Bihar hooch tragedy: Liquor ban is the biggest corruption of Nitish Kumar's rule, says Tejashwi YadavTejashwi Yadav criticised Nitish Kumar's government for the Bihar hooch tragedy, alleging the liquor ban is massive corruption. He claims a...
19 Oct, 2024, 12.53 PM IST
Do you have any data to show liquor consumption decreased after prohibition law: Supreme Court to Bihar governmentA bench of Justices K M Joseph, Krishna Murari, and BV Nagarathna posed the question granting anticipatory bail to one Anil Kumar, a reside...
12 Apr, 2023, 09.20 PM IST
Bootlegging continues in Bihar: 3 dead, several ill after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's Siwan; 10 heldAs per the information, the deceased-- Janak Bean alias Janak Prasad and Naresh Bean of the Bala village in Siwan's Nabiganj-- complained o...
23 Jan, 2023, 09.22 AM IST
Bihar: Death toll in Chhapra hooch tragedy soars to 39Bihar excise Minister Sunil Kumar on Wednesday "confirmed" six people have died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in the Chhapra ar...
15 Dec, 2022, 12.41 PM IST
Drinking alcohol is considered sin by Mahatma Gandhi, says Bihar CM Nitish KumarFurther he said that Mahatma Gandhi has also said that it is bad to drink alcohol and he who does not listen to Bapu is a great sinner. Law...
31 Mar, 2022, 05.07 PM IST
Under attack over hooch deaths, Nitish Kumar wants drones, dogs in fight against illicit liquorNitish Kumar asked officials of the excise and prohibition department to explore the possibility of using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), c...
07 Feb, 2022, 10.19 PM IST
Bihar: 38,72,645 litres of illicit liquor confiscated, 62,140 arrested in last 9 monthsThe five districts, which were on top in terms of liquor seizure are Vaishali with 45,63,59 litres of liquor, Patna with 35,00,85 litres, M...
13 Nov, 2021, 09.28 AM IST
Liquor body CIABC urges Bihar CM to withdraw prohibition just days after he reinforced strict enforcement of the lawBihar’s chief minister Nitish Kumar had ordered a complete ban on sale and consumption of alcohol in the state nearly five years ago. Last ...
17 Dec, 2020, 03.13 PM IST
Ratted Out by Drunken RodentsBut as there has been no corroborative evidence of unusually high numbers of drunken rats being killed by even the laziest cats — or dying ...
04 Oct, 2018, 10.58 PM IST
Empower states to seize property worth up to Rs 5 cr: Nitish KumarThe Bihar CM today demanded that the ambit of Money Laundering Act be expanded by empowering states to seize property amassed through illeg...
28 Jun, 2017, 06.51 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 Kumar vows a more stringent law after Patna high court scraps booze ban"We will mark the centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi's Champaran Satyagraha movement by implementing the new Act on Gandhi Jayanti," ...
02 Oct, 2016, 11.25 AM IST
Patna High Court strikes down Nitish Kumar’s total prohibition plan, terms it illegalThe order, coming just two days before the new Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act is set to take effect, will not have any bearing on the ong...
01 Oct, 2016, 02.05 AM IST
Special courts likely for Bihar liquor casesState government may place an amendment bill to incorporate the provisions for setting up special courts and appointment of special PPs acr...
07 Jul, 2016, 01.43 AM IST
Nitish Kumar pitches for prohibition in Uttar Pradesh, draws flak from Samajwadi PartyBy making "frequent trips" and "misleading" the people here, Nitish Kumar is "strengthening communal forces", Bihar Chief Minister Nitish K...
15 May, 2016, 09.51 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
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announces liquor ban from April 1Chief Minister Nitish Kumar told the gathering that he has already asked chief secretary AK Singh to work out a plan to enforce prohibition.
27 Nov, 2015, 01.19 AM IST