"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...
29 Mar, 2025, 07.36 PM IST
ED conducts multi-state raids in cough syrup drugs case; nabs 2 NCB accusedThe Enforcement Directorate seized cash and jewellery worth Rs 2 crore and apprehended two accused involved in a drugs case. The raids were...
17 Feb, 2025, 03.57 PM IST
NIA can probe unscheduled offences linked with scheduled offences: SCA division bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and NK Singh clarified the legal position while upholding the order of the Punjab & Hary...
16 Dec, 2024, 11.55 PM IST
It's now 'cocaine' Congress: BJP ups ante against opposition over alleged links with drug haul 'kingpin'The BJP has accused Congress of involvement in drugs after Tushar Goyal's arrest over a Rs 5,600 crore drug seizure. They allege Congress i...
04 Oct, 2024, 04.34 PM IST
Haryana Assembly Polls: Migration via 'dunki' route, drug abuse echo loud among votersThe article highlights the dual challenges faced by Haryana: rising unemployment leading to youth migration and the growing drug menace. Vi...
30 Sep, 2024, 03.01 PM IST
Over 1 lakh hand prints obtained in world record campaign against drug abuseThe Kalgidhar Trust has set a world record by collecting over one lakh hand impressions as a symbolic oath to promote a drug-free society. ...
24 Jul, 2023, 05.24 PM IST
View: India needs a drug policy based on science, compassion, health and human rightsThe Indian State and society are still unsure whether a drug addict is a criminal or a diseased person. The NDPS Act throws a drug user beh...
27 Oct, 2021, 11.12 PM IST
Centre readies action plan for districts affected by drug abuseIn both Punjab and Haryana, drug addiction is a major political issue as well. While 18 of the 22 districts in Punjab are among those ident...
09 Feb, 2020, 11.17 PM IST
Narendra Modi slams Pak for pushing drugs into India; also attacks INLD, JJPWithout naming anyone, he also hit out at the INLD and its breakaway Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), alleging that the Chautala clan was fighti...
19 Oct, 2019, 08.14 PM IST
After Punjab, It’s Udta Haryana: drug abuse emerges top election issueHow chronic the problem has become is evident from numerous wall writings in villages with phone numbers for rehabilitation centres.
15 Oct, 2019, 06.44 AM IST
Caffeine no different from cocaine in Punjab textbooksIn fact, the chapter nowhere explains in detail what addiction is, and only briefly touches upon the long-term damage addiction causes to t...
29 Jul, 2018, 11.58 AM 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
As nation debates sealing of international border in Punjab, locals in border area struggle to fight drug menaceOf the nearly 550-km long international border, nearly 50 kms of riverine areas have been the preferred routes of drug peddlers.
20 Jan, 2016, 04.28 AM IST
NATO forces retreat from Afghanistan a challenge: NCBTop anti-narcotics agencies today discussed measures to curb a spurt in cross-border narcotics smuggling and drugs trafficking that may res...
16 Jan, 2015, 10.32 PM IST
- 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,
12 Oct, 2012, 09.32 PM IST
- Pharmaceutical drug abuse increasing in India: UN0
Pharmaceutical drug abuse is increasing in South Asia, particularly India a trend the UN says will increase the risk of diseases like HIV/A...
24 Jun, 2008, 11.43 AM IST
- Rahul Mahajan case: Police conducting raids
Raids were being conducted in various parts of the capital to trace Sahil, the fourth person supposed to have visited the residence of late...
03 Jun, 2006, 02.10 PM IST