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Karnataka CM Shivakumar warns of ban on pan masala, gutka containing narcotic substancesKarnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has vowed to ban pan masala and gutka if found laced with intoxicating substances, warning manufact...
Businessman spent 57 days in jail over aamchur & garam masala in airport luggage. Here’s what went horribly wrongA businessman was wrongly jailed for 57 days after airport security mistook aamchur and garam masala for narcotics. The Madhya Pradesh High...
DRDO flags rising global CBRN risks, warns of unstable geopolitical orderGlobal security faces growing challenges. DRDO scientist Upendra Kumar Singh stresses the need for stronger preparedness against chemical, ...
Bengaluru couple posts garden pics on FB, ends up in jail after followers spot ganja in flower potsA Bengaluru couple was arrested for growing and attempting to sell ganja on their balcony. Their operation was uncovered after the woman po...
Mumbai Customs seizes ganja worth Rs 4.85 cr at airport, second such instance in 10 daysMumbai customs seized ganja worth Rs 4.85 crores from a passenger arriving from Bangkok at the Mumbai airport. The contraband was hidden in...
Cactus-based drug smuggled in toffees gaining popularity in Delhi partiesDelhi authorities discovered a consignment of mescaline, a psychoactive drug from the peyote cactus, used in underground parties. The raid,...
Turmoil in Afghanistan, Myanmar fuels drug trade; 3,300 kg seizedCodenamed Sagarmanthan, the operation on February 27 led to the seizure of One Thuraya satellite phone and four mobile phones along with th...
Tamil film producer turns out to be mastermind of international drugs trafficking network; NCB 'busts' racketThe NCB and special cell officials joined the dots and raided a godown located in Basai Darapur area of West Delhi on February 15 leading t...
Indonesia pitches for revival of Inter-Faith Dialogue with India amid protests from hardlinersThe suggestion was put forward when visiting Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi met her Indian counterpart S Jaishankar here on Frid...
NCB sniffs out new trend of consuming 'edible weeds' in cakes after raiding Mumbai bakery; three heldEdible cannabis or 'edible weed pot brownie' is a food product (either homemade or produced commercially) that contains cannabis extract as...
Andhra Pradesh's north eastern hilly belt fast becoming cannabis capital of IndiaA hilly belt in north east Andhra Pradesh is fast becoming the cannabis capital of India.
Goa might become 'Udta Goa' if drug spread not checked: Congress leader Pratapsinh Rane"Going by the pace at which narcotics are spreading, the coastal state would turn into 'Udta Goa'," the former chief minister said.
Rs 2,000 crore drug haul leads to bad blood in FDABased on the findings, seven officials to be charged under Section 59 of the NDPS Act, applicable to an officer who stops performing his ro...
Bombay Hemp Company makes products from hitherto ‘unrecognised’ fibreTouted to be a billion-dollar industry in the West, hemp so far has received little recognition in India because it is often confused with ...
Maggi controversy fallout: Govt may exclude stuff like dietary supplements, which will be subject to tighter regulationsAfter the recent controversies, the central government proposes to change the definition of food to widen its scope and close loopholes.
Drug abuse growing among teenagers in Goa: NGOSubstance abuse, which is largely associated with adults, has now trickled down to teenagers with a growing number of school children getti...
MR Rajagopal: The man who spearheaded efforts to improve access to morphineThe amendment essentially scraps the long list of licences required to obtain and store morphine sulphate by drug makers and hospitals.
FDA suspends licences of Goa pharmacies flouting drug normsGoa Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) department has started suspending licences of retailers found violating the laws.
FDA cracks down on wholesalers for illegal diversion of ‘Codeine’The seizure affects only the syrup that contains codeine phosphate, a narcotic substance commonly used in preparation of cough syrup.
- China to put narcotics under real-time monitoring
China has planned to adopt a complete real-time monitor on narcotics and first-grade psychopharmacy, the state media reported on Saturday.