Punjab Drug Abuse

Punjab drug addiction: Minister dismisses Aiims report, says issue media creation

Vijay Sampla, the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, called the study conducted by Aiims an exaggerated assessment of Punjab's drug problem

Udta Punjab, Nihalani, Nehru and the case for less censorship in a democracy

What has escaped attention during the boiling outrage over Udta Punjab is the bizarre state of film censorship in India.

Modi has covertly ensured 'Udta Punjab' is banned, claims Congress

Congress on Thursday latched on to the comments of the censor board chief in the row over film "Udta Punjab" to allege that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "covertly ensured" that it be banned or "at least neutered" to hide the scale of the drug problem there.