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NCB seizes 54 kg of high-grade ganja on Solapur-Pune highway, 2 arrested
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 1 (ANI): The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Thursday seized 54 kilograms of high-grade ganja on the Solapur-Pune highway and arrested two drug peddlers, officials informed on Friday.
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Biologicals emerged as therapy of choice where traditional chemical drugs
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Union Minister of State, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar on Thursday chaired Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav - a 30-year celebration of the National Institute of Biologicals (NIB) in Noida.
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Guwahati police seizes 1 lakh Yaba tablets, arrested four
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 30 (ANI): Police on Thursday seized a huge quantity of contraband drugs worth Rs 5-8 crore in Guwahati and arrested four members of an international drug network.
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Poppy cultivation continues in Afghanistan despite ban
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 29 (ANI): Poppy cultivation is still being carried out in Afghanistan despite a ban implemented by the Taliban on the growth, production and distribution of illicit drugs.
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SII's Covovax gets DCGI emergency use nod for children between 7-12 years
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given restricted emergency use authorisation (EUA) to Pune-based Serum Institute of India's COVID-19 vaccine 'Covovax' for children aged 7 to 12 years, sources told ANI.
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Study finds Spinal fractures in elderly avoidable with simple X-ray method
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Gothenburg [Sweden], June 28 (ANI): According to a recent study by the University of Gothenburg revealed that vertebral compression fractures are very common among older people, and those with such fractures are at higher risk of incurring new ones. The research also stated that an X-ray met
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DCGI gives emergency use authorisation to India's first mRNA COVID-19 vacc
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved two doses of Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals' mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for restricted use in emergency situations for beneficiaries aged above 18 years age group.
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Reduce GST on drugs, make available indigenous vaccines for affordable can
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Parliamentary panel on Tuesday suggested a reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) for drugs and making available indigenous vaccines for affordable treatment of Cancer patients in the country, sources said.
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Police seized drugs worth Rs 50 lakh in Assam's Karimganj, two held
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Karimganj (Assam), June 27 (ANI): Police seized a huge quantity of contraband drugs worth Rs 50 lakh and apprehended two drug peddlers in Assam's Karimganj district.
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Drugs worth about Rs 15 cr seized in Assam's Nagaon
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Nagaon (Assam) [India], June 27 (ANI): A huge quantity of narcotics worth about Rs 15 crores was seized and destroyed in the Nagaon district of Assam by the District Drugs Disposal Committee on International Drugs Day, informed the police on Sunday.
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Himachal constitutes anti-drug task-force
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 26 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday announced that his government is setting up a special task force headed by an additional director general of police to curb the menace of drugs.
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Myanmar burns seized drugs in 3 cities to mark world drug day
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar ceremonially burnt seized narcotic drugs in the cities of Yangon, Mandalay and Taunggyi on Sunday, marking the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
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