Nitish Kumar leaves behind a mixed legacy, credited with improving governance and welfare delivery in Bihar, but criticised for frequent al...

Bihar's strict prohibition has created a black market for alcohol. Whisky prices have quadrupled, with quality control a major concern. The...

A government official in Supaul district faced arrest. The fisheries officer attended a government event in an intoxicated state. This even...

The way to minimise liquor-related tragedies is not prohibiting its consumption as in Gujarat and Bihar, but by bringing alcohol consumptio...

Further 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...

Bihar’s chief minister Nitish Kumar had ordered a complete ban on sale and consumption of alcohol in the state nearly five years ago. Last ...

A study by the Development Management Institute (DMI), Patna showed a 17.5% increase in the purchase of milk products in 2016-17 compared w...

Kumar highlighted the role played by the police in enforcing liquor ban imposed in the state since April last year, saying "if the official...

The manufacturers told a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that it was "unfair" on the part of the state to destroy these stock.

Unpublished data accessed by TOI show that while 867 persons died in 2015 due to drunk driving in the state, fatalities reduced to 326 duri...

Patna high court struck down the April 5 notification which paved the way for the amendments to the old Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act (a...

The 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...

This bill was recently passed by both the houses of state assembly and is currently waiting for the Governor’s assent.

Every adult member of a family would be presumed to be aware of the offence if alcohol is consumed, sold or distributed in premises one occ...

Instead of encouraging alcohol consumption, the government should ban the drink to improve law and order situation," Bhunia argued.

He said yesterday he attended a function at Dhanbad in Jharkhand and the women's group which organised it sought a complete ban on alcohol ...

If proposal goes through, MNCs can set up breweries instead of acquiring cos with brewery licences.