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How Punjab's Yudh Nashean Virudh Helped Ex-Addicts Rebuild Lives And Relations
The anti‑drug campaign was launched on March 1, 2025, by Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Party government to tackle the drug problem in the state.
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Pakistan Is Sending "Gift" Of Drugs To Youth In Jammu And Kashmir: Top Cop
Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Tuesday said Pakistan is gifting drug addiction to the youth of the Union Territory just like the neighbouring country did with Punjab at the end of militancy.
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Video: Punjab Man "Under Influence Of Drugs" Struggles In Public
Days after a video of a young man allegedly under the influence of illegal drugs in Punjab's Amritsar went viral on social media, another video of a young man in a stupor as he just stood on the road, has emerged from the Sikh holy city.
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Amritsar Woman Chains Drug Addict Daughter To Bed, MP Assures Family Help
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.
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Drugs A National Problem, Not Just In Punjab: Chief Ministers Of 5 States
Drugs are a national problem, the Second Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of the northern states on Thursday agreed and decided to set up a joint working group, involving officials of the Health and Social Justice Departments of all states, to share experiences and best practices in their respective campaigns against the drug problem.
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Amit Shah Says Centre Formulating Strategy To Tackle Drugs In Punjab
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday informed Chief Minister Amarinder Singh that the central government was formulating a detailed strategy to tackle the problem of drugs in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.
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Punjab To Call For Death Penalty For Drug Dealers, Smugglers
Faced with criticism from several quarters over alleged spate of deaths due to drug overdose in the state, Punjab cabinet today decided to recommend to the Centre death penalty for drug peddlers and smugglers.
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Lawmakers Raise Concern Over 'Alarming' Drug Menace In Punjab
The problem of drug menace in Punjab came under the scanner of the Rajya Sabha today with members raising questions over the "alarming" number of such cases. Congress demanded a CBI probe into allegations against ministers of the ruling SAD-BJP combine in the state.
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Rajya Sabha MPs Raise Concern Over 'Alarming' Drug Menace In Punjab
The problem of drug menace in Punjab came under the scanner of Rajya Sabha today with members raising questions over the "alarming" number of such cases, with Congress demanding CBI probe into allegations against ministers of the ruling SAD-BJP combine in the state.
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Punjab Teenager Allegedly Shoots Mother For Refusing Money For Drugs
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.
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Drug Problem In Punjab Much Less Than In Other States: Parkash Singh Badal
Slamming the opposition for "defaming" hard working Punjabis by labelling them as "drug addicts", Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday claimed the magnitude of the drug problem in the state was "much less than in many other states of the country".
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Drug Problem More Prevalent In Other States, Says Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal
Slamming the opposition for "defaming" hard working Punjabis by labelling them as "drug addicts", Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today claimed the magnitude of the drug problem in the state was "much less than in many other states of the country".
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Low Patient Turnout Plagues Punjab's Drug Rehabilitation Centres
Nearly 600 injecting drug users visit the Tarn Taran civil hospital in Punjab every day for Opioid replacement therapy (ORT), a harm reduction strategy which helps clients keep off injecting drugs, reducing risk of blood borne diseases like HIV and Hepatitis B. The doses of crushed buprenorphine are supervised as clients could divert the tablets an...
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In Drug Dens Of Punjab, Doubts Flare About Government Crackdown
Punjab's crackdown on drug supply in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts have had little impact on the real kingpins of the business, people who have fallen prey to the habit say.
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After Punjab, Drugs Make Headway In Uttar Pradesh
There are tell tale signs that injecting drug use has crept into cities and villages of Uttar Pradesh.
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How Punjab's Yudh Nashean Virudh Helped Ex-Addicts Rebuild Lives And Relations
The anti‑drug campaign was launched on March 1, 2025, by Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Party government to tackle the drug problem in the state.
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Pakistan Is Sending "Gift" Of Drugs To Youth In Jammu And Kashmir: Top Cop
Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Tuesday said Pakistan is gifting drug addiction to the youth of the Union Territory just like the neighbouring country did with Punjab at the end of militancy.
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Video: Punjab Man "Under Influence Of Drugs" Struggles In Public
Days after a video of a young man allegedly under the influence of illegal drugs in Punjab's Amritsar went viral on social media, another video of a young man in a stupor as he just stood on the road, has emerged from the Sikh holy city.
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Amritsar Woman Chains Drug Addict Daughter To Bed, MP Assures Family Help
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.
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Drugs A National Problem, Not Just In Punjab: Chief Ministers Of 5 States
Drugs are a national problem, the Second Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of the northern states on Thursday agreed and decided to set up a joint working group, involving officials of the Health and Social Justice Departments of all states, to share experiences and best practices in their respective campaigns against the drug problem.
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Amit Shah Says Centre Formulating Strategy To Tackle Drugs In Punjab
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday informed Chief Minister Amarinder Singh that the central government was formulating a detailed strategy to tackle the problem of drugs in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.
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Punjab To Call For Death Penalty For Drug Dealers, Smugglers
Faced with criticism from several quarters over alleged spate of deaths due to drug overdose in the state, Punjab cabinet today decided to recommend to the Centre death penalty for drug peddlers and smugglers.
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Lawmakers Raise Concern Over 'Alarming' Drug Menace In Punjab
The problem of drug menace in Punjab came under the scanner of the Rajya Sabha today with members raising questions over the "alarming" number of such cases. Congress demanded a CBI probe into allegations against ministers of the ruling SAD-BJP combine in the state.
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Rajya Sabha MPs Raise Concern Over 'Alarming' Drug Menace In Punjab
The problem of drug menace in Punjab came under the scanner of Rajya Sabha today with members raising questions over the "alarming" number of such cases, with Congress demanding CBI probe into allegations against ministers of the ruling SAD-BJP combine in the state.
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Punjab Teenager Allegedly Shoots Mother For Refusing Money For Drugs
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.
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Drug Problem In Punjab Much Less Than In Other States: Parkash Singh Badal
Slamming the opposition for "defaming" hard working Punjabis by labelling them as "drug addicts", Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday claimed the magnitude of the drug problem in the state was "much less than in many other states of the country".
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Drug Problem More Prevalent In Other States, Says Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal
Slamming the opposition for "defaming" hard working Punjabis by labelling them as "drug addicts", Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today claimed the magnitude of the drug problem in the state was "much less than in many other states of the country".
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Low Patient Turnout Plagues Punjab's Drug Rehabilitation Centres
Nearly 600 injecting drug users visit the Tarn Taran civil hospital in Punjab every day for Opioid replacement therapy (ORT), a harm reduction strategy which helps clients keep off injecting drugs, reducing risk of blood borne diseases like HIV and Hepatitis B. The doses of crushed buprenorphine are supervised as clients could divert the tablets an...
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In Drug Dens Of Punjab, Doubts Flare About Government Crackdown
Punjab's crackdown on drug supply in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts have had little impact on the real kingpins of the business, people who have fallen prey to the habit say.
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After Punjab, Drugs Make Headway In Uttar Pradesh
There are tell tale signs that injecting drug use has crept into cities and villages of Uttar Pradesh.
