NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have arrested a couple for drug peddling in the national capital, said an official here, adding that heroin valued at over Rs 20 lakh was recovered from them.

CHANDIGARH: In an endeavor to preserve the sanctity of the electoral process, enforcement agencies in Punjab have conducted extensive operations, resulting in the confiscation of cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals and freebies valued at Rs 321.51 crore since the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the Lok Sabha elections on March 16, till date.

PHAGWARA: The Police have arrested three drug peddlers on the charge of selling heroin.

AGARTALA: Top Border Security Force (BSF) officials on Monday said that cross-border illegal trade, infiltration and exfiltration, drugs peddling are the "biggest challenge" in the Tripura section of India-Bangladesh international border.

STUTTGART: Police in south-western Germany seized a large arsenal of weapons, including an assault rifle and a machine pistol, during a raid on a suspected drug dealer's home, authorities announced on Friday.

CHANDIGARH: In order to curb unfair activities and ensure fair and transparent elections in Punjab, enforcement agencies have seized drugs, liquor, unaccounted-for cash, and freebies worth Rs 243.95 crore in the past month since the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections came into force on March 16.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested the wanted kingpin of a drug syndicate and recovered Tramadol capsules and codeine-based cough syrup bottles valued at around Rs 8 crore, an official said on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: With India aiming to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025, five years ahead of the global target, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) may play a significant role in identifying cases of drug-resistant TB early and improving outcomes, reveals a study on Tuesday.

VISAKHAPATNAM: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, accusing him of importing ganja and other drugs from abroad.

CHANDIGARH: To ensure free, fair and peaceful upcoming Lok Sabha Elections-2024, Punjab Police on Sunday carried out a special operation ‘OPS Seal-VI’ aimed at checking all the vehicles entering or exiting the border state of Punjab to keep vigil around the movement of drug smugglers and bootleggers. The operation was conducted in a synchronised manner from 8 am to 2 pm on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav.

GUWAHATI: Assam Police busted an interstate drug peddling gang and recovered narcotics worth Rs. 20 crore in Karimganj District, officials said on Saturday.

NEW YORK: The risk of spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria is highest in hospital sinks, said a study on Thursday.

SHIMLA: A Shimla court on Wednesday sent Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and two-time Punjab minister Sucha Singh Langah's son Parkash Singh and four others, including a woman, to police custody till April 12.

LUCKNOW: An 18-year-old girl died, allegedly due to a drug overdose after she was lured into a “thrill-seeking experience” by her male friend.

SHIMLA: Parkash Singh son of former SAD minister Sucha Singh Langah and four others including a girl were arrested today by Himachal Police here on charges of possessing drugs.

CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Tuesday were conducting raids at 35 locations across Tamil Nadu in a drug trafficking case.

DHARAMSALA: In a significant stride towards combating the drug menace, the Nurpur Police District, under the leadership of SP Ashok Rattan, has launched an extensive campaign against drug trafficking. On the evening of Sunday, the police, acting on confidential information, targeted a residence in Surajpur Tehsil, Indora District, Kangra.

FAZILKA: To ensure a free and fair environment for ensuing Polls, the Fazilka Deputy Commissioner Dr. Senu Kapila Duggal on Saturday said that joint strategy has been developed by BSF and Civil Police to negate any likelihood of smuggling of arms and narcotics from across the International border.

CHANDIGARH: The Election Commission of India (ECI) team on Wednesday instructed all Deputy Commissioners (DCs), Commissioner of Police (CPs) and Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) of Punjab to enhance their campaigns to prevent the smuggling of drugs, liquor, and cash into the state in view of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.

LOS ANGELES: Actress Rebel Wilson shared that she briefly used Ozempic to help with her weight loss but added that she no longer uses the drug.

PALANPUR: The Palanpur sessions court in Banaskantha district on Thursday sentenced ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to 20 years in jail for his involvement in a 1996 narcotics case.

KANPUR: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur in a new study detailed how cholesterol-lowering drugs like Niacin work at a molecular level.

CHANDIGARH: The Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday accused the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of adopting sheer laxity in curbing the rapidly growing drug abuse in the state. 

