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...
30 May, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
Pune Hooch tragedy kills 15; 8 arrestedAt least 15 people have died and several others hospitalized after allegedly consuming suspected spurious liquor in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchw...
30 May, 2026, 12.08 AM IST
Political figures, bureaucrats formed syndicate to perpetrate Chhattisgarh liquor 'scam': EDThe Enforcement Directorate has attached assets exceeding Rs 100 crore in a Chhattisgarh liquor scam. The probe targets former excise commi...
30 Dec, 2025, 06.54 PM IST
ED raids IAS officer Vinay Kumar Choubey, others in Jharkhand liquor 'scam' linked money laundering caseThe Enforcement Directorate raided locations linked to IAS officer Vinay Kumar Choubey and associates in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. This i...
29 Oct, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
Odisha's new excise policy allows musical performance, orchestra in licensed liquor shopsOdisha's new excise policy, effective from September 1, allows musical performances in licensed liquor shops but bans dance performances. N...
31 Aug, 2024, 11.44 AM IST
Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy: Police nab supplier behind deadly liquor in Tamil NaduKallakurichi Hooch Tragedy: Chief Minister MK Stalin has vowed to crack down on the illegal liquor trade. However, the Opposition has deman...
24 Jun, 2024, 11.36 AM IST
Unprecedented corruption in Chhattisgarh liquor sales, money made from sale of every bottle: EDMoney was "illegally" collected on "every bottle" of liquor sold in Chhattisgarh and evidence of "unprecedented" corruption and laundering ...
07 May, 2023, 03.32 PM IST
ED: Unprecedented corruption in Chhattisgarh liquor sales, money made from sale of every bottleMoney was "illegally" collected from "every bottle" of liquor sold in Chhattisgarh and evidence of "unprecedented" corruption and launderin...
07 May, 2023, 02.28 PM IST
"Youth will be finished", agonises SC, asks Punjab to check illicit liquor manufacturing and tradeSenior advocate Ajit Kumar Sinha, appearing for the Punjab government, assured the court that the state is taking action and has already de...
06 Dec, 2022, 02.01 PM IST
Liquor supplies likely to be hit as Delhi rolls back new excise policyTaking a dig at the BJP, Sisodia alleged that the political party was using agencies like the CBI and ED to threaten liquor licensees, many...
30 Jul, 2022, 12.36 PM IST
Gujarat hooch tragedy: Congress demands probe by sitting HC judgeCongress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed concern over the business of spurious liquor and drugs in the BJP-ruled state, and asked which rulin...
29 Jul, 2022, 06.07 PM IST
UP police to use drones to spot illegal liquor dens near Nepal borderSashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the excise department will carry out a joint operation to check the smuggling and trade of spurious liquor, B...
23 Jun, 2021, 02.20 PM IST
Six more die due to spurious liquor in Punjab; death toll rose to 110So far, the maximum 83 deaths have taken place in Tarn Taran district, followed by 14 in Batala and 13 in Amritsar. The tragedy has been un...
03 Aug, 2020, 10.34 PM IST
Nitish Kumar asks police to profile ex-liquor tradersThe Chief Minister issued these two-point instructions to police headquarters in a bid to further intensify the crackdown against liquor in...
26 Nov, 2016, 03.20 PM IST
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar asks women to destroy 'bhattis' after April 1The Chief minister said a designated cell would be set up in Patna for strict monitoring of prohibition decision.
21 Jan, 2016, 08.32 PM IST
Assam government to inquire into revenue loss due to illegal liquor tradeAssam government said the excise department will conduct an inquiry into the alleged annual revenue loss of Rs 1,000 crore due to illegal t...
11 Aug, 2015, 03.40 PM IST
Bars in Mumbai to stay open till 5 AM on 25th and 31st DecemberThe bureaucrat said special squads have already swung into action from the second week of December to stop the sale of illicit liquor.
24 Dec, 2014, 01.35 PM IST