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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...
Suspected spurious liquor blamed for 7 deaths in dry Bihar, probe orderedSeven people allegedly died after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's West Champaran district, prompting an inquiry. Although locals attri...
Bihar officials love liquor ban, for them it means big money, says Patna High CourtThe Patna High Court criticized Bihar government officials for profiting from the state's liquor ban, alleging their complicity with smuggl...
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...
Yet another Hooch tragedy strikes dry Bihar; 25 killedAt least 25 people have died after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's Siwan and Saran districts. Many are critically ill in hospitals. Bi...
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar conducts high-level review after spurious liquor deaths in Siwan and SaranBihar CM Nitish Kumar reviewed after spurious liquor deaths in Siwan and Saran. He directed a thorough investigation. This incident has spa...
CM, kitchen cabinet pioneers of unprincipled politics: Tejashwi Yadav hits out at Bihar govt on hooch deathsFormer Bihar Deputy CM Tejaswi Yadav criticizes Chief Minister Nitish Kumar following the death of 24 people due to spurious liquor in Siwa...
Bihar hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 14 in MotihariPreviously in December last year, spurious liquor claimed the lives of over 50 people in Bihar's Chhapra and at least five people died afte...
Bihar hooch tragedy: NHRC to depute its probe team for on-spot inquiryThe Commission wants to know where and what kind of medical treatment is being provided to these victims. Most of them are from poor famili...
Hooch tragedy: Eight more die in two other Bihar districtsThe Nitish Kumar government banned the sale and consumption of alcohol in Bihar in April 2016. Nonetheless, despite the ongoing crackdown o...
Bihar hooch tragedy reaches SC; SIT soughtThe PIL filed by Aryavarta Mahasabha Foundation has sought formulation of an action plan at the national level to curb the manufacturing, t...
Hooch traders rounded up as Bihar illicit liquor tragedy toll risesThe DM said that action raids across the district have been conducted and 126 traders involved in selling locally brewed country liquor hav...
PIL in SC seeks SIT probe in Bihar hooch tragedyThe state shares its borders with Nepal, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh and none of these states practises prohibition, and ther...
Bihar hooch tragedy: Death toll reaches to 9The victims belong to villages under Maker and Bheldi police station in Saran district. The majority of the victims had purchased spurious ...
Bihar: Defeated panchayat poll candidate held for brutalising Dalit villagersA defeated panchayat poll candidate in Bihar has been arrested after being booked for brutalising some Dalit villagers, whom he blamed for ...
Ratting on the Angels’ Share of booze?A line of laboratory rats has been bred to prefer liquor over all other food and drink, to facilitate research into the role genetics and l...
Bihar's liquor ban results in over 60% reduction in road deaths due to drunk drivingUnpublished data accessed by TOI show that while 867 persons died in 2015 due to drunk driving in the state, fatalities reduced to 326 duri...
Prohibition in Bihar can’t stop hooch tragedy, 12 deadBut the state administration yet to confirm incident that comes at a time when chief minister Nitish Kumar has escalated his prohibition ca...
Bihar polls: Over Rs 17 crore cash, 1 lakh litre liquor seizedThe other seizures made by various agencies include 827.91 kg of ganja, 8.248 kg gold and 1.05 lakh litres of liquor worth Rs 98.96 lakh.
Bihar polls 2015: With arms, liquor, cash flowing in Election Commission has its task cut outAccording to the chief electoral officer of Bihar, hundreds of arms, explosives, cartridges and bombs were seized during routine checking a...