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Opium farmers demand more farming licences, ₹1 lakh per kg

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Opium farmers demand more farming licences, ₹1 lakh per kg

[ad_1] The farmers said the poppy straws should be excluded from the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and claimed that they are not a narcotic substance but rather the husk of the poppy plant. File | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad Ahead of the announcement of the opium licensing policy for 2026-27, scheduled for September, opium … Read more

Tightening the opium belt in Madhya Pradesh

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Tightening the opium belt in Madhya Pradesh

[ad_1] On the morning of August 28, a bus heading to Pratapgarh in Rajasthan was stopped soon after it began its journey from Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district. A group of policemen in mufti entered the vehicle and deboarded an 18-year-old boy. Sohanlal Mirasi, a resident of Sarnon Ki Dhani village in Rajasthan’s Balotra district, was … Read more