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Topic: NDPS Act

Why Punjab has invoked a 36-yr-old law for the 1st time to crack down on drug lords, and how it works

Officials of Punjab Police's anti-narcotics task force say idea was to detain drug traffickers who have multiple cases registered against them under NDPS Act but were out on bail.

Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal’s brother arrested in drugs case, family claims ‘falsely implicated’

Tarsem Singh, father of Lok Sabha MP from Khadoor Sahib Amritpal Singh, has alleged Punjab police ‘falsely implicated’ his elder son Harpreet Singh in the NDPS case.

Pune to London via Delhi — how ‘routine’ tip-off led to ‘biggest ever’ Meow Meow drug seizure in India

Pune City Crime Branch blew lid off syndicate manufacturing & distributing Mephedrone. ‘Storage space’ in Delhi was also raided as part of joint operation.

This election season in Nagaland, drugs an ‘allurement for voters’

Not suggesting involvement of any political party or politician but drugs are inducement for whom liquor is not substitute, DGP asserts. Voting will take place on 27 February.

Homes razed, families angry, defiant — Haryana’s ‘economic crackdown’ on drug peddlers, gangsters

A number of 'illegal' financial assets of criminals have been demolished this year by the state’s civic authorities in coordination with the police, and 'according to the law’.

10x rise in heroin seizures, Gujarat tells drug panel, wants Coast Guard to track with drones

At meeting of Narco Coordination Centre, chaired by Amit Shah, Gujarat admits it's facing challenges. Karnataka & Maharashtra flag problem of foreigners overstaying their visa.

Personal use of drugs unlikely to be completely decriminalised as govt fine-tunes NDPS tweaks

Offenders who opt for de-addiction voluntarily could potentially be spared a criminal case, according to proposed amendments to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, 

As Modi govt plans NDPS Act changes, 27,072 drug case undertrials in India rot in jails

Over 10% of 2,58,883 jailed undertrials were arrested for offences under NDPS Act. Modi govt is planning to decriminalise personal consumption of small quantities of drugs.

India’s cannabis law is nonsensical, it’s time for ‘Big Bhang’ reform

Cannabis is integral to India. So, the big question is: Why don’t we legalise and tax it like alcohol and tobacco?

Modi govt plans changes to NDPS Act, could decriminalise possession of small quantities of drugs

The recommendations by various ministries are likely to be considered and included in the draft of an amendment bill that could be presented in the upcoming Parliament session.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.