"Under this policy, drug addicts or people with substance use disorders caught with small amounts of drugs will be sent to de-addiction cen...

ET gathers that it was indicated so to stakeholder ministries and departments at a high-level meeting during the national conference on dru...

The 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...

In 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...

Seeking people's cooperation to wipe out the threat from the society, the DGP said the drug menace had increased manifold compared to the p...

In fact, the chapter nowhere explains in detail what addiction is, and only briefly touches upon the long-term damage addiction causes to t...

Dr Aditya Avinash Kaushik says, "The supplier can afford to dilute a drug only if there is permanent demand in the system.There have to be ...

While 'darknet' is a clandestine internet network which can only be accessed with specific software, is difficult to track by the usual com...

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) here, the Home Minister discussed the narcotic scenario in Punjab and steps taken to check the incidents of ...

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said drug abuse in some parts of the country is causing an alarm and youths should be protected from it.

Punjab Chief Minister Badal said that the state was being maligned irrespective of the fact that not even a single ounce of drug was produc...

Facing strident criticism over large-scale substance abuse in Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said the state government is...

Punjab deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal announced the rallies on Sunday to “pressurise BSF” to stop the entry of drugs from Pakistan.

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sought support of the Central government for checking the flow of drugs in the state.

An assurance to this effect was given by Meenai to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal during her meeting with the latter.

Rahul Gandhi lamented about scourge of drugs in Punjab last year and his statement was roundly panned by several state politicians.

With a view to check increasing drug abuse among youths, the government would conduct a nationwide survey on use of narcotics.