Bhubaneswar: In an alarming trend of sorts, Odisha has topped the country with maximum seizures of cannabis (Ganja). The big concern is the State has emerged as the prime supplier of Indian cannabis in the country, a dubious tag held earlier by the north-eastern states nationally. Even, the National Capital Region (NCR) now banks on […]
Berhampur: Police have seized over 974 kg of cannabis, valued at around Rs 90 lakh, from a vehicle in Odisha’s Ganjam district and arrested two persons in connection with the case, an official said on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team conducted patrolling and checking of the vehicles on the National Highway-16 and […]
Bhubaneswar: Farmers will not get permission for hemp (cannabis/ganja) cultivation as the practice would continue to remain illegal in the State. The information was revealed by Excise Secretary Sushil Lohani following a meeting today. As per reports, many industrial houses had proposed to make hemp cultivation legal in Odisha due to its high medicinal properties […]
Bhubaneswar: Expressing resentment over Odisha government’s decision to uphold illegality of cannabis (ganja), former BJD MP Tathagata Satpathy today termed it as short sightedness in the vision of the State government. Demanding decriminalisation of ganja farming, Satpathy said that the plant has medicinal properties and will help small farmers. “I am not in favour of […]
Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown against the thriving narcotics trade in the state, Excise officials on Friday seized Ganja worth Rs 11 lakh rupees from the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. One person has been arrested in connection with the case. Acting on a tip-off, the officials raided a shop in Padampur area under Balipatna police limits […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha, especially Bhubaneswar, got zoomed on the country’s dubious narcotics map by a leaked Whatsapp chat of controversial actress Rhea Chakrobarty, who in the chat had purportedly exclaimed, “Dude, Bhubaneswar is the Scene.” What she boasted of her finding in Odisha’s capital city was ‘the best ever weed’. True to Rhea’s discovery, Odisha looks […]
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