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Afghanistan: Police destroys poppy on 40,000 acres of land in the Badakhshan province
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Afghanistan: Police destroys poppy on 40,000 acres of land in the Badakhshan province

KABUL: Poppy has been eradicated from around 40,000 acres of land in the Badakhshan province in the last three months, Khaama Press reported citing Shafiqullah…

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Mamata Banerjee urges Centre to allow poppy cultivation in West Bengal
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Mamata Banerjee urges Centre to allow poppy cultivation in West Bengal

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged the Centre to allow poppy cultivation in the state, insisting that delicacies prepared with its seeds…

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