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Pune hooch tragedy: Toll rises to 17 as 22 police, excise officials suspended, methanol supplier tracedA spurious liquor tragedy in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad has claimed 17 to 18 lives. Most victims were daily wage labourers. The state govern...
Maharashtra: Five police officials suspended amid chaos over deaths linked to illicit liquor consumptionTen people have died from consuming illicit liquor in Pimpri-Chinchwad and Pune. Five police officials, including a Senior Police Inspector...
New policy will benefit premium brands, hurt local ones, distillers tell Karnataka CM SiddaramaiahLocal alcohol manufacturers in Karnataka have urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to review the proposed liquor tax system, saying it favours...
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 ...
Security & Sweets: Howrah and Kolkata gear up for high-stakes 2nd phase of Bengal pollsWhile the first phase on April 23 (covering 152 seats) saw a record-breaking turnout of nearly 93%, the second phase features the most high...
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...
Operation Kavach 13.0 nets 222 arrests, 1,579 detentions in west districtDelhi Police's West District launched Operation Kavach 13.0, a 48-hour crackdown. The intensive drive led to over 200 arrests and numerous ...
Delhi Assembly polls: Excise teams seize 20,000 illicit liquor bottles worth Rs 50 lakhThe Delhi excise department has seized nearly 20,000 bottles of illicit liquor worth Rs 50 lakh since the Model Code of Conduct for the Ass...
TN Prohibition Amendment Act, 2024 comes into forceChief Minister M K Stalin announced the implementation of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Amendment Act, 2024, aimed at addressing the serious i...
TN amends Prohibition Act to enhance term, fine to eradicate illicit liquor menaceThe ruling DMK amended the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937, on Saturday to significantly increase the punishment and fines for offences re...
Darkness to death in minutes: Spurious liquor claims 53 lives, leaves community reelingIn Karunapuram, Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, the tragic toll of spurious liquor has reached 53 deaths. The incident has devastated fa...
Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 53; seven people arrestedThe Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu has increased the death toll from 50 to 53, with 140 of the 193 patients who consumed illicit ...
Ruckus in Tamil Nadu Assembly over Kallakurichi hooch tragedy; Speaker evicts protesting AIADMK MLAsVisuals from outside the Assembly showed watch and ward staff escorting AIADMK members outside. There were heavy police personnel outside t...
Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 47, three accused sent to 15-day judicial custodyIn Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, a tragic incident claimed 47 lives due to consumption of illicit liquor, leading to protests by AIADMK legisla...
Tamil Nadu Illicit Liquor Case: 36 dead, nearly 70 hospitalised in Kallakurichi; CM announces Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia to kinTamil Nadu Illicit Liquor Case: At least 36 people lost their lives and nearly 70 others were hospitalized in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi dis...
Union Minister Anurag Thakur criticises Punjab CM for inaction after illicit liquor deathsUnion Minister Anurag Thakur criticized Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann for the deaths of 21 people from tainted liquor in Sangrur. Thakur stated t...
Punjab hooch tragedy: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal demands CBI probeOn Saturday, the death toll in the Punjab hooch tragedy rose to 86 with 48 more people reported dead after drinking spurious liquor, prompt...
Delhi may open booze shops due to excise hitThe Delhi government is exploring the possibility of opening liquor shops in the city during the lockdown. The government has asked the exc...
Will seek fast track trial of Mumbai hooch case: Devendra FadnavisMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the prosecution will build a strong case in which capital punishment will be sought for t...
Death toll climbs to 94 in Mumbai hooch tragedyThe Excise department had earlier suspended four of its officials in connection with the incident for incompetence and dereliction of duty.