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“Mothers are that invisible force at home which can ensure that young children do not fall into the deadly trap of drugs,” said Khushwant Singh.

Mothers are the first line of defence against drugs: Punjab Lit Foundation

October 25, 2025 10:10 pm

Campaign seeks to empower women to identify early signs of addiction among youth.

The Haryana Police booked Punjab’s former DGP Mohammad Mustafa and his wife Razia Sultana, a former minister, for allegedly murdering their son Aqil Akhtar, 35. (File Photo)

‘I could face terrorists, but not my son's addiction’: Punjab ex-DGP Mohd Mustafa on 18-year battle against drugs at home

October 26, 2025 12:58 pm

As he mourns his son’s death, former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa – who is now facing allegations of murder in its wake, along with his wife and ex-minister Razia Sultana – opens up to The Indian Express about how Aqil’s long fight with addiction tore the family apart.

In eye of a fresh storm, how Bikram Majithia became a lightning rod for Punjab drug rows

June 26, 2025 7:37 am

Majithia's targeting of their governments' alleged “failures” in curbing drug menace has been more “embarrassing” for AAP and Congress, given their “inability” to prove drug-related allegations against him so far

In Punjab, the real resistance to nasha rises — from its hinterlands

May 30, 2025 7:38 am

In Ghumandgarh, the village’s zero-tolerance policy includes blocking outsiders with “suspicious credentials” from settling in.

Punjab and Haryana High Court denies anticipatory bail in drug smuggling case, cites ‘expanding network of peddlers’

March 21, 2025 7:01 pm

The prosecution alleged that the network linked to a Pakistani smuggler used drones to transport narcotics into India.

AAP’s anti-drug campaign in Punjab: 875 FIRs, 1,188 arrests, ₹35 lakh seized, 68 kg heroin confiscated

March 09, 2025 8:02 pm

Harpal Singh Cheema, Punjab’s Finance Minister and Chairman of the Anti-Drug Campaign Sub-Committee, shared the statistics at a press conference, underscoring the government’s commitment to eradicating drugs from Punjab.