2 held with 5 kg opium, 75 kg poppy husk in Kurukshetra district

Jul 14, 2020

Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], July 14 : Haryana Police have arrested two persons with 5 kg opium and 75 kg poppy husk from a truck...

J-K: Scientists revolutionising saffron cultivation

Dec 19, 2022

Under this aim, the scientists successfully produced indoor saffron for promoting the saffron crop.

Himachal police destroy illegal poppy plantation in Kullu

Jun 03, 2020

Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 3 : Himachal Pradesh Police has destroyed around 7,500 poppy plants illegally cultivated in Kutla jungle of Kullu district...

Destroyed 4,000 hectares of poppy fields in Afghanistan, claims Taliban

May 08, 2023

Head of the Taliban-led MoI, Hasibullah Ahmadi, said the process of destroying poppy fields is ongoing in Badakhshan, Kunduz, Takhar and Faryab provinces.

Over 200 kg of poppy husk seized in Himachal's Kullu; case filed against two

Oct 31, 2020

Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 31 : A case has been registered against two persons on Saturday after police seized 209.706 kg poppy husk...

Millet cultivation gains momentum in Tripura amid global focus on nutritional grains

Sep 16, 2024

In line with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's declaration of 2023 as the 'International Year of Millets,' the Department of Agriculture and...