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Govt announces annual licensing policy for cultivation of opium poppy for
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The Union Government, on Friday, announced the annual licensing policy for crop year 2025-26 during the Opium Crop Year from 1st October, 2025 to 30th September, 2026, of license for cultivation of opium poppy, for the farmers in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
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Govt announces annual licensing policy for opium poppy cultivation for 202
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"As per the general conditions enshrined in the policy, nearly 1.12 lakh farmers in these three states are anticipated to be given licenses, with inclusion of 27,000 additional farmers over and above the previous crop year. The number of opium cultivators who would be eligible for getting
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Joint forces destroy 80k opium poppy plants planted in 1.25 acres land in
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The value of the Poppy plants is estimated at around Rs 10 lakh,
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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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Shimla: Man arrested for possession of opium and poppy husk
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A case has been registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 at the Sunni Police Station.
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India raises concern over poppy cultivation, Taliban-Al-Qaida relations at
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
India on Tuesday (local time) raised concerns over Opium poppy cultivation, Taliban-Al-Qaida relations and erosion of human rights at a United Nations Security Council briefing on Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2022 up by 32 per cent: UN survey
Updated : 3 years, 7 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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Afghan farmers resorting to poppy cultivation for survival
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): Amid severe economic crisis in Afghanistan, millions of destitute Afghan farmers and labourers have turned to the cultivation of opium poppies, the Office of the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a statement.
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Drug smuggler arrested, 70 Kg poppy seized from Afghanistan's Badakhshan p
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 18 (ANI): A drug smuggler was arrested and 70 kilograms of opium poppy were confiscated from his possession in the northern Badakhshan province, media reports said citing the state-run Bakhtar news agency.
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Farmers in Afghanistan continue to grow opium poppy amid Taliban's unclear
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 13 (ANI): Afghan farmers have said they will continue to grow opium poppy as the Taliban have not sent any clear standings towards the eradication of the poppy cultivation, a media report said.
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Afghanistan: Opium production rising under Taliban regime
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 17 (ANI): The opium cultivation and production has increased in drought-affected southern Afghanistan, Kandahar and Helmand after the Taliban took control of Kabul in August.
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