Assam govt will take every step under the constitution to protect cows: Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam chief minister Sarma while speaking in the state assembly said, “Cow is our mother. We will not allow the coming of cows from West Be...
25 May, 2021, 09.57 AM IST
With 99% non-red zones, northeastern states crawling back to normalcyExcept Tripura's Dhalai district headquarters Ambassa, among the remaining 116 districts in eight northeastern states, there is no red zone.
05 May, 2020, 07.27 PM IST
Maharashtra, Karnataka let liquor shops restart biz, but Kerala waitsTipplers in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Assam, waiting with bated breath for liquor shops to open amid the Covid-19 lockdown, finally got th...
03 May, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
View: Raise the bar for online liquor saleStates having been losing an estimated Rs 700 crore a day due to the liquor ban. With simultaneous losses on the GST front, these lost reve...
24 Apr, 2020, 10.51 PM IST
Assam withdraws liquor sale order after Centre's guidelines on extended lockdownIn the consolidated guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, no relaxation has been given to liquor manufacturing or retail...
15 Apr, 2020, 06.55 PM IST
Spitting in public now an offence under Disaster Management Act: MHASpitting in public is an offence under municipal laws in various cities, but it is hardly taken seriously by the people in the country.
15 Apr, 2020, 06.13 PM IST
- Assam cabinet approves Assam Excise (amendment) bill
Assam Excise minister Parimal Shuklabaidya said the bill, seeking to regulate inflow, transport or possession of molasses, will be placed b...
19 Nov, 2019, 11.16 PM IST
Assam bans molasses following hooch tragedy which killed 165 peopleMolasses is an important component in making "sulai", an intoxicating drink widely consumed in the tea garden areas of Assam.
04 Mar, 2019, 09.53 PM IST
Assam hooch tragedy toll mounts to 158As many as 22 people have been arrested in connection with the hooch tragedy in Golaghat and Jorhat districts, police said.
26 Feb, 2019, 06.38 PM IST
Day 3 of Assam hooch tragedy: Toll touches 143Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday visited the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital to check on the victims undergoing treatment.
25 Feb, 2019, 11.12 AM IST
Why are political parties reluctant to field women candidates in Mizoram?As the state gets ready for assembly election on November 28, will the parties field women candidates? Possibly not.
07 Oct, 2018, 11.09 AM IST
Supreme Court’s highway liquor ban verdict may hit 1 million jobsThe SC on Friday ruled that its December 15 order on banning liquor vends across national and state highways is also applicable to hotels a...
02 Apr, 2017, 06.15 AM IST
SC to hear pleas against ban of liquor shops along highways tomorrowRohatgi told the court that the apex court judgement, ordering closure of liquor vends alongside highways, will come into effect from April...
28 Mar, 2017, 12.02 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear plea of Assam retailers against ban on liquor vends"List it for hearing on February 3," a bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said when the counsel for All Assam In...
18 Jan, 2017, 08.19 PM IST
Bihar to ban supply of medicinal drugs with alcohol contentBihar government is contemplating to restrict the supply of all medicinal drugs with have alcohol contents. In principal it has been decide...
16 Apr, 2016, 12.07 PM IST
Mizoram: Prohibition ends despite strong protest by the churchThis predominantly Christian hill state, surrounded on three sides by Myanmar and Bangladesh, had gone `dry' under pressure from the hugely...
22 Mar, 2015, 12.28 PM IST
Dry day declared in three Parliamentary constituencies going to polls in 2nd phaseDry day has been declared for 3 constituencies -Karimganj, Silchar and Autonomous Hill Districts-- going to polls in the second phase on Ap...
08 Apr, 2014, 07.03 PM IST