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A mob of around 80 people on Friday confronted a security team that went to destroy illegal opium poppy cultivation in Manipur's Kangpokpi district and damaged four vehicles, police said.

Poppy flowers serve as a raw material for opium production. Additionally, a byproduct known as "postu" is commonly consumed as a food item, further fueling local interest in poppy cultivation.

One product that the British could access in large quantities was opium grown in territories under their colonial control. The British response to address the trade imbalance was to flood the ...

A joint team comprising the police, excise department, and agriculture department launched a massive operation, resulting in ...

Assam Rifles and Arunachal Police's joint operation destroyed 22.5 hectares of illegal poppy cultivation in Namsai. Itanagar ...

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The history of opium dates back to the Neolithic era. The cultivation of the opium poppy is attested as early as 5200 BCE in northern Europe. More recent opium poppy seeds and capsules have also been ...

This behaviour reflects a phenomenon known as tall poppy syndrome (TPS) - a tendency to criticise, undermine or resent those who achieve notable success, particularly when their achievements make ...

Poppy, a six-year-old springer spaniel with floppy brown ears and a tail that never seems to stop wagging, is by all accounts a very good dog. Her white, brown speckled nose has also made her ...

PROF. ZHENG YANGWEN:That the Chinese were buying a little bit of opium every time, and that number was increasing. PRESENTER:'The key to the opium trade was British control of India, 'where the ...