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have busted a party drug, methamphetamine, making lab, which was being run by an African national in a house in Delhi area, an official said on Monday.

CHENNAI: The ED is probing the investments made by drug lord and former leader of the ruling DMK, Jaffer Sadiq, who was recently arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) after a four-month-long manhunt. The ED has registered a case and is probing the alleged investments made by Jaffer Sadiq in Tamil and Hindi movie industries.

LOS ANGELES: Comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who is hosting the ongoing 96th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, poked fun at several Hollywood hot topics during the ceremony.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have arrested five men after multiple raids in the national capital and Uttar Pradesh and recovered over 900 grams of heroin valued at Rs 6 crore from their possession, a Crime Branch official said on Saturday.

PHAGWARA: A Drugs Addict youth was found dead near Aam Aadmi Clinic in posh locality of Hargobind Nagar Phagwara on Friday Evening. The deceased identified as Kunal a resident of Thapar Colony was fruit seller and was missing since Thursday.

KAITHAL: The court of Kaithal Additional District and Sessions Judge Sangeeta Rai Sachdeva has sentenced a person guilty of selling hashish to 3 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 25,000.

CHANDIGARH: The SIT investigating drug case against forer SAD minister Bikram Singh Mahithia has against summoned him on March 6. Majithia has been asked to appear before SIT at Patiala at 11 AM.

SRINAGAR: J&K Police on Thursday attached the property of a drug peddler in Baramulla district.

GUWAHATI: Assam Police arrested one drug peddler in Guwahati and seized narcotic substances from his possession, officials said on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI:The Indian Navy has seized one of the largest drug consignments during a specialised operation from a dhow.

PANAJI: The Anti-Narcotic Cell of Goa Police conducted a narcotic raid at Arpora, Bardez in North district and arrested a Nigerian national allegedly for possessing drugs worth Rs 74.75 lakh in the international market.

SRINAGAR: J&K Police on Sunday seized a vehicle from which psychotropic drug was recovered while the accused managed to escape during the raid in Ganderbal district.

AMRITSAR: The Indian Custom Department have seized heroin (drug) in large quantity at Indo-Pak Attari border which was smuggled here in India in the Consignment packed from Afghanistan via Pakistan.

SAS NAGAR(MOHALI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday underscored the need for developing indigenous anti-drone technology to check the supply of drugs and weapons through drones effectively from across the border.

NAWANSHAHR: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Navjot Pal Singh Randhawa and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sandeep Sharma said that the civil and police administration would launch a massive awareness drive against drug menace from Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of Shaheed Bhagat Singh on April 25.

NEW DELHI:The Delhi Police's Crime Branch investigating the Jahangirpuri violence case has revealed that the prime accused, Mohammed Ansar Sheikh, was also involved in drug supply and had also seized a BMW car belonging to a South Delhi-based businessman, according to sources.

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Johnny Depp accused Amber Heard of giving "grossly embellished" accounts of his substance abuse while giving evidence.

NEW DELHI: Delhi police has arrested an interstate drug supplier and confiscated 15 kg of cannabis from his possession, an official said on Saturday.The accused was identified as Surjeet (28), a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Etah district.

OTTAWA: Canada has approved British drugmaker AstraZeneca's drug for the prevention of Covid-19 in immune compromised adults and children.

PHAGWARA: The Phagwara Police have arrested a husband-wife duo of drug peddlers under NDPS act and recovered 2 Kg of Gaanja,2 Gm of Heroin, Eight Bottles of intoxicants, and cash of Rs 5900/- from their possession last night. The accused were identified as Manak and his Wife Rajni residents of Industrial Area locality Phagwara. Both drugs peddlers were nabbed at a checkpoint, the police said.

BOGOTO: Colombian President Ivan Duque has signed the extradition papers for the head of the criminal organisation Clan del Golfo (Gulf Clan), Dairo Antonio Usuga, also known as "Otoniel", considered the country's most wanted drug lord.

NEW DELHI: The Customs officials at Chennai Airport on Wednesday arrested three persons for smuggling 49.2 kgs Pseudoephedrine worth Rs 9.86 crore.

