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Punjab Police arrests 676 drug smugglers in last one week
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 11 (ANI): Intensifying its war to completely eradicate the drug menace from the state, Punjab Police have arrested 676 drug smugglers/suppliers after registering 559 first information reports (FIRs) under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS
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Innovative Pink Bollworm Mating disruption product CREMIT PBW unveiled to
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI/TPT): To present viable solutions to the problem of Pink Bollworm which prevails in the Punjab and Haryana region and damages cotton crops on a large scale a two-day awareness seminar - 'Innovative strategies for Pink Bollworm management in cotton crops' was or
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Pakistan's failure to eliminate polio reflects acute lack of commitment
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): Pakistan's failure to eliminate polio reflects the acute lack of commitment and obligation on the part of the government and society toward saving children from the menace of this devastating disease.
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CWT launches 'Nashe Se Azadi' anti-drug abuse campaign in collaboration wi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 1 (ANI/PRNewswire): Chandigarh Welfare Trust in collaboration with Narcotics Control Bureau, Chandigarh and the Chandigarh Police, launched 'Nashe Se Azadi' campaign to create awareness regarding the ill-effects of drug menace on individual, society, nation
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Ban on single-use plastic kicks in; Check the banned items and how much yo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): In yet another significant step to reduce the menace of plastic pollution, the Centre has issued guidelines to states asking them to ban the use of select single-use plastics effective from July 1, 2022.
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Himachal constitutes anti-drug task-force
Updated : 3 years, 11 months 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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Assam CM congratulates Kokrajhar Police for seizing 447 kg ganja
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], June 25 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday congratulated the Kokrajhar Police for seizing 447 kg ganja and apprehending two persons. He also lauded the role of state police in curbing the drug menace.
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Two apprehended with over 200 grams heroin in Mizoram
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lunglei (Mizoram) [India], June 5 (ANI): In a major crackdown against the drug menace, Mizoram Police on Sunday seized 222 grams of heroin worth approximately Rs 1.11 crore in the international market from the outskirt of Sateek village in Lunglei district and apprehended two persons for the
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Punjab CM directs police to launch major crackdown on drug peddlers
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 9 (ANI): Showing zero tolerance towards the menace of drugs, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday directed the police force to launch a major crackdown on drug peddlers and also tighten the noose around any political functionary interfering with its
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Will take every step to restore pristine glory of Punjab, says CM Bhagwant
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said that his government will take every step to restore the 'pristine glory' of the state in every field.
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Farmer apprehended with suspected narcotics near int'l border in Punjab's
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], May 1 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Sunday apprehended a farmer with two packets of suspected narcotics weighing approximately 1.020 kg near the international border in Punjab's Amritsar.
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Dog menace: 54 cases of dog bite reported in two days in MP's Vidisha, loc
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 16 (ANI): As many as 54 cases of dog bites have been reported in two days in a district hospital of Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha.
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