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Manipur: Police registers FIR in Kangpokpi's illegal poppy cultivation cas
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
An FIR has been registered on Thursday and efforts are being made to identify the culprits responsible for poppy cultivation.
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45 acres of poppy cultivation destroyed in Manipur, says CM N Biren Singh
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh on Wednesday said that his government destroyed 45 acres of illegal poppy cultivation at Mapithel hill range in Kamjong district.
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J-K Police launches special drive against illegal poppy cultivation
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a special drive against illegal cultivation of poppy cultivation and destroyed a huge patch of poppy over a large area, an official statement said on Wednesday.
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Opium farming racket busted in Punjab, one arrested with 14.47 Kgs opium
Updated : 2 years, 2 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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Myanmar becomes world's biggest opium producer, overtakes Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 2 years, 5 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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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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Afghanistan: Police destroys poppy on 40,000 acres of land in the Badakhsh
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Poppy has been eradicated from around 40,000 acres of land in the Badakhshan province in the last three months, Khaama Press reported citing Shafiqullah Hafizi, the director of the counter-narcotics police department in the province.
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Afghanistan responsible for 80 per cent of illicit opium production global
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a separate report, UNODC said that Afghanistan is home to an estimated 3.5 million drug users, which account for nearly 10 per cent of the total population.
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Afghanistan: 4 farmers killed, 5 injured over poppy field dispute in Badak
Updated : 3 years ago IST
At least four farmers have died, and five others have been injured in a dispute over the poppy field destruction in the northeastern Darayim district of Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
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BSF destroys illegal poppy cultivation at India-Bangladesh border
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
During the operation approximately 12 bigha of poppy cultivation was destroyed.
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UN seeks Cranfield University's help to develop AI to monitor Afghanistan'
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Under the research program, the researcher will use AI to interpret satellite imagery which will help them trace where in Afghanistan, crops are being used for drug production.
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Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan banned since the Emirate's establishment:
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Nafi Takor, the spokesman for the ministry, said that preventing the cultivation of poppy is part of the ministry's counter-narcotics campaign.
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