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February 7, 2025, 03:03 PM - 3 min read
As part of this crackdown, 40 tractors have been deployed across more than 180 villages to eradicate the crops.
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November 6, 2024, 07:07 PM - 2 min read
When the police searched the pickup, 10.40 quintals of illegal opium poppy powder was found in 55 plastic sacks kept in it. Eleven live cartridges of 12 bore guns were also found, the police said.
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July 18, 2024, 06:16 PM - 2 min read
Some farmers’ organisations have also supported the demand for poppy cultivation in Punjab. This, according to them, will ameliorate the economic and financial condition of farmers, besides helping in reducing paddy cultivation which in turn will help to preserve underground water.
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March 7, 2024, 08:51 PM - 2 min read
During the Question Hour in the ongoing budget session of the Punjab Assembly, Sanour MLA Pathanmajra asked whether the state government intends to cultivate poppy in Punjab to curb synthetic drugs.
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