Singh Badal asks political parties not to malign PunjabChief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said that Punjab alone was fighting the nation's war against drugs despite it now being a "cosmopolitan"...
25 Jun, 2015, 03.40 PM IST
Dope test be made mandatory for applying for govt job: Punjab MinisterPunjab Health and Family Welfare Minister has pitched for making dope test mandatory for candidates applying for govt jobs or any other ser...
09 Jan, 2015, 06.01 PM IST
Centre assures support to Punjab on drug problemAn assurance to this effect was given by Meenai to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal during her meeting with the latter.
07 Jul, 2014, 01.52 PM IST
Need to make drug addicts productive members of society: Pranab MukherjeeThe fight against the menace should not be confined to reducing the availability of drugs but also deal with social condition.
26 Jun, 2014, 04.49 PM IST
- 'Civil society should fight drug trafficking in state'
Stating that proximity to border areas has made Punjab vulnerable to drug trafficking, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge Vijayendra J...
14 Oct, 2007, 05.30 AM IST