Bangalore Drugs

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  Ephedrine Drug Worth Rs 9.23 Crore Hidden In Kitchen Utensils Shipment Seized

  Authorities including those from Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU) on Saturday said they have seized Ephedrine, weighing 46.799 kg, and having a street price of about Rs 9.23 crores, under the provisions of the NDPS Act.

• Biocon Releases Novel Drug to Treat Skin Disease

  India's leading biotech firm Biocon has unveiled a new drug to treat psoriasis, a skin disease that occurs when the immune system mistakes a normal skin cell for a pathogen."Psoriasis is a socially debilitating disease affecting around three percent of...

• NDTV expose: Drugs sold outside colleges in Bangalore

  At 1 pm on a week day, four students gather near a green push cart which is parked from 10 am to 10pm every day, across the road. The person manning it is about 30 years old and sells tea and cigarettes. The code word is "stuff." The students say they buy drugs every Friday. I make friends with the group and ask them to help me buy "stuff". They th...

• Bangalore couple, two Nigerians arrested for selling fake drugs

  An Indian couple and two Nigerian nationals have been arrested for selling a senior citizen fake drugs for nearly Rs 12 lakh claiming it could cure cancer.

• Micro Labs Makes Tablet to Treat Low Sugar

  Healthcare firm Micro Labs Ltd Thursday unveiled a dextrose drug Hypotab to treat low blood sugar in diabetic patients."Hypotab is meant for type two diabetes patients who suddenly face hypoglycaemia (low sugar) in the body and those who take insulin,...

• Bangalore techie found dead in US left suicide note: Authorities

  A 26-year-old Indian employee at an IT firm, who was found dead in an apparent suicide by "drug overdose" in a New Jersey hotel last week, had left a suicide note, authorities said.

• Bangalore techie found dead in US hotel

  A 26-year-old Indian employee at an IT firm, who was accused of murdering an American woman, was found dead after he allegedly committed suicide due to suspected drug overdose at a New Jersey hotel. Pawan Kumar Anjaiah, 26, a software engineer, was in the US on an assignment with IT firm Cognizant.

• Doctor couple in Bangalore commit suicide along with sons

  A husband and wife, both doctors, and their two sons have committed suicide in Bangalore, reportedly by using drugs they had access to. The family was allegedly in serious debt.

• Bangalore student suicide reports anger friends

  Friends and relatives of Pranay Singh, a second semester B E (E&C) student of PES Institute of Technology, staged a protest in the college campus on Wednesday. Pranay had committed suicide in his hostel room on Tuesday, as he allegedly could not handle the academic pressure.The students were upset over media reports in Patna which claimed Pranay wa...

• Average age of drug addicts in Bangalore: 13 years!

  Drug rehabilitation centres in the city have recorded some shocking changes with regard to the number of narcotic users this year. Rehabilitation centres recorded a shocking increase in the number of pre-teens seeking help for drug abuse. According to many such centres, 13 is currently the average age of drug abusers in the city, while 16 was the a...