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Why Bengalis love 'khus khus': The story of poppy seeds, opium, and an easy recipe for 'alu posto'
July 04, 2025 1:30 pm
Banned in countries like Singapore, poppy seeds remain a staple in Bengali cuisine. Here is why.
Man held in Punjab’s Mohali district for opium cultivation, 447 poppy plants seized from his fields
April 04, 2024 3:40 pm
Derabassi Station House Officer (SHO) Sub-Inspector Ajitesh Kaushal said, “We received information that Harwinder Singh, a resident of Derabassi town, was illegally growing poppy plants.”
Police seize 128 illegally cultivated poppy plants in Panchkula
March 25, 2023 12:57 pm
The police have lodged an FIR under various sections of the NDPS Act against unknown persons.
Nutrition alert: Why khus khus or poppy seeds deserve to be on your plate
December 16, 2022 4:26 pm
Calling it "mother nature's natural coolant", nutritionist Apurva Agarwal said that it is not just great for keeping your water cool, but also boasts of a range of health benefits
Heroin & poppy husk worth Rs 800 cr burnt in Amritsar
November 17, 2022 7:45 am
The spokesperson added that “the case properties of drug cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 at SSOC, Amritsar and Fazilka was destroyed at Khanna Paper Mill Amritsar on Tuesday”
Poppy: A heartwarming tale of two broken lives
March 03, 2020 5:31 pm
“Poppy keeps dreaming about meeting this man in a library. She is trying hard to identify this person, but is not able to. In reality, she keeps looking at her husband’s library and an empty chair, because she misses him too much. This was another point to stress on the loneliness angle," says director Sudharshan Narayanan.
Poppy husk vends re-open in Rajasthan, Punjab doctors say ban had little impact
September 09, 2015 10:04 am
The Rajasthan High Court had ordered the closure of vends in the first week of July but four days ago.
SAD, BJP leaders held with poppy husk in Rajasthan
July 02, 2015 5:19 am
The arrests took place at Pallu sub-tehsil in Hanumangarh district late evening on June 29.
Man held for possession of banned substance
September 11, 2013 1:28 am
The Mohali Police,on Wednesday,arrested a person in Derabassi for possession of around 40.5 kilograms of poppy
100 sacks of poppy husk seized,2 held
August 28, 2012 3:35 am
THE Jalandhar Police on Monday impounded a truck and arrested two people after allegedly finding nearly 100 gunny bags (3,000 kgs) of poppy husk.
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