drug addiction

Chandigarh, April 11 Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia questioned the AAP government's claim of arresting over 90,000 drug traffickers under its anti-drug drive, "Yudh Nashian Virudh, asking how many of those held were actual traffickers and how many were...

New Delhi, April 9 An autorickshaw driver was stabbed to death and his vehicle stolen during a robbery near Minto Road in central Delhi, with police arresting three suspects after a search that tracked their movements across Delhi and Haryana, an official said on Thursday.The incident was...

Kapurthala, April 6 An elderly couple from Sultanpur Lodhi here has claimed that they have lost four sons to drugs, while the fifth and last surviving son is also bedridden due to a severe liver infection.However, the general secretary of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, Baltej Pannu, refuted the...

Kapurthala, April 6 An elderly couple from Sultanpur Lodhi spoke to the media, claiming that they have lost four of their sons to drugs, while their fifth and last surviving son is also bedridden due to a severe liver infection. Through the media, they made a fervent appeal to Chief Minister...

Shimla, Apr 3 Three individuals have been arrested for allegedly murdering a Buddhist woman nun in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, police said on Friday.The accused – Gagan Sharma (23), Vishal (23), and Gaurav Sharma (20), all residents of Mandi – were arrested on Thursday night...

Law enforcement agencies in Jammu and Kashmir have seized a massive 68,062 kilograms of narcotics over the past five years, reflecting both the scale of drug trafficking networks and sustained enforcement action in the Union Territory.These figures were revealed by the Ministry of Social...

Sivakasi (Tamil Nadu), March 31 AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday criticized the DMK government over the law and order situation and claimed that there was no safety for women and police in Tamil Nadu.Speaking at an election rally seeking votes for party candidates for...

New Delhi, March 31 Four minors, all of whom had dropped out of school and were drug addicts, have been apprehended for allegedly stabbing a man and stealing his mobile phone in the Pandav Nagar area of east Delhi, police said on Tuesday.The incident took place on March 28 near Janta Garden...

Bhopal, March 30 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Monday that only those with a spirit of service can succeed in politics, while "personal ambitions" adversely impact the democratic system.Yadav was addressing the inaugural session of the two-day conference of young MLAs from...

Chandigarh, March 29 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Sunday that drug addiction, crime, lawlessness, and financial crises remain rampant under the AAP rule in Punjab.Speaking at a rally in Kurali, Punjab, Saini said both the past and the current AAP governments have failed to...

Jammu, March 28 Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday directed a massive crackdown on drug smuggling networks targeting young people in the Union Territory.Reviewing the progress of the 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan' (Drug-Free India Campaign) at a high-level meeting at Lok...

New Delhi, March 27 A chemical engineer undergoing treatment at a de-addiction center in the outer north Delhi area of Hiranki allegedly stabbed his fellow inmate to death on Friday, police said.The incident took place at "Kirandeep Foundation," located in Kashmiri Colony, police said in a...

New Delhi, March 25 The body of a 26-year-old man, reportedly a drug addict, was found in a park in the southwest Delhi area of Uttam Nagar, police said on Wednesday.A PCR call regarding a man lying in a park was received early Monday, following which a police team reached the spot, they said...

Kolkata, March 25 – A son allegedly strangled his mother to death in a fit of rage in Baguihati, North Kolkata, after being unable to accept her remarriage, police said on Wednesday.Following the incident, the accused locked the room and fled the scene. Police recovered the body and took it to...

Islamabad, March 23 – Pakistani authorities suspect that drug addicts attempting to steal copper from the basement may have caused the renewed fire incident at Karachi's Gul Plaza, local media reported.On Sunday, the basement of Gul Plaza was engulfed in flames again, nearly two months after a...

New Delhi, March 20 A young man has been arrested for allegedly stealing gold and diamond jewelry worth approximately Rs 90 lakh from a house in northwest Delhi to fund his drug addiction, police said on Friday.The accused, identified as Sunny Sarkar (22), a resident of Burari, was apprehended...

March 19 The Mizoram Excise and Narcotics Department reported in its latest report that 19 people have died this year due to drug abuse, bringing the total number of such deaths since 1984 to 2,016.The report stated that the 19 drug-related deaths were recorded up to March 19. Of these 19...

Surat, March 14 The Gujarat Police will take strict action against those hoarding LPG cylinders and those selling them on the black market, DGP In-Charge K.L.N Rao said on Saturday.He said that the police have been directed to take strict legal action against such offenders.After attending a...

Ranchi, March 14 Jharkhand Excise Minister Yogendra Mahato announced in the Assembly on Saturday the formation of task forces in each district of the state to combat narcotics and drug trafficking.Responding to queries from several lawmakers about rising drug addiction among youth and...

Lucknow, March 10 A day after a 17-year-old boy allegedly killed his father by hitting him on the head here, police have detained the minor and said that the murder followed frequent abuse by the man, who was a drug addict.The incident occurred in the Khujeta village of the Mohanlalganj area...