New Delhi: A 36-year-old property dealer in west Delhi was arrested for murdering his wife, who was repeatedly urging him to give up his drugs habit, said police on Tuesday. Harpal Singh was arrested on Monday from his relative's residence in Nihal Vihar, a day after he allegedly hacked his wife Jaspreet Kaur to death in the beauty parlour she ran in the Rani Bagh area. During interrogation, Singh revealed...
03:21 AM, Feb 22, 2012
BANGALORE:Initiated six months back, the joint operation by the city police, various NGOs and stake holders - Operation Rakshane took off many children asking alms from the roads. However, a reality check conducted by Express revealed that there are still hundreds of underaged children on the streets, begging under the influence of various drugs - and their kingpins, the beggar mafia leaders in various areas have struck gold by the...
09:04 AM, Feb 21, 2012
On a day when television channels stayed focused on the fallout of the ongoing tussle between the Army Chief and the Government, hundreds of people ...
03:52 PM, Feb 17, 2012
New Delhi: It wasn't just heart-shaped chocolates and bright red roses that saw a spurt in sales this Valentine's Day. A deadly drug prepared from cobra venom gave a new high at parties in the national capital and surrounding areas, anti-narcotics officials say. "The sale of drugs (like K-72 and K-76) which have cobra venom is increasing at rave parties and in discos. These drugs enhance sensation and boost energy...
03:55 PM, Feb 16, 2012
Los Angeles: Investigators worked Sunday to piece together what killed Whitney Houston as the music industry's biggest names gathered for a Grammy Awards show that at times felt as much like a memorial as a celebration. Coroner's officials say they will not release any information on an autopsy performed Sunday at the request of police detectives investigating the singer's death. The singer was found in the bathtub of her room...
12:53 PM, Feb 13, 2012
New Delhi: Three Karnataka ministers resigned on Wednesday after they were accused of watching a pornographic video during an Assembly session. Minister Laxman Savadi said he was watching a video clip of a rave party to prepare for a discussion in the Assembly. Raves typically feature music, colourful light shows and dancing. Origin of raves The exact origin of raves is disputed. Some say the wild Bohemian parties in the...
02:54 PM, Feb 08, 2012
New Delhi: India on Monday introduced a comprehensive national policy to help curb trafficking in narcotic drugs. "The national policy released today, presents evidence of India's strong commitment and intent to rise to the challenges posed by the drug menace," Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said after releasing the policy documents. "It also reflects the country's willingness to shoulder the responsibility which is cast upon it because of its strategic position,...
12:29 AM, Feb 07, 2012
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06:10 PM, Feb 04, 2012
Srinagar: The police in Jammu and Kashmir, mostly in the news for all the wrong reasons, are in the limelight this time. They have set up a drug de-addiction centre in the valley to help the youth. Faisal (name changed) says, "My friends gave me the pills... first, they gave me one tablet... I got addicted and then started to get used to drugs... When I tried to give up,...
09:34 AM, Feb 03, 2012
HYDERABAD: Warangal district stands first and Hyderabad fourth in the number of cases registered in the last five years relating to tarnsport and sale of narcotics. The total number of cases registered stands at 1,029. According to the records of the Crime Investigation Department, 242 cases have been registered in Warangal, 231 in Kurnool, 224 in Visakhapatnam, 167 in Hyderabad and 165 in Medak for offences committed under the Narcotic...
11:08 AM, Jan 31, 2012
Chandigarh: The hawk eyes of the Election Commission's surveillance teams nothwithstanding, the flow of liquor and drugs seems to be on ahead of Monday's ballot to pick a 117-seat Punjab assembly. If the seizure of liquor and drugs - from leading makes to the local variety - in the last few weeks in Punjab is any indication, both categories of intoxicants have been freely supplied to gullible voters. Sample this....
10:24 AM, Jan 30, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Friday that money earned from trafficking of drugs and arms is being used to finance terrorist activities in the country. "I have strong indicators and data that terrorists have a role in drug trafficking and other illegal activities to generate quick money," Malik said at a ceremony where the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)...
11:40 PM, Jan 27, 2012
Lahore: The number of people who died after taking spurious drugs supplied by a state-run hospital in Pakistan's Punjab province has touched 100 even as scores more continue to be treated in hospitals across the province, officials said on Thursday. Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, who also holds the health portfolio, on Wednesday acknowledged that drugs supplied by the Punjab Institute of Cardiology had caused the deaths of 100 patients. Earlier,...
08:19 AM, Jan 27, 2012
New Delhi: Across the five states getting ready for the Assembly elections, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa, nearly Rs 45 crore of illegal money has been seized so far. Out of that, nearly Rs 30 crore has been seized from Punjab only. But it's not just cash, which is the king during elections. In the state with the maximum number of crorepati candidates in the fray, everything is...
10:21 PM, Jan 25, 2012
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi has said that the use of black money during the Assembly elections was a major cause for concern and the EC was trying its best to deal with it. In an interview with CNN-IBN, Quraishi spoke about the use of money power, liquor and drugs during elections and the EC's efforts to crack it. Rajdeep Sardesai: Mr Quraishi, we are seeing the assets...
09:55 PM, Jan 25, 2012
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