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In A First, Punjab Police Ropes In Singers, Actors To Fight Drug Abuse
- Saturday November 11, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
With seminars and sports events, the Punjab Police is spreading awareness about the perils of drug abuse among the youth, officials said on Saturday.
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"Crime Rising Due To Drugs": Actor Sonu Sood Backs Punjab Police Campaign
- Sunday September 3, 2023
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Actor Sonu Sood has taken a strong stand against drugs abusein Punjab. In a video released by the Director General of Punjab Police on X (formerly known as Twitter), the actor urges everyone to help in eradicating drugs abuse from the state.
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Seized Drugs Including Heroin Worth Over Rs 1,300 Crore Destroyed In Punjab
- Sunday June 27, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Seized drugs including 659 kg heroin valuing Rs 1,318 crore in the international market were destroyed by the Punjab government on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Saturday.
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60,000 Students From Over 100 Schools Attend Webinar On Drug Abuse
- Saturday June 27, 2020
- Education | Edited by Maitree Baral
On June 26, a total of 60000 students from 130 schools in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh participated in a webinar on ‘Role of Children and Youth in making India Drug-Free’ to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
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Punjab Police Vs Haryana In War On Drugs After Villagers Attack Cops
- Thursday October 10, 2019
- India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
The attack on a Punjab Police team in Haryana on Wednesday comes only two months after police chiefs of seven northern states met to review strategies to curb drug abuse
- www.ndtv.com
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Punjab Drug Addict Missing After Allegedly Killing Mother
- Saturday September 21, 2019
- Chandigarh News | Written by Mohammed Ghazali
A 'drug addict' allegedly killed his mother with a spade at Himmatpura village in Punjab's Moga district on Friday morning, police said. The deceased has been identified as Karamjeet Kaur.
- www.ndtv.com
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Amritsar Woman Chains Drug Addict Daughter To Bed, MP Assures Family Help
- Thursday August 29, 2019
- India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Aditya Sharma
A woman in Amritsar has kept her daughter chained at home to keep her from taking drugs, as the Punjab government struggles to curb drug abuse in the state.
- www.ndtv.com
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Action Against Artistes Glorifying Drug Use Soon: Punjab Minister
- Tuesday August 13, 2019
- India News | Written by Mohammed Ghazali
A law to initiate action against artistes promoting drug use will soon be introduced in Punjab, according to a state minister.
- www.ndtv.com
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Drug Addicts In Punjab Being Sent To Jail And Not Rehab, Study Finds
- Sunday August 26, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Courts in Punjab are sending drug addicts to prisons and not de-addiction centres, though the law provides for such rehabilitation of persons indulging in substance abuse, according to a study by a think tank.
- www.ndtv.com
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Punjab Victim Of "Narco Terrorism", Grant It Special Status: Minister
- Thursday July 26, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Punjab has sought "special category status" for itself on the grounds of being "a victim" of "narco-terrorism by Pakistan", triggering a pervasive drug menace there.
- www.ndtv.com
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To Fight Drug Menace, Jalandhar Cops Take To Poems And Ghazals
- Sunday July 15, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Taking time out of their busy and often stressed schedules, some policemen in the district have penned down poems, ghazals and songs to mobilise people to act against drug menace in the state.
