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HEROIN WORTH RS 100 CRORE SEIZED IN AMRITSAR

Posted on Monday, 23 April 2012 by Punjabi Articles


Punjab Police have seized 20kg of heroin worth Rs 100 crore in the international market and arrested three persons in this connection.

Avtar Singh and Sarwan Singh, residents of village Kalanour of district Gurdaspur and Sukhbir Singh of village Sarai Amanat Khan of Tarn Taran have been arrested. An official of Punjab Police's Special Operation Cell said two of the accused were apprehended today. He said Avtar Singh and Sarwan Singh were apprehended on a tip-off from a place near village Muradpur on Fatehgarh-Churian road on the outskirts of Amritsar city where the duo were allegedly waiting for a party to deliver a consignment of heroin.

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Whitney Houston found dead in hotel room

Posted on Monday, 13 February 2012 by Punjabi Articles

She reigned as the Queen of Pop until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug abuse 

Legendary singer-actress Whitney Houston, the most awarded female act of all time and a heart throb of the 80’s with soulful songs like ‘I Will Always Love You’, was found dead at a hotel here on the eve of music industry’s biggest night.

The 48-year-old, whose once sparkling career was torn apart by drug abuse and personal problems, was found dead at the Beverly Hilton hours before her scheduled appearance at a pre-Grammys dinner.

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AMARINDER SAYS 73% IN PUNJAB ARE DRUG ADDICTS

Posted on Saturday, 6 August 2011 by Punjabi Articles


Punjab has the second highest number of drug addicts in India after Nagaland, state Congress chief Amarinder Singh said quoting a United Nations Development Project report.

As many as 73 percent of the adults are addicts, Singh said, with 62 per cent of them between the ages of 19 and 24. He was speaking on the topic, ‘Punjab of my Dreams’, at the Punjab Press Club’s Meet the Press programme. Singh expressed concern over rising drug addiction and flayed the SAD-BJP government for not taking measures to keep the youth away from drugs.

Singh also lashed out at the government for its failure to mend the “miserable state” of primary education. Schools are without proper infrastructure and teachers, he claimed. “When we can’t lay good foundations at the primary level, how can we expect our youth to compete at the university level?” he asked. The state of healthcare, Singh said, was equally bad. 

The former chief minister also accused the government of fiscal mismanagement. Punjab’s debt, Singh said, was likely to cross 1.7 lakh crore by the end of the current government’s term,so it was necessary the state generated its own resources. “We cannot survive on debts for a long time,” he added.

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