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Manipur Cops Walk 3 Hours To Raze Illegal Poppy Farms, Face "90 Armed Miscreants", Turn Back: FIR
A Manipur Police team that went to destroy illegal opium cultivation in the hills of Kangpokpi district were stopped by "80-90 armed miscreants" and forced to return without clearing the illegal farms, a police officer said.
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Exclusive: End Of Opium Poppy Cultivation In Manipur Soon? Satellite Imagery Data Shows...
The total area of opium poppy cultivation in violence-hit Manipur has declined 60 per cent since 2021, latest data from the autonomous government institution Manipur Remote Sensing Applications Centre shows.
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Centre Announces Annual Licensing Policy For Poppy Cultivation In 3 States
The Union Government on Thursday announced the annual licensing policy for crop year 2023-24 for the cultivation of opium poppy for farmers in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
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Taliban Bans Drug Cultivation In Afghanistan, Including Lucrative Opium
The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the world's biggest opium producer.
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"Opium-Addicted" Parrots Affecting Poppy Cultivation In Madhya Pradesh
But a large group of parrots feed on poppy plants around 30-40 times a day and some even fly away with poppy pods, said a farmer from Madhya Pradesh.
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"Uncle Used It As Medicine": Navjot Sidhu Supports Legalisation Of Opium
Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has supported an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader in his demand to legalise the sale and cultivation of opium in the state. The suspended member of Parliament from Patiala, AAP's Dharamvir Gandhi, a dcotor, has been pitching for legalisation of poppy and opium cultivation.
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Opium Crops Spread In Afghanistan As Taliban Gains Ground: United Nations
The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years, the United Nations confirmed on Sunday, as the Taliban insurgency gains ground.
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Punjab to Approach Madhya Pradesh High Court for Opium Ban
The Punjab government is contemplating filing a PIL in Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking ban on opium and poppy cultivation in the central state, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Friday.
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Record Afghan Opium Output Sparks Rise in Cheaper Heroin Supply: UN
Opium cultivation and production in Afghanistan have reached record levels, triggering "a large increase" in cheaper heroin supply in the US, the United Nations said today.
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Arunachal Starts Fight Against Opium
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Ramesh Negi has come up with six-point agenda to tackle cultivation, consumption and trafficking of opium in the state as well as de-addiction measures.
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Afghan opium crop hits record high: United Nations
Afghan opium cultivation has hit a record high as international forces prepare to leave the country, the United Nations said on Wednesday, with concern that profits will go to warlords jockeying for power ahead of a presidential election next year.
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Opium poppy cultivations discovered in Shirur, Pune district
Acting on a tip-off, Shirur police in the district on Wednesday raided fields in Nhavare, Vadgaon Rasai and Inam in Shirur tehsil and discovered opium poppy cultivation.
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Manipur Cops Walk 3 Hours To Raze Illegal Poppy Farms, Face "90 Armed Miscreants", Turn Back: FIR
A Manipur Police team that went to destroy illegal opium cultivation in the hills of Kangpokpi district were stopped by "80-90 armed miscreants" and forced to return without clearing the illegal farms, a police officer said.
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Exclusive: End Of Opium Poppy Cultivation In Manipur Soon? Satellite Imagery Data Shows...
The total area of opium poppy cultivation in violence-hit Manipur has declined 60 per cent since 2021, latest data from the autonomous government institution Manipur Remote Sensing Applications Centre shows.
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Centre Announces Annual Licensing Policy For Poppy Cultivation In 3 States
The Union Government on Thursday announced the annual licensing policy for crop year 2023-24 for the cultivation of opium poppy for farmers in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
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Taliban Bans Drug Cultivation In Afghanistan, Including Lucrative Opium
The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the world's biggest opium producer.
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"Opium-Addicted" Parrots Affecting Poppy Cultivation In Madhya Pradesh
But a large group of parrots feed on poppy plants around 30-40 times a day and some even fly away with poppy pods, said a farmer from Madhya Pradesh.
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"Uncle Used It As Medicine": Navjot Sidhu Supports Legalisation Of Opium
Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has supported an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader in his demand to legalise the sale and cultivation of opium in the state. The suspended member of Parliament from Patiala, AAP's Dharamvir Gandhi, a dcotor, has been pitching for legalisation of poppy and opium cultivation.
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Opium Crops Spread In Afghanistan As Taliban Gains Ground: United Nations
The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years, the United Nations confirmed on Sunday, as the Taliban insurgency gains ground.
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Punjab to Approach Madhya Pradesh High Court for Opium Ban
The Punjab government is contemplating filing a PIL in Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking ban on opium and poppy cultivation in the central state, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Friday.
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Record Afghan Opium Output Sparks Rise in Cheaper Heroin Supply: UN
Opium cultivation and production in Afghanistan have reached record levels, triggering "a large increase" in cheaper heroin supply in the US, the United Nations said today.
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Arunachal Starts Fight Against Opium
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Ramesh Negi has come up with six-point agenda to tackle cultivation, consumption and trafficking of opium in the state as well as de-addiction measures.
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Afghan opium crop hits record high: United Nations
Afghan opium cultivation has hit a record high as international forces prepare to leave the country, the United Nations said on Wednesday, with concern that profits will go to warlords jockeying for power ahead of a presidential election next year.
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Opium poppy cultivations discovered in Shirur, Pune district
Acting on a tip-off, Shirur police in the district on Wednesday raided fields in Nhavare, Vadgaon Rasai and Inam in Shirur tehsil and discovered opium poppy cultivation.
