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Punjab Police continue special operation against drugs
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Fatehgarh Sahib Police on Monday kicked off a special campaign to sensitise school children about damaging effects of drugs.
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Intruder shot dead by BSF along international border in J-K
Updated : 3 years ago IST
An intruder was shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the international border in the Arnia sector of RS Pura in Jammu and Kashmir, said BSF officials on Monday.
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BSF foils drug smuggling bids in Bengal, seizes 50 Phensedyl bottles; 33 k
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In three separate cases, Border Security Force (BSF) personnel foiled drugs smuggling attempts at the International Border of West Bengal, informed the BSF in a statement.
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State Investigation Agency raids in connection with narco case in J-K's Po
Updated : 3 years ago IST
As per official sources, the raids were carried out at multiple locations including at the house of a drug peddler, identified as Rafiq Lala.
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Punjab Police busts narco-organised crime syndicate, two held
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Taking to Twitter, DGP Punjab Police wrote, “In a major breakthrough, @SBSNagarPolice has busted a narco-organised crime syndicate operated by gangster Ravi Balachauria. Two main operatives arrested with seizure of 1.2 Kg Heroin, 3 pistols, 260 live cartridges and Rs 1.4 lakh drug money."
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Cystic fibrosis patients benefit from triple combination therapy: Study
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
If a triple combination treatment is used for long-term benefits in persons with cystic fibrosis (CF), researchers discovered that airway mucus is less sticky and lung inflammation is significantly reduced. According to their studies, this kind of drug helps a lot of people with CF symptoms.
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Study sheds light on molecular mechanisms of HIV drug resistance
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Dolutegravir is one of the most potent antiviral drugs now being used in clinical practise to treat HIV. Scientists from the Salk Institute and the National Institutes of Health have discovered the molecular routes through which the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) develops resistance to i
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Singapore executes woman in nearly two decades for drug trafficking
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A 45-year-old Singaporean, Saridewi Djamani, was put to death on Friday in Changi Prison, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) of Singapore said in a statement issued hours after the hanging took place.
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Bring new policy to counter Pakistani drones carrying illicit drugs, Punja
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Reacting to Pakistani official’s admission that drones are used to smuggle illicit drugs into Indian territory, Punjab Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Harpal Singh Cheema urged the Centre to bring a new policy to strengthen the border against the drones and take “strict action” aga
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Drones being used to smuggle drugs across border into India, admits Pakist
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan, the Special Assistant on Defence to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made these remarks to Hamid Mir, a journalist associated with Pakistan's Geo News.
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Contraband drugs worth over Rs 54.79 crore seized in Mizoram
Updated : 3 years ago IST
During the operation, 94940 meth tablets were recovered in the Mualkawi area, and in another operation, 87720 meth tablets were recovered in the Khuangleng area, according to the officials
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Pakistan: High-powered body to probe Bahawalpur varsity scandal
Updated : 3 years ago IST
An official from the Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) was detained by Punjab Police earlier this week, in Pakistan on suspicion of drug abuse. The chief of security at the university was held the day before the arrest for reportedly having crystal meth and offensive recordings and pict
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