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Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: AIADMK chief K Palaniswami meets Tamil Nadu Governor, seeks action against DMK govtThe former chief minister, who led a delegation of his party legislators and advocate-wing members, met Ravi at Raj Bhavan here and submitt...
Hooch tragedy echoes in Tamil Nadu Assembly for second consecutive day, govt rules out CBI probeIn the Tamil Nadu Assembly, the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, which has resulted in 53 deaths, was a focal point for the second consecutive d...
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...
Tamil Nadu: Gloom and despair engulf Karunapuram as more succumb to illicit liquorThe sound of the ceremonial beating of drums during a death filled the streets. One street alone was expecting three bodies to arrive on Fr...
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...
Tamil Nadu: 38 dead, 100 hospitalised after consuming illicit liquor38 people died in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu after consuming spurious liquor laced with methanol. Chief minister Stalin announced a one-man c...
Jayalalithaa alleges Karunanidhi lifted dry law, vows phased prohibitionIntervening, Jayalalithaa said in August 1971, Karunanidhi lifted prohibition and shops vending IMFL, arrack and toddy were opened across t...
How much a liquor ban can help in curbing alcohol consumptionThe World Health Organisation finds that the average Indian drinks 4.3 litres of alcohol a year.
Rage against liquor marketing arm TASMAC: Why cries for prohibition are getting louder in Tamil NaduIn Nov '03, the then CM Jayalalithaa decided that the state would retail alcohol through TASMAC, after which over 7,300 private shops wer t...
Illicit brews, drugs and spurious Ayurveda medicines boom in drying KeralaKerala’s decision to drastically reduce availability of liquor, has given rise to parallel market for its substitutes ranging from illicit ...
With Kerala going free of booze, hooch may make a comebackKerala, which has India’s highest per capita consumption of alcohol, has announced a phased prohibition policy that will see it going booze...
Sunday ET: Will controlling availability of booze restrict alcoholism in Kerala?The state, with almost half of its revenues coming from booming alcohol sales, is confronted by a question : is booze too freely available?
- In Kerala, it's drink, drink & let the govt make merry
If festivals are about letting one’s hair down and high spirits, Kerala takes it seriously.
- Arrack ban in Karnataka from tomorrow
Karnataka will be free from arrack from tomorrow with the JD(S)-BJP government deciding to ban the brew statewide.
- Gear up to check illicit liquor, CM tells babus
Apprehending that ban on arrack sale and lottery might lead to rise in illicit liquor trade and illegal gambling, Karnataka Chief Minister ...
- Karnataka's excise policy on arrack auctions reaps high yield
Drastic slashing of excise duty per bulk litre from Rs 20 to Rs 2 to check the menace of sale of non-duty paid or seconds brew by Karnataka...