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Government and Policy

Assam govt launches a massive drugs disposal programme, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma drives road roller to crush seized substances worth ₹472.51 crore

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In a powerful demonstration of Assam’s zero-tolerance policy against narcotics, Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma today personally drove a road roller to crush...
Crime

Delhi police bust inter-state terror network linked to Pakistan-based ISI handler Shahzad Bhatti, 4 accused arrested with weapons and incriminating material

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According to police, drones were used to collect firearms and drugs from over the border by the four accused.
Crime

Dawood Ibrahim’s aide Salim Dola extradited from Turkey under Operation Global Hunt: Read about the mission to dismantle narcotics networks run from foreign nations

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"Dola established a major transnational drug trafficking syndicate spanning several countries," the MHA informed.
Crime

Drug case convict Baltej Singh, nephew of Indira Gandhi’s assassin Satwant Singh, loses bid to keep his name legally hidden in New Zealand

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Baltej Singh was nabbed at Auckland Airport last year as he attempted to catch a flight to Dubai from New Zealand.
News Reports

What are puberty blockers, and why is the UK pushing ahead with a £11 million puberty blocker trial on children, despite safety concerns? Explained

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JK Rowling and Richard Dawkins have signed petitions calling for the cancellation of the new trial in the UK.
Editor's picks

Has the USA attacked Venezuela? Reports of bomb blasts in Caracas and other areas, US military aircraft seen in the sky 

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On January 3, explosions have been reported from Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela, fuelling a conversation that a US attack may be underway,...
Crime

Ahead of New Year, Delhi police launch Operation Aaghat 3.0, arrest over 280 accused, seize weapons, drugs, and stolen vehicles

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In their crackdown on vehicle theft networks, police seized 231 stolen two-wheelers and one four-wheeler from different areas.
News Reports

Ganja in the Eastern Ghats, poppy in Manipur: How illegal cultivation of narcotics has been a major money source for Naxals and other violent...

Rukma Rathore -
On 17th November, 41 acres of illicit poppy production was wiped out in Manipur's Tengnoupal and Kangpokpi districts. A joined team identified and uprooted the crops during the day-long operation which was conducted in the Khudei Khullen hill range under Tengnoupal Police Station.
News Reports

Big narcotics haul in Assam’s Karbi Anglong: Morphine, Heroin worth over Rs 11 crore recovered

OpIndia Staff -
Assam Police seized drugs worth over Rs 11 crore in Karbi Anglong district on Monday. The haul included morphine and heroin recovered during two separate operations at Dillai Tiniali and Lahorijan. One person was arrested, drawing praise from CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Crime

Assam: Sribhumi Police seize 528 kg Ganja worth Rs 2.5 Crore during Naka checking in Patharkandi

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Sribhumi Police seized cannabis worth nearly Rs 2.5 crore during a naka-checking operation in Patharkandi on November 13. The contraband, weighing five quintals, was recovered from a Bolero vehicle. The driver escaped, and a manhunt is underway.
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