West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari announces complete ban on sale of liquor on Maha Ashtami during Durga PujaLiquor shops and bars will close on Maha Ashtami during Durga Puja celebrations. DJ music and immersion processions will also be banned to ...
Gujarat spurious liquor tragedy: 7 dead, 30 hospitalised in BhavnagarSeven individuals have died after consuming spurious liquor in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district. Thirty other persons are currently hospitalise...
No question of reviewing liquor prohibition law in Bihar: JD(U)The JD(U) party has rejected any review of Bihar's prohibition law. This law was implemented in April 2016 by former Chief Minister Nitish ...
India bans sale of some Diageo, Inbrew whiskies and rum over flavouringIndia's food safety regulator has banned popular whiskies and rums from Diageo and Inbrew. These beverages were found to use artificial fla...
Drugs cause ruin, liquor banned in 19 religious towns of MP: CM Mohan Yadav after launch of nationwide driveMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav highlighted substance abuse as a root cause of social ruin. His government has enforced prohibiti...
August 2026 Dry Days: Check full list of dates when liquor shops will be closedAugust 2026 includes two designated dry days for alcohol sales prohibition. Independence Day on August fifteenth and Eid-e-Milad on August ...
Proposed ban on liquor in religious places is step towards prohibition across MP: Uma BhartiSenior BJP leader Uma Bharti supported Madhya Pradesh's proposal to ban liquor in religious places, viewing it as progress towards statewid...
Liquor ban a super flop: Tejashwi Yadav takes dig at Bihar government after Hooch deathsTejashwi Yadav criticizes Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for the state's failed liquor ban, linking it to institutional corruption and an illicit li...
Odisha govt planning to ban liquor like Gujarat and Bihar, says ministerOdisha Liquor Ban (Google Trends): The newly-elected BJP government in Odisha is exploring a phased liquor ban to tackle alcohol addiction,...
Goa panel mulls ways to help ban-hit liquor outletsThe government has formed a three-member committee to find ways to help the liquor outlets shut post the 2016 SC order on highway alcohol b...
Families 'on verge of ruin' are prospering now: Nitish Kumar says on liquor banKumar highlighted the role played by the police in enforcing liquor ban imposed in the state since April last year, saying "if the official...
Hotels in Delhi-NCR to begin serving liqour this week following excise department's nodIn a August 23 order, the Supreme Court had clarified that the liqour ban does not apply to licensed establishments falling within municipa...
SC defers hearing on liquor ban till summer recessThe court was hearing a petition, which had charged the Chandigarh administration of re-designating all state highways as major district ro...
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...
Nitish Kumar takes prohibition cause to ChhattisgarhNitish observed that Chhattisgarh can become a model state, if prohibition is implemented.
World's longest human chain to be formed in Bihar supporting liquor banThe human chain will be formed to herald the second phase of a campaign in support of prohibition, he said at a workshop of the JD(U) in Pa...
Nitish Kumar expresses firm commitment on liquor ban from April next yearNitish Kumar once again expressed his government's firm commitment to impose liquor ban from April 1 next year but did not spell clearly wh...