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Haryana Police arrests 3 for drug peddling, seizes over 145 kg poppy husk
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], December 18 (ANI): In separate incidents, Haryana Police on Thursday arrested three people on the charges of drug-peddling and seized 145 kg 500 gram of poppy husk from them in Fatehabad and Sirsa districts.
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Organochlorine through pesticides may be cause of mysterious Eluru illness
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 16 (ANI): While investigations continue to identify the cause of the sudden outbreak of the mysterious illness in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru, experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), after comparing test results from several i
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NDPS grants bail to Kshitij Prasad in connection with drug case
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 16 (ANI): Former executive of Dharma Productions Kshitij Ravi Prasad was granted bail by the Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court on Tuesday in connection with a drug case.
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PhD chemist, customer caught red-handed in mephedrone bust in Hyderabad
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 13 (ANI): The Directorate of Revenue and Intelligence (DRI) on Friday caught a PhD degree holder chemist red-handed while delivering 3.15 kilograms of banned psychotropic substance, mephedrone -- that he himself manufactured -- worth Rs 63.12 lakh to a
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Two arrested, 1 kg heroin-like substance seized in Baramulla
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 9 (ANI): The Baramulla police recovered 1 kg of a heroin-like substance during a search operation in Uri and arrested two accused in this connection on Wednesday.
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2 Myanmar nationals among 6 held in Manipur for trafficking narcotics; con
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tengnoupal (Manipur) [India], December 9 (ANI): The Assam Rifles on Monday apprehended six traffickers including two Myanmar nationals and seized from them narcotic substances and contraband worth Rs 165 crore in Manipur's Tengnoupal district.
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NGT expresses concern over non-use of funds for victims of hazardous subst
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has expressed concern over non-utilisation of over Rs 800 crores meant for the victims who suffered accidents in the process of handling hazardous substances and asked the Environment Ministry to look into this aspect an
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Existing antidepressant helps to inhibit growth of cancer cells in lab ani
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 17 (ANI): New research has shown that the antidepressant sertraline helps to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. The substance acts on a metabolic addiction that allows different types of cancer to grow.
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Researchers find correlation between household chemicals, gut microbiome i
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI): There is a correlation between the levels of bacteria and fungi in the gastrointestinal tract of children and the amount of common chemicals found in their home environment, according to a team of researchers.
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Court adjourns hearing on anticipatory bail plea of Karishma Prakash to No
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 12 (ANI): A special (Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic substances) court in Mumbai on Thursday adjourned to November 23 hearing on the anticipatory bail plea of Karishma Prakash, former manager of actress Deepika Padukone, in connection with a case re
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'Diseases of despair' have soared over past decade in US
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI): 'Diseases of despair', such as substance abuse, alcohol dependency, and suicidal thoughts and behaviours, have soared in the US over the past decade, reveals an analysis of health insurance claims data published in the online journal BMJ Open.
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US policy towards China not going to change whether Biden wins or Trump ge
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): Although US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden may differ in "style" there will, however, be no change in "substance" as far as policy and approach of the US towards China is concerned, says former Indian Ambassador to China Ga
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