Tag: Opium
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4.6% population in J&K involved in drug consumption: Survey
The consumption survey indicates that about 6 lakh persons, of which 90% are in the age group of 17 to 33 years, are using various types of drugs.
November 14, 2021 -
Pak Army selling ‘Kashmir opium’ to domestic pop. for cynical gains
Kashmir has also become a money-making machine - as seen from numerous fund-raising campaigns being run on Launch Good and other fund-raising platforms. As explained in the DisInfo Lab reports on Covid Aid Scam, these organisations not only do not provide any details about their fund's utilisations but are also connected with radical Islamists and terrorist groups.
August 3, 2021 -
Haryana: Over 30 kg opium, 53 thousand banned drugs seized
Similarly, by contacting the nodal officers of other states, about 16860 residents of Haryana, who were stuck in other states, were also brought to Haryana by buses, the DGP said.
January 16, 2021 -
Punjab Police bust international drug racket, 4 arrested
Punjab Police said these arrests have exposed a module that was involved in smuggling opium and the potent date-rape drug ketamine.
June 17, 2018 -
Interstate drug cartel’s kingpin held
A kingpin of a drug cartel which used to supply drugs in Delhi and adjoining states and who was carrying a reward of Rs.50,000 on his head, has been arrested, police said on Sunday. Police said the accused, identified as Nazir Hussain of Assam, was arrested from Anand Vihar railway station in east Delhi on …
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April 16, 2017 -
What killed Prince?
It is one of the great mysteries in recent American pop culture: the death of Prince almost one year ago and the circumstances that led him to be found crumpled on the floor of an elevator at his sprawling residence Paisley Park outside of Minneapolis. How did he come into possession of the powerful opioid …
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April 14, 2017 -
Man gets 10 years jail for possessing 15 kg opium
A man has been sent to 10 years in jail for possessing over 15 kg of opium by a Delhi court which also slapped a fine of Rs.1 lakh on him. The court awarded the jail term to convict Vardhi Chand, a resident of Rajasthan, while considering that he was carrying a large quantity of …
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September 13, 2016 -
Barcelona directors hopes Luis Enrique will renew contract
Spanish football champions FC Barcelona sporting director Robert Fernandez on Thursday said he is sure coach Luis Enrique will renew his contract after his current deal expires next June 2017. Fernandez and Barcelona’s director of professional sports Albert Soler admitted that renewing Enrique’s contract is one of the most important issues that has to be …
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September 1, 2016 -
Opium, cannabis plants uprooted in 1100 hectare land in Himachal
Opium and cannabis plants spread over 1,100 hectare (13750 bighas) of land across Himachal Pradesh have been uprooted as a part of a statewide campaign against narcotics abuse in the state. The state machinery and police, with the assistance of the Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) teams, carried out the campaign activity and uprooted opium and …
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August 29, 2016 -
Javadekar for giving IITs, IIMs accreditation body status
Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said the government will float an idea to enable IITs and IIMs become accreditation bodies so that burden of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) will be eased. "Currently we have only NAAC as an accreditation agency and there are over 38,000 colleges and 700 universities in …
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August 21, 2016