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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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"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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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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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.
-
"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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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.
