'If it's wrong to impose liquor ban on Hindus, how did Gujarat and Bihar do it': Iltija Mufti to J&K CMPeoples Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti has criticized Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's stance on prohibiting alcohol in Jammu and Kashm...
11 May, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
Mirwaiz says anti-drug crackdown welcome, warns against 'law and order prism'Mirwaiz Umar Farooq supports the administration's drug abuse crackdown. He stresses a broader approach is needed, not just arrests. He high...
08 May, 2026, 08.10 PM IST
From 'pure milk' to Scotch: Bihar’s secret language of liquorBihar's decade-old alcohol ban has not stopped drinking. Instead, it has fueled a secret delivery system. Coded words like 'pure milk' and ...
30 Apr, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
West Bengal elections: Junglemahal’s 25 seats turn battleground as BJP targets TMC’s development pitchPurulia, Bankura, and Jhargram, the gateway to West Bengal's Junglemahal, are witnessing a fierce political battle. While Trinamool banks o...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
Nitish Kumar leaves behind mixed legacy - from 'development with justice' to political flip-flopsNitish Kumar leaves behind a mixed legacy, credited with improving governance and welfare delivery in Bihar, but criticised for frequent al...
14 Apr, 2026, 07.25 PM IST
Bihar hooch tragedy toll rises to six as one more person diesThe death toll from a spurious liquor tragedy in Bihar's East Champaran district has risen to six. Authorities have arrested 12 individuals...
04 Apr, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Liquor ban a super flop: Tejashwi Yadav takes dig at Bihar government after Hooch deathsTejashwi Yadav criticizes Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for the state's failed liquor ban, linking it to institutional corruption and an illicit li...
18 Oct, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2019: Liquor ban election issue, has given rise to ‘Nitish voters’A large chunk of voters are women who feel that Kumar, through the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act in 2016, has saved their family members.
06 May, 2019, 11.43 PM IST
Families 'on verge of ruin' are prospering now: Nitish Kumar says on liquor banKumar highlighted the role played by the police in enforcing liquor ban imposed in the state since April last year, saying "if the official...
07 Nov, 2017, 06.50 PM IST
Bihar liquor ban: Supreme Court to hear plea of companies seeking time to dispose old stocksThe Bihar Government had in January moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of plea against the liquor ban legislation from the Patna High...
29 May, 2017, 08.11 AM IST
Nitish Kumar hails Supreme Court order banning liquor sale along National HighwaysHowever, he said such "piecemeal attempts" will not serve any purpose and the solution lies in a total liquor ban, and appealed to PM Modi ...
03 Apr, 2017, 07.19 PM IST
Liquor ban: Bihar government seeks transfer of cases from Patna HCThe Bihar government in its petition had urged the apex court to stay the high court order which had quashed the April 5 notification to ba...
21 Nov, 2016, 05.55 PM IST
Nitish govt firm on booze ban, to seek legal opinionDespite getting a SC stay on Patna HC order quashing the anti-liquor law, Nitish govt is worried about the validity of some penal provision...
05 Nov, 2016, 11.27 AM IST
BJP hatching conspiracy against prohibition in Bihar: JD(U)Kumar said Bihar government had preferred to forgo Rs 5000 crore revenue generated through sale of liquor for a "noble" social cause.
09 Sep, 2016, 08.54 PM IST
Nitish Kumar credits all political parties for liquor ban in BiharChief Minister Nitish Kumar today said all political parties were together on imposition of a total ban on sale and consumption of alcohol ...
07 Apr, 2016, 07.11 PM IST
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar asks women to destroy 'bhattis' after April 1The Chief minister said a designated cell would be set up in Patna for strict monitoring of prohibition decision.
21 Jan, 2016, 08.32 PM IST
Nature of Bihar liquor ban unclear at this point; more details awaited: Pramod Krishna, CIABC"Alcohol is a state subject. Everything is up to the Bihar govt. We will give you a reaction as soon as we have some clarity from the Bihar...
27 Nov, 2015, 10.58 AM IST