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UK universities to probe illegal use of study drugs by students, work out
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], December 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Universities UK, an organization comprised of 140 British higher education institutions, said that next year it will investigate the use of so-called "study drugs" among students to enhance their academic performance, and develop a new set of regulatio
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Amit Shah chairs 3rd apex level Narco Coordination Centre meeting in Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired the 3rd Apex Level meeting of Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) here in the national capital aimed at discussing drug-trafficking related issues and their solution.
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SEC to take decision on antiviral Covid pill today
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): After reviewing all applications and data on antiviral pills, the Subject expert committee (SEC) a body under India's drug regulator will be meeting today for antiviral pill Molnupiravir recommendations, sources told to ANI.
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Captagon pills (a.k.a.poor man's cocaine) are flooding oil-rich Arab state
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], December 27 (ANI): A counterfeit version of Captagon, which is highly addictive, has become the drug of choice among young people in the oil-rich countries of the Arab Gulf and mainly Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. As it is much cheaper than cocaine, man
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Aiming for 'drug-free Kashmir', Sky Running Championship held in Srinagar
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 27 (ANI): The Sky Running Association of India (SAI) organized the third National Sky Running Championship on Sunday on the outskirts of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.
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BSF seizes 40.64 kgs of heroin in Punjab's Ferozepur
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ferozepur (Punjab) [India], December 26 (ANI): Troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) in two separate incidents on Saturday seized 28 packets weighed approximately 40.64 kgs of contraband suspected to be heroin in Punjab's Ferozepur sector.
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Karnataka CM Bommai launches anti-narcotics campaign, urges youth to join
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 26 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai urged the youth in the state to join the state government in its war against narcotics, adding that the strictest punishment will be given to those selling drugs in and around college campuses and tho
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Labourers clash with police in Kerala, five personnel injured
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 26 (ANI): As many as five policemen, including a circle inspector, were injured after clashes erupted between a few drunken labourers and police personnel who arrived at the spot to defuse a brawl.
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Proven record for safety, says Bharat Biotech after Covaxin gets emergency
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 25 (ANI): Covaxin has a proven record for safety and efficacy from all the variants of COVID-19, said Bharat Biotech after its vaccine received emergency usage approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for kids aged between 12-18 years.
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Bharat Biotech's Covaxin gets emergency use approval from DCGI for kids ab
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 25 (ANI): Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin has received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use for kids aged between 12-18 years, official sources said.
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Assam police arrests one for drug peddling, seizes 84 vials of heroin
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Nagaon (Assam) [India], December 25 (ANI): Assam Police arrested a person and seized 84 vials of Heroin from his possession in Nagaon district on Saturday.
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Nigerian national arrested with cocaine worth Rs 33 lakh in Mumbai
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
(Maharashtra) [India], December 25 (ANI): A Nigerian national has been arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Cell in Masjid Bandar area of Mumbai on Saturday with 110 grams of cocaine drugs worth Rs 33 lakh in the international market, said Police.
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