Chennai, Feb 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Police have intensified their crackdown on the trafficking and use of the highly addictive drug methamphetamine, launching statewide operations to curb its spread. The enforcement drive follows a series of arrests in both urban and rural areas, where individuals were caught attempting to sell the drug, including to school … Read more
Aizawl, Feb 19 (IANS) Mizoram Governor and General Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd) on Wednesday said that the menace of drug trafficking and drug abuse has assumed alarming proportions today and is of much concern to the state government. In his customary speech on the first day of the Budget session of the Mizoram Assembly, the … Read more
Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 13 (IANS) In a groundbreaking move to combat the escalating drug crisis in Himachal Pradesh, Panchayat representatives in Bilaspur district have taken a firm stance against the deadly drug trade, specifically targeting the smuggling of ‘Chitta (a synthetic drug made from heroin).’ The representatives, alarmed by the increasing number of drug … Read more
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Maharashtra Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA, Abu Azmi on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Minister Nitesh Rane over his demand for an investigation into madrasas across the state, accusing him of consistently trying to “defame Muslims.” Rane had raised concerns about an illegal madrasa in Nandurbar’s Akkalkuwa taluka, where a Yemeni … Read more
Ahmedabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Ahmedabad police have launched an investigation into the mysterious death of 23-year-old physiotherapy graduate Drishti Prajapati, who was found hanging from a ceiling fan in a hospital room in Naranpura. Drishti, a resident of Meghaninagar, had been working at Shreeji Wellness in the same area. Her family alleges that she was … Read more
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 25 (IANS) In a shocking incident, two women who had met on Instagram and remained friends for years, left their abusive husbands and got married to each other in Deoria, media reports said on Saturday. According to media reports, the two women, Kavita and Gunja tied the knot in a simple … Read more
