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This is the edited transcript of ThePrint CutTheClutter Ep 1349, published on 18 November 2023, on role of fentanyl in US opioid crisis & why it figured in Biden-Xi meeting.
CM Bhagwant Mann promises Punjab will be drug-free by next Independence Day. Oppn says AAP's poll promise was to eradicate drug abuse within 3-4 months of coming to power.
Parvinder Singh was arrested after he allegedly put a garland of shoes around a chemist's neck and paraded him, on finding out that a peddler had procured 'banned capsules' from his shop.
Last week, cops busted a 'meth lab' in Greater Noida, where 9 foreigners had allegedly been cooking the party drug. Also known as 'ice', meth is steadily making inroads into Indian market.
The sanctions allege Joaquin Guzman Lopez, one of the four sons to carry on their father's drug empire after his arrest, oversees 'super labs' to traffic drugs into the US.
Chasing the next high is the only thing that ‘makes life worth living’ for many of Delhi’s street children, some as young as 8. Most don’t want to be ‘rescued'.
During discussion on drug menace in Parliament, Shah also said that foreign countries were using profits from drug trade to also fund terrorism in India.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
I am an orthopedic resident doing pg at SGRD hospital , and I know the ground reality of this menace but methylcobal plus pregaba are one the most common combination / single dose prescribed by us orthopedicians for Lower back ache and cervical .Completely banning the drug is out of question since it is common prescription for about half Indian population specially punjabis
A list of all drug addicts in Punjab must be prepared. The Indian govt should assist them in obtaining Canadian visas.
This way India gets rid of the problem. And Mr. Justin Trudeau gets to increase his committed votebank.
A win-win situation for both.
I am an orthopedic resident doing pg at SGRD hospital , and I know the ground reality of this menace but methylcobal plus pregaba are one the most common combination / single dose prescribed by us orthopedicians for Lower back ache and cervical .Completely banning the drug is out of question since it is common prescription for about half Indian population specially punjabis
A list of all drug addicts in Punjab must be prepared. The Indian govt should assist them in obtaining Canadian visas.
This way India gets rid of the problem. And Mr. Justin Trudeau gets to increase his committed votebank.
A win-win situation for both.