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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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Punjab Sets 3-Month Deadline To Make State Free From Drug Problem
Punjab has set a deadline of three months to declare the state free from drugs, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann terming it "a historic moment as the state government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against drugs."
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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 Soon Enable 1-Year Detention Of Drug Smugglers Without Trial
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced the setting up of an advisory board to enable detention of drug smugglers for a year without trial.
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Amarinder Singh Accepts AAP Leader's Drug Test Dare But Spares Colleagues
Accepting a challenge thrown by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Aman Arora, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said he was willing to undergo a dope test.
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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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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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Punjab Sets 3-Month Deadline To Make State Free From Drug Problem
Punjab has set a deadline of three months to declare the state free from drugs, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann terming it "a historic moment as the state government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against drugs."
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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 Soon Enable 1-Year Detention Of Drug Smugglers Without Trial
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced the setting up of an advisory board to enable detention of drug smugglers for a year without trial.
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Amarinder Singh Accepts AAP Leader's Drug Test Dare But Spares Colleagues
Accepting a challenge thrown by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Aman Arora, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said he was willing to undergo a dope test.
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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.
