Mirwaiz Umar Farooq supports the administration's drug abuse crackdown. He stresses a broader approach is needed, not just arrests. He high...

Bihar's decade-old alcohol ban has not stopped drinking. Instead, it has fueled a secret delivery system. Coded words like 'pure milk' and ...

Nitish Kumar leaves behind a mixed legacy, credited with improving governance and welfare delivery in Bihar, but criticised for frequent al...

Bihar's strict prohibition has created a black market for alcohol. Whisky prices have quadrupled, with quality control a major concern. The...

Bihar Minister Shrawon Kumar criticized RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's proposal to exclude toddy from the state's Prohibition Act, emphasizing...

At least 25 people have died after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's Siwan and Saran districts. Many are critically ill in hospitals. Bi...

Manipur's 30-year liquor ban ends, prompting CIABC to advocate for Bihar to follow suit. CIABC believes lifting Bihar's prohibition would b...

Further he said that Mahatma Gandhi has also said that it is bad to drink alcohol and he who does not listen to Bapu is a great sinner. Law...

Bihar’s chief minister Nitish Kumar had ordered a complete ban on sale and consumption of alcohol in the state nearly five years ago. Last ...

These will be the first general elections after Bihar was declared a dry state in April 2016.

Kumar categorically said there was no question of going back on prohibition or "diluting" the liquor law. "Prohibition has been enforced an...

"If some group invites me in any programme against liquor I will accept and campaign against alcohol sale and consumption there," Kumar tol...

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said all political parties were together on imposition of a total ban on sale and consumption of alcohol ...

Former deputy chief minister asked the state government to explain as to what measures it has taken to prevent rural people from purchasing...

The Chief minister said a designated cell would be set up in Patna for strict monitoring of prohibition decision.

Though Bihar is expected to lose over Rs 3,000 crore from the prohibition, the CM asserted his government was firm on effective prohibition.

Nitish Kumar once again expressed his government's firm commitment to impose liquor ban from April 1 next year but did not spell clearly wh...