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...
13 Nov, 2025, 09.06 PM IST
Manipur govt directs forest officials to remain on high alert to prevent poppy cultivationThe Manipur government has ordered heightened vigilance among forest officials to prevent poppy cultivation, particularly as the sowing sea...
12 Sep, 2025, 12.05 AM IST
Mob tries to halt poppy destruction drive in Kangpokpi, ManipurA mob armed with sticks attempted to stop a poppy destruction drive in Kangpokpi, Manipur, as part of the state's War on Drugs campaign. Th...
02 Feb, 2025, 10.09 AM IST
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, ...
14 Dec, 2024, 11.12 PM IST
Wife of missing Meitei man protests in ManipurLaishram Kamal Babu's wife and other women are protesting in Manipur for his return, claiming he disappeared from an army camp. Manipur aut...
02 Dec, 2024, 07.52 PM IST
Manipur sees significant drop in poppy cultivation, Chief Minister Biren Singh saysSingh had previously stated that from 1987 to 2021, 877 square kilometers of forest cover in Manipur were destroyed, primarily due to illeg...
26 Jun, 2024, 09.57 PM IST
3,010 acres of illegal poppy cultivation destroyed in Manipur: GovernorThe Governor added that the ‘War on Drugs 2.0' is now going on and in 2023, 72.9 kg heroin, 147.1 kg opium, 195.2 kg ganja (marijuana), 111...
29 Feb, 2024, 12.16 AM IST
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...
27 Nov, 2023, 09.24 PM IST
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...
15 Nov, 2023, 08.27 PM IST
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...
01 Jan, 2023, 09.05 AM IST
Record-high opium production in Afghanistan creates multiple challenges for region and beyond: UNThe UNODC report noted opium cultivation increased by 63 per cent; from 201,000 hectares in 2016 to an estimated 328,000 hectares in 2017.
22 May, 2018, 12.37 PM IST
191 acres of illegal poppy plantations destroyed in ArunachalPrior to carrying out the drive, the DC briefed the teams that destroying illicit poppy cultivation was very important to make the drugs gr...
22 Feb, 2017, 11.45 AM IST
FEMA cases filed against 15 companies over Rs 17,789.9 crore: GovernmentGovernment has filed cases under FEMA amounting to Rs 17,789.9 crore against 15 companies that have received FDI from tax havens.
29 Jul, 2016, 05.55 PM IST
India red-flags illegal opium from TurkeyLikely to cap imports and monitor consignments as poppy seeds flooding the local mkt hurting domestic producers.
26 Jul, 2014, 04.34 AM IST
- Government unveils policy to curb illicit narcotic drugs
The government has given its go-ahead to a national policy framework to control and regulate narcotic drugs.
13 Jan, 2012, 05.37 AM IST
- Government unveils policy to curb illicit narcotics
The government today announced a national policy to control and regulate narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances to stop the menace of t...
12 Jan, 2012, 02.47 PM IST
- 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...
18 Sep, 2007, 09.40 AM IST