- www.ndtv.com
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Punjab Teenager Allegedly Shoots Mother For Refusing Money For Drugs
- Thursday June 30, 2016
- Chandigarh News | Press Trust of India
A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly murdering his mother after she refused to give him money to buy drugs, police said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Shahid Kapoor's Udta Punjab is a Hit With Celebs. What Bollywood Says
- Friday June 17, 2016
- Entertainment | Written by Raya Ghosh
Abhishek Chaubey's Udta Punjab stars Shahid as a drug addicted rockstar and Alia as a Bihari migrant. The movie deals with the issue of drug abuse in Punjab and features Kareena Kapoor as a doctor and Diljit Dosanjh as a cop
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Watch Udta Punjab in Theatres: Say Aamir, Shahid After Film is Leaked
- Friday June 17, 2016
- Entertainment | Written by Nilanjana Basu
"Viruses in the #UdtaPunjab links! Anyone downloading it will have a virus attack!! What a way to combat this awful piracy! #piracydimaadi," Karan Johar wrote on Twitter
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Shahid Kapoor Shares a Michael Jackson Story From 1995
- Tuesday September 13, 2016
- Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service
"I guess when you watch huge stars on stage -- be it film stars, music stars or rockstars, of course, there is a part of you that wants to be on that stage, doing that one day, and you want people to react to you that way," said Shahid Kapoor
- www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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In A First, Punjab Police Ropes In Singers, Actors To Fight Drug Abuse
- Saturday November 11, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
With seminars and sports events, the Punjab Police is spreading awareness about the perils of drug abuse among the youth, officials said on Saturday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Crime Rising Due To Drugs": Actor Sonu Sood Backs Punjab Police Campaign
- Sunday September 3, 2023
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Actor Sonu Sood has taken a strong stand against drugs abusein Punjab. In a video released by the Director General of Punjab Police on X (formerly known as Twitter), the actor urges everyone to help in eradicating drugs abuse from the state.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Seized Drugs Including Heroin Worth Over Rs 1,300 Crore Destroyed In Punjab
- Sunday June 27, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Seized drugs including 659 kg heroin valuing Rs 1,318 crore in the international market were destroyed by the Punjab government on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Saturday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
60,000 Students From Over 100 Schools Attend Webinar On Drug Abuse
- Saturday June 27, 2020
- Education | Edited by Maitree Baral
On June 26, a total of 60000 students from 130 schools in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh participated in a webinar on ‘Role of Children and Youth in making India Drug-Free’ to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
- www.ndtv.com/education
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Punjab Police Vs Haryana In War On Drugs After Villagers Attack Cops
- Thursday October 10, 2019
- India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
The attack on a Punjab Police team in Haryana on Wednesday comes only two months after police chiefs of seven northern states met to review strategies to curb drug abuse
- www.ndtv.com
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Punjab Drug Addict Missing After Allegedly Killing Mother
- Saturday September 21, 2019
- Chandigarh News | Written by Mohammed Ghazali
A 'drug addict' allegedly killed his mother with a spade at Himmatpura village in Punjab's Moga district on Friday morning, police said. The deceased has been identified as Karamjeet Kaur.
- www.ndtv.com
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Amritsar Woman Chains Drug Addict Daughter To Bed, MP Assures Family Help
- Thursday August 29, 2019
- India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Aditya Sharma
A woman in Amritsar has kept her daughter chained at home to keep her from taking drugs, as the Punjab government struggles to curb drug abuse in the state.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Action Against Artistes Glorifying Drug Use Soon: Punjab Minister
- Tuesday August 13, 2019
- India News | Written by Mohammed Ghazali
A law to initiate action against artistes promoting drug use will soon be introduced in Punjab, according to a state minister.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Drug Addicts In Punjab Being Sent To Jail And Not Rehab, Study Finds
- Sunday August 26, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Courts in Punjab are sending drug addicts to prisons and not de-addiction centres, though the law provides for such rehabilitation of persons indulging in substance abuse, according to a study by a think tank.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Punjab Victim Of "Narco Terrorism", Grant It Special Status: Minister
- Thursday July 26, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Punjab has sought "special category status" for itself on the grounds of being "a victim" of "narco-terrorism by Pakistan", triggering a pervasive drug menace there.
- www.ndtv.com
-
To Fight Drug Menace, Jalandhar Cops Take To Poems And Ghazals
- Sunday July 15, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Taking time out of their busy and often stressed schedules, some policemen in the district have penned down poems, ghazals and songs to mobilise people to act against drug menace in the state.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Punjab Teenager Allegedly Shoots Mother For Refusing Money For Drugs
- Thursday June 30, 2016
- Chandigarh News | Press Trust of India
A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly murdering his mother after she refused to give him money to buy drugs, police said.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Shahid Kapoor's Udta Punjab is a Hit With Celebs. What Bollywood Says
- Friday June 17, 2016
- Entertainment | Written by Raya Ghosh
Abhishek Chaubey's Udta Punjab stars Shahid as a drug addicted rockstar and Alia as a Bihari migrant. The movie deals with the issue of drug abuse in Punjab and features Kareena Kapoor as a doctor and Diljit Dosanjh as a cop
- www.ndtv.com/entertainment
-
Watch Udta Punjab in Theatres: Say Aamir, Shahid After Film is Leaked
- Friday June 17, 2016
- Entertainment | Written by Nilanjana Basu
"Viruses in the #UdtaPunjab links! Anyone downloading it will have a virus attack!! What a way to combat this awful piracy! #piracydimaadi," Karan Johar wrote on Twitter
- www.ndtv.com/entertainment
-
Shahid Kapoor Shares a Michael Jackson Story From 1995
- Tuesday September 13, 2016
- Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service
"I guess when you watch huge stars on stage -- be it film stars, music stars or rockstars, of course, there is a part of you that wants to be on that stage, doing that one day, and you want people to react to you that way," said Shahid Kapoor
- www.ndtv.com/entertainment