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Bihar: Nitish Kumar to introduce amendment law on liquor ban
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 27 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said his government will present an amendment law on the liquor prohibition act in the upcoming monsoon session.
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Punjab constitutes committee to prohibit songs promoting drug abuse
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [Punjab], Mar 31 (ANI): Punjab's State Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs on Saturday has set up a committee to keep a check on the objectionable elements including promotion of drug abuse in any audio productions released in the state.
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Teen alcohol, drug abuse lessens life success
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 5 (ANI): Parents, take note!
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Trump announces opioid crisis a public health emergency
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has directed the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid drug addiction in the country a public health emergency.
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Drug menace polluting Indian sports: Former athlete writes to PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Former track and field star Ashwini Nachappa, who is also president of Clean Sports of India (CSI), has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a special investigation into the increasing drug abuse in sports in the country.
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Carrie Fisher died of sleep apnea, 'drug use,' not simply heart
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], June 17 (ANI): 'Star Wars' actress Carrie Fisher, who died on December 27, 2016, did not die simply from a heart attack, instead it was sleep apnea and a combination of other factors, including drug abuse.
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J-K: Poonch Police organise symposium on drug abuse
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb. 3 (ANI): The Poonch Police has organised a symposium on drug abuse to eradicate the use of narcotics from the society.
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Cabinet approves MoU between with Thailand on cooperation in controlling n
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 7 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Thailand in controlling narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their precursors and chemicals and drug abuse.
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Girls with ADHD at higher risk of mental health problems: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Oct. 5 (ANI): According to a recent research, girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at a higher risk for multiple mental disorders that often lead to numerous problems such as abusive relationships, teenage pregnancies, poor grades and drug abu
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Rajnath-led GoM to review national policy on drug abuse, trafficking
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 23 (ANI): A group of ministers, led by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, will today review the first-of-its-kind national policy to curb the menace of drug abuse and trafficking in the country.
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BJP prevented Sidhu from speaking against drugs in Punjab: Kejriwal
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 25 (ANI): With Navjot Singh Sidhu claiming that he quit the Rajya Sabha because he was asked to stay away from Punjab, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prevented the cricketer-turned-politician from speaking against
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Drug abuse posing serious challenge to global community: Rajnath
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said drug abuse is a subject which is posing a serious challenge to the global community today.
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