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"Using such filthy language is condemnable...": Union Minister Pralhad Jos
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"He (PM Modi) is the most popular Prime Minister of the country and he (Kharge) should understand what language he is using. He is the national president of the so-called Grand Old Party. Using such filthy language is condemnable and I strongly oppose it," Joshi said on Friday.
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Opium farming racket busted in Punjab, one arrested with 14.47 Kgs opium
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police in a joint operation thwarted an attempt to produce narcotics in Punjab, by discovering illegal poppy cultivation in bordering areas of Fazilka District on Monday. One person was arrested with 14.40 kgs of opium.
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Nine members of drug smuggling cartel arrested, 22 kg opium seized: Punjab
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Jalandhar Commissionerate Police arrested nine members of the International Drug Smuggling Cartel and seized 22 Kg of Opium on Sunday, a police offical said.
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Assam: Police destroy large-scale opium cultivation in Barpeta district
Updated : 2 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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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Myanmar becomes world's biggest opium producer, overtakes Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Myanmar has overtaken Afghanistan to become the world's biggest opium producer, the United Nations said in a report.
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Assam: STF seizes 36 kg of opium worth Rs 6 crore, four held
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam recovered and seized 36 kg of opium from a vehicle and apprehended four people on Tuesday at Amingaon.
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Gujarat: 2 arrested with 4.94 kg opium
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The 4.94 kg of semi-solid opium juice, worth around Rs 4.94 lakh, along with other things, were recovered from the accused, the police said.
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Opium cultivation, production in Afghanistan decreased by 95 pc: UN Report
Updated : 2 years, 4 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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Govt announces annual licensing policy for opium poppy cultivation for 202
Updated : 2 years, 6 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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HP Police arrests two with charas, opium in Mandi district
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh police arrested two persons and recovered 3.406 kg of charas and 106 grams of opium from them in Mandi district, said police.
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BSF seizes narcotics from Punjab's Gurdaspur
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
During the search, troops recovered six packets of narcotics suspected to be heroin (approximately 6.3 kg) and one packet of suspected opium (approximately 70 gram), concealed inside a 12-volt battery and kept in the vicinity of the international border, ahead of border fencing.
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