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Thailand introduces new alcohol restrictions: What tourists should knowThailand has enacted eight new rules on alcohol sales and consumption. These regulations now apply to public areas, transport facilities, a...
How Patna pegs people to become Darudevils, making safe drinking prohibitionaryBihar's strict prohibition has created a black market for alcohol. Whisky prices have quadrupled, with quality control a major concern. The...
Thailand reverses afternoon alcohol ban days after enforcing strict penaltiesThailand has reversed its afternoon alcohol sales ban, reopening sales between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. as a six-month pilot from early December. ...
Arrey, bhai, why have days that are dry?India's dry day custom impacts the hospitality sector. Consumers stock up, reducing the effect on the liquor industry. Business faces dislo...
Spain's party islands have had enough of rowdy tourists; ban alcohol sales at nightThe Balearic Islands enact a ban on alcohol sales from 9.30pm to 8am in a bid to combat excessive drinking and rowdiness in tourist hotspot...
Regulate, not ban, for safe drinkingThe way to minimise liquor-related tragedies is not prohibiting its consumption as in Gujarat and Bihar, but by bringing alcohol consumptio...
Nitish Kumar calls for 'immediate dismissal' of cops found drunk in dry BiharKumar, who chaired a meeting to review the functioning of department for prohibition and excise, underscored the role of the police in ensu...
India bans import of ACs with refrigerants, frees export of all alcohol-based hand sanitisers“Import policy of air conditioners with refrigerants…is amended from ‘free’ to ‘prohibited’,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGF...
Government frees export of alcohol-based hand sanitizers except those in containers with dispenser pump"Alcohol based hand sanitizers exported in containers with dispenser pump…are prohibited for export,” DGFT said in a notification. The gove...
The message in a bottle: Key numbers on alcohol and IndiaThe scrum wouldn’t suggest it but Indians are not, relatively speaking, big drinkers. Only 14.6% of the population drinks. And there’s a bi...
Govt allows exports of soaps, cleaning preparations, not alcohol-based hand sanitizersOn March 24, India had prohibited the exports of hand sanitisers, soaps, washing and cleaning preparations, disinfectants and medicaments. ...
Alcohol ban making Bihar land of milk & honey: State studyA study by the Development Management Institute (DMI), Patna showed a 17.5% increase in the purchase of milk products in 2016-17 compared w...
United Spirits says prohibition give rise to other social ills"A huge body of evidence - both globally and in India - shows that prohibition is not an effective tool to address alcohol misuse."
Over 500 job losses due to liquor ban in Bihar: United SpiritsElaborating on the impact of the step, she said: "USL had four bottling facilities namely in Hatidah, Salson and Ara and a sizable salesfor...
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...
Nitish Kumar accepts invitation for anti-liquor function in JharkhandBihar CM had also lamented on the lack of concrete cooperation from the neighbouring states despite writing to their CMs to make the total ...
No country liquor from April, IMFL to be sold from government shopsThe Nitish Kumar government today unveiled its strategy to enforce prohibition of alcohol in Bihar in phases as part of which there would b...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar vows to ban booze if voted back to powerAfter 10 years in power he may not have quite achieved any of those goals, but he is set to catch up with the two states in another: a ban ...
Maharashtra government declares Chandrapur as 'dry' districtChandrapur will be the third district in the state after neighbouring Wardha and Gadchiroli, also in east Maharashtra, where liquor prohibi...
WHO says alcohol prohibition doesn't workWHO argued that measures such as prohibition led to excessive restrictions creating risks to consumers, constraining commercial and consume...