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Rajasthan: NCB, ANTF destroy around 170 acres of illicit opium cultivation
Updated : 2 months ago IST
A joint operation was carried out by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) along with Rajasthan Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) & State Police. Intensive follow-up surveillance is underway by the Narcotics Control Bureau & Anti-Narcotics Task Force, Rajasthan, to nab the absconding
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Centre announces opium cultivation policy for 2025-26; 1.21 lakh farmers t
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to a release from the Ministry of Finance, as per the general conditions enshrined in the policy, nearly 1.21 lakh farmers are estimated to be eligible for the grant of licenses for opium cultivation in these states.
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Assam: Police destroy large-scale opium cultivation in Barpeta district
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the reports, police unearthed the illicit opium cultivation at Nirala Char under the jurisdiction of Kasumara police station in Barpeta district. The forbidden opium crop, cleverly concealed amidst a maize field, was found to have been cultivated on approximately 1.5 bighas of g
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Afghanistan's struggling economy led to deflation, poverty: World Bank Rep
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the report, Afghanistan has been facing economic challenges due to reduced aggregate demand, including factors like the stronger local currency, dwindling household savings, reduced public spending, and the ban on opium cultivation.
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Opium cultivation, production in Afghanistan decreased by 95 pc: UN Report
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan has decreased by 95 per cent in the past year, Khaama Press reported citing the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
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Jharkhand: Police busts opium cultivation in Naxal-hit Lohardaga forest
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Jharkhand Police on Monday destroyed the cultivation of Opium on a 1-acre land in Jobang Uldag of ultra-naxalite affected forest area of Lohardaga district.
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Joint security team destroys large-scale opium cultivation in Manipur's No
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A joint team of Assam Rifles, state police and forest department have destroyed four lakh Opium Poppy plants which were planted in four hectares of forest land in Manipur's Noney district, the forces said on Tuesday.
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Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2022 up by 32 per cent: UN survey
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan - latest findings and emerging threats is the first report on the illicit opium economy since the Taliban, which assumed power in August 2021, banned cultivation of opium poppy and all narcotics in April 2022.
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Taliban unlikely to curb Afghanistan's drug trade: Report
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 26 (ANI): The Taliban through tactical declarations have been pretending to halt production of narcotics in Afghanistan to evade close international scrutiny on opium cultivation in the country.
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Why Taliban's decision to outlaw opium cultivation is difficult to impleme
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): The Taliban have announced measures to halt opium trade even as the country's economy is facing a serious resource crunch.
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Ban on opium cultivation can have adverse effects on Afghan economy: Repor
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 15 (ANI): Amidst the worldwide disapproval of the Taliban's reign in Afghanistan, the probable ban on opium cultivation by them will have adverse effects on the Afghan economy, as per reports issued by Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN).
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Pakistan has emerged as transit hub for global narcotic smuggling
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 12 (ANI): Afghanistan is the prime source of opium supply to the world drug markets and Pakistan is the transport hub with drug networks operating from the country using its drug routes to reach international markets, according to an article in Islam Khabar.
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