NEW DELHI: Two brothers, who were involved in trafficking drugs, in the Delhi-NCR area were arrested by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police, an official said on Wednesday.

CHANDIGARH: Taking a major step forward to make the state drug-free, the Health & Family Welfare and Medical Education & Research Minister Dr. Vijay Singla, on Thursday, asked the managements of all the drug de-addiction centers to strictly curb the misuse of drugs available in these centers, failing which invite revocation of the licenses of centers and penal action will be taken against the managing staff.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have busted an international narcotic drug cartel and arrested its two key members along with Heroin worth Rs 40 crore in the international market, an official said on Tuesday.

BAREILLY: Six labourers on-board the Bihar-bound Jannayak Express train were found unconscious at Bareilly junction.

NURMAHAL:The Nurmahal police have arrested a drug peddler on the charge of
selling heroin.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have arrested a Nigerian national, who was absconding from Mumbai, for being involved in drug peddling, cyber fraud and other heinous offences, an official said on Monday.

NEW DELHI: Two people -- a mother and her son -- were arrested for being involved in an interstate racket of supply of cannabis (Ganja), an official said on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)'s Special Investigation Team (SIT) which was silent on the "new findings" in the Aryan Khan drug case, has now dismissed the report as "speculation".

NEW DELHI: There is no evidence to connect Aryan Khan, son of actor Shah Rukh Khan, with international drug conspiracy, a probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has found, as per sources.

NURMAHAL:The Nurmahal police have arrested two drug peddlers on the charge of
selling intoxicant tablets.

NEW DELHI: Huge quantity of drugs continued to be smuggled in Punjab during the Assembly polls in the state, Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) data suggest.

NEW DELHI: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has been asked by various states to investigate 25 important drug cases to unearth a larger pan-India conspiracy, officials said.

RUPNAGAR: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today while addressing an election rally at Nangal (Anandpur Sahib assembly consituency) said that BJP if voted to power will wipe out drugs in Punjab. He appealed to vote in favour of Parminder Sharma, BJP candidate from Anandpur Sahib.

SANGRUR: Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Punjab chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann (MP Sangrur) launched a scathing attack on the Akali Dal and the Badal family. Mann targeted the Badal family and said that some selfish leaders, sitting in power, ran illegal drug business in entire Punjab and ruined the lives of lakhs of youth in Punjab. To earn money, these selfish leaders killed thousands of youngsters and destroyed lakhs of families. This time the people of Punjab will teach a lesson to these drug dealers.

JALANDHAR: Promising to work on the teachings of Sikh gurus with principles of non-discrimination and equality for all, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the NDA would form the government in Punjab and would free the state from drugs.

NAKODAR:The Nakodar sadar police have arrested a drug
peddler on the charge of selling poppy husk.

NEW DELHI: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Indian Navy, in a joint operation have busted a drug trafficking racket and have seized around 529 kg of very high quality of hashish, 234 kg of finest quality of crystal Methamphetamine and some quantity of Heroin, valued at Rs 2,000 crore.

SHAHKOT:The Shahkot police today arrested a woman drug peddler on the charge
of selling poppy husk .

NAKODAR:The Mehat Pur police on Monday arrested a
proclaimed offender (PO) absconding for the one year.

CHANDIGARH: A senior leader of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab and leader of opposition Harpal Singh Cheema welcoming the statement given by Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader Sukhwinder Singh Randhawa in which Randhawa admitted that the alliance is going on between the politicians and drug smugglers in Punjab.

CHANDIGARH: In a reprieve to senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) senior leader Bikram Singh Majithia from arrest in a drugs-related case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted protection against the arrest for three days.

NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR: The Border Security Force on Monday said that it has successfully recovered and seized three AK-47 Rifles, six 9MM pistols, 1071 ammunitions, 20 Hand Grenades, two IEDs and 17.3 kg Heroin worth around Rs 88 crore in different operational incidents during the year 2021 in J&K.

