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Drones above, swimmers below: how drugs keep reaching Punjab
September 15, 2026 11:25 am
Punjab has heard political parties promising several times to end the drug problem. The only real change has occurred in the nature of the narcotics trade itself
A minister, a dead father, and a Punjab story: How drugs ‘broke’ Gulzar Singh
September 10, 2026 4:12 am
A family recounts fight with 26-yr-old’s drug addiction, and what proved to be the last straw for his father, a farm labourer who confronted state Minister Cheema
Punjab man, who questioned minister over drug menace, dies after consuming poison
September 09, 2026 3:02 am
According to reports, the man from Sangrur allegedly got frightened after he was threatened to visit the sarpanch for publicly raising the question of drug menace before Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema.
50% of Punjab jail inmates drug-dependent; court calls it 'serious challenge'
September 03, 2026 4:51 pm
The Punjab and Haryana High Court also directed Haryana and Chandigarh to submit details of drug-dependent jail inmates.
Punjab Governor Kataria: 'Drug trafficking cannot flourish without police, administration connivance'
July 22, 2026 1:32 am
“Extortion has become a very serious concern. Almost every day one hears of threatening calls, firing incidents or attacks on businesses... Corruption has seeped into top rungs of the administration,” Gulab Chand Kataria tells The Indian Express
Punjab’s drug de-addiction centre gives ‘Soorma mission’ a human face
June 29, 2026 3:50 am
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann announces job opportunities for those drug-free for two years.
BJP won’t let drug menace hollow out Punjab: Nitin Nabin at Yoga Day event
June 21, 2026 2:30 pm
Nitin Nabin, who is on a three-day visit to Punjab, performed yoga along with hundreds of students, faculty members, BJP workers, and local residents at Lovely Professional University (LPU), Phagwara.
BJP president’s first visit to state ahead of 2027 polls: Nitin Nabin promises drug-free Punjab under double-engine BJP govt
June 21, 2026 4:46 am
Nabin held detailed discussions on strengthening the BJP’s organisation down to the booth level, formulating the roadmap for upcoming programmes and reviewing the “prevailing political and organisational situation in the state”.
No vendetta, but no pillows to be given to Majithia in jail: CM Mann
July 16, 2025 6:07 pm
Continuing to target Majithia, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that as a fact of matter the Akali leader had continued the "dubious legacy" of his family to "backstab" Punjab and its people for their vested interests.
‘Sadda Pind Bikau Hai’ — a satire on the system in protest against drug menace in a Bathinda village
June 04, 2025 11:04 am
Bathinda villagers put up “Sadda Pind Bikau Hai” banner in protest against drug menace.
PUNJAB DRUG MENACE PHOTOS
Punjab Congress protest over drug menace, law and order; police use water cannons
September 08, 2026 6:17 pm
Led by Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, the state unit workers and leaders burnt Mann's effigy outside their office, criticising the Mann government over several issues
PUNJAB DRUG MENACE VIDEOS
L-G versus Aam Aadmi Party What the Supreme Court said
June 22, 2020 6:24 pm
5 takeaways from the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Aam Aadmi Party versus L-G power tussle.
Narcotics in Punjab: News in Numbers
June 22, 2020 6:24 pm
News In Numbers on Punjab is trying to address its drug problem. See more: https://bit.ly/2HKLmGN
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