CHANDIGARH:To ensure Drug-free and other inducement-free Assembly Elections in the state, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Dr S Karuna Raju said that various Enforcement Agencies have recovered Rs 1.74 crores cash, 27960.292 litre of licit liquor, 6476.61 litre of illicit liquor, 235069 litre of Lahan (raw material used to make liquor), 1088.01 Kg of Poppy Husk, 11.03 Kg of Opium, 3370.82 grams of Heroin, 123.507 grams of Smack, 2940 capsules, 90 vials of syrup and 92079 numbers of tablets since Model Code of Conduct has come into force.

GENEVA: A World Health Organization (WHO) panel on Friday strongly recommended baricitinib, a drug used for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, for patients with severe or critical Covid-19 in combination with corticosteroids.

NEW DELHI: A 15-year-old girl who was kidnapped from the national capital by a woman for getting her married to her drug addict brother, was rescued and the accused were arrested.

HYDERABAD: The Prohibition and Excise department of Telangana busted a drug racket and arrested two peddlers including a Yemen national in Hyderabad on Thursday.

LONDON: Amid a sharp rise in cases of black fungus infections among Covid-19 patients in India and Nepal, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has on Thursday called on to lower the prices of the drug used to treat the condition, media reports said.

MANSA: On the day of "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking," Senior Superintendent of Police Dr. Narinder Bhargav, IPS told that in compliance with the directions of Chief Minister of Punjab Capt. Amrinder Singh and Director General of Police, Punjab Shri Dinkar Gupta, IPS, "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" has been celebrated.

CHANDIGARH: Reiterating his demand for a National Drug Policy to tackle the scourge, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday underlined the need for more synergy between the STF, the Police and the Intelligence wing to eliminate drugs from the state.

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to send strong message about the ill-effects of drugs, the Punjab Police, on the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Saturday, organised various awareness activities to sensitise the people in all the districts across the state.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking said that drugs bring with it darkness, destruction and devastation and we should save lives and realize the vision of Drug free India.

WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a drug manufactured by the Virginia-based Sarfez Pharmaceuticals, which is owned by Indian-American Salim Shah, a media report said.

SHAHKOT: The Shahkot police have arrested two drug peddlers with huge quantity of opium.

KAPURTHALA: In its commitment of Punjab government to wipe out drug menace, Kapurthala police led by SSP Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh on Saturday launched an operation '2s Siege and Search' Operation in the area of police station Sultanpur Lodhi.

PHAGWARA: The police in its campaign against drug smugglers, arrested two smugglers from police station Rawalpindi and Kotwali Kapurthala area and recovered 50 grams of opium and intoxicant tablets from the accused in separate cases.

CHANDIGARH: Most wanted drug smuggler and gangster, Jaipal Singh Bhullar s/o Bhupinder Singh r/o Ferozepur and Jaspreet Singh @ Jassi s/o Ravinder Singh r/o Kharar, SAS Nagar, who had rewards of 10 Lakh and 5 Lakh rupees on their head have been neutralized by the STF West Bengal Police on Wednesday afternoon, after they fired on the STF Police party, when they raided their apartment.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government drug controller on Thursday informed the high court that Gautam Gambhir's foundation has been found guilty of non-authorised stocking, procuring and distributing Fabiflu medicine used for Covid-19 patients.

LUDHIANA: Punjab Police has arrested another close aide of the prime accused drug smuggler and rogue criminal Jaipal Bhullar, wanted for the sensational killing of CIA Assistant Sub Inspectors (ASIs), Bhagwan Singh and Dalwinderjit Singh, who were gunned down in cold blood in Jagraon Grain Market on May 15.

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad-based specialty biopharmaceutical manufacturer, Celon Laboratories, on Monday announced the launch of an alternative drug - Amphotericin B Emulsion, for the treatment of Mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus.

NAKODAR: The Nakodar sadar police have arrested a drug peddler on the charge of selling opium.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police has arrested two of the main accused in the sensational killing of CIA Assistant Sub Inspectors (ASIs), Bhagwan Singh and Dalwinderjit Singh, who were gunned down in cold blood in Jagraon Grain Market on May 15.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday, during the hearing of pleas in connection with shortage of medicine for black fungus, observed that the situation is similar to "living hell", and though court is willing to help patients facing issues with procurement of medicine, but is "helpless".

CHANDIGARH: With as many as 188 cases of mucormycosis (black fungus) reported so far in the state, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered ramp-up of stocks of alternate drugs to treat the disease, in view of the shortage of Amphotericin, making Punjab the first state in the country to make effective use of alternative medicines to treat the disease.

NEW DELHI: Amid the second wave of the Covid pandemic, Delhi isn't just battling a shortage of vaccines, it is also grappling with a scarcity of drugs required to treat patients infected with the black fungus infection, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday.

MUMBAI: Roche India on Monday announced the rollout of its first batch of the antibody cocktail (Casirivimab and Imdevimab) against Coronavirus in India. The cocktail drug will be marketed by Cipla pan-India.

SHIMLA: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said here on Sunday that the State Government was
committed to make the State ‘Drug Free State’ by adopting multi-pronged strategy to tackle drug
trafficking in the State.

NEW DELHI: Concerned with Covid patients facing difficulties in procuring essential drugs on time and at prescribed rates, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Saturday directed the pharmacies selling Covid medicines in the national capital to display the available stocks and rates of drugs prominently at their shops.

NEW DELHI: After the government asked the states to declare Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) an epidemic, Congress Parliamentary party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the scarcity of Liposomal Amphotericin-B injection and the disease not being covered under Ayushman Bharat scheme.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to take measures to address the shortfall in the medicines, like Amphotericin B, used for treating black fungus, which is affecting Covid-19 recovered people.

NAKODAR: The Mehat Pur police have arrested a drug peddler on the charge of selling intoxicant injections and vials. .

SHAHKOT: The Shahkot police have arrested two drug peddlers including a foreign woman on the charges of selling heroin.

CHANDIGARH: In order to further intensify the ongoing Drive Against Drugs, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Dinkar Gupta, during a high-level virtual meeting on Sunday, directed all the Police Chiefs to launch a crackdown against the drug smugglers/suppliers in their concerned areas

BENGALURU: Lauding the Defence Research and Development Organisation's (DRDO) contribution in the fight against the pandemic, Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Friday said its anti-Covid drug would be a game-changer in treating the infection.

PHAGWARA: The Rural Police headed by SSP Naveen Singla have arrested four drugs smugglers and recovered huge quantity of drugs from their possession.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday urged Congress MPs from the state to pressurize the Centre to augment supplies of Oxygen, tankers, vaccines and vital medicines to help the state government effectively fight the deadly second wave of the pandemic.

SHAHKOT: The Shahkot police have arrested a drug peddler on the charge of selling opium.

NEW DELHI: Beware of fake life saving drugs. Instead of Remdesivir, which is required for critically ill Covid patients, similar looking vials of Monocef or Zetri, a low cost antibiotic injection, are being sold in the black market.

PATIALA: Referring to the advice given by the Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Punjan, Mr Husan Lal,in view of the impending shortage of important vaccines being used for the treatment of critically ill COVID patients admitted in Level-2 and Level-3 health care facilities in the state, the deputy commissioner Patiala, Kumar Amit appeals the doctors of the district to prescribe alternative medicines available in the market. He said that the expert group headed by Dr K K Talwar, Advisor, Health and Medical Education, Government of Punjab also recommended the prescription of Inj. Itolizumab and Inj. Dexamethasone for critical COVID patients as these are equally effective to that of Inj. Tocilizumab-400 mg. He said as per the reference given in the letter, as the Inj.Tucilizumab-400 mg was not manufactured in India and its availability in our country is also low, so we should opt for the other drugs available in the market for treating critical COVID patients.

KOLKATA: A spike in illegal narcortics from the 'Golden Triangle' to South and Southeast Asian countries as a result of pandemic-related supply gluts and a likely increase in production is worrying Myanmars neighbours, including India.

AHMEDABAD: Zydus Cadila on Friday announced it has received restricted Emergency Use Approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for the use of antiviral 'Virafin' in treating moderate Covid-19 infection in adults.