Manipur partially lifts prohibition of liquor in stateLast year the Manipur government issued a public notice which mentioned that opinion and views on the state government’s decision for lifti...
07 Dec, 2023, 08.06 PM IST
In dry state Manipur, organisations oppose govt's resolution to legalise liquorThe Coalition Against Drugs and Alcohol (CADA) and All Manipur Women’s Social Reformation and Development Samaj (Nupi Samaj) stoutly oppose...
06 Dec, 2023, 07.38 PM IST
Manipur no more a 'dry state' as cabinet legalises liquorThe Manipur cabinet lifted the complete ban on liquor in the state amid an ongoing ethnic conflict and a campaign against drug and alcohol ...
06 Dec, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
June has just one dry day. Here's a list of dry days of 2023June will have just one dry day, followed by two dry days in July, and one dry day in August. September, October, and November will have th...
01 Jun, 2023, 02.29 PM IST
Republic Day 2023: Delhi bans liquor on Republic Day; Check list of Delhi dry days in 2023 hereDelhi has banned the sale of liquor on Republic Day. The capital city will have multiple dry days until March. Here is the complete list of...
24 Jan, 2023, 04.10 PM IST
Manipur govt invites opinion for white paper on lifting liquor prohibitionA public notice mentioned that opinion and views on the state government’s decision for lifting the prohibition from the state of Manipur a...
17 Dec, 2022, 05.34 PM IST
Amid protests on lifting prohibition, Manipur issues draft liquor policyAiming to generate employment and increase the revenue of the state, the draft policy issued on Tuesday night said it was seeking to addres...
05 Oct, 2022, 11.12 AM IST
Manipur to come up with white paper on liquor legalisationThis has triggered opposition from various groups in the state. Coalition Against Drugs and Alcohol (CADA) and women groups are seeking mod...
01 Oct, 2022, 07.51 PM IST
Manipur cabinet gives nod to partially lift liquor prohibitionThe alcohol prohibition will be lifted from all the district headquarters including Imphal city, tourist destinations, hotels with at least...
21 Sep, 2022, 10.43 AM IST
Punjab polls: Pick-up and drop facility for persons with disabilities, elderly votersPolling will be held from 8 am till 6 pm, said a functionary of the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). Results of the Punjab asse...
19 Feb, 2022, 09.20 PM IST
Patel’s plot is to grab locals’ land and help builders: Lakshadweep MPHe also termed the move to ban beef eating and lift liquor prohibition in the island as a “diversionary” plot and questioned why the same w...
19 Jun, 2021, 09.05 AM IST
Here's why booze bans don't workTaxes from alcohol sales roughly form a quarter of state revenues. If this stream suddenly stops, states have to compulsorily cut some impo...
24 Dec, 2018, 11.00 AM IST
Why are political parties reluctant to field women candidates in Mizoram?As the state gets ready for assembly election on November 28, will the parties field women candidates? Possibly not.
07 Oct, 2018, 11.09 AM IST
Alcohol ban another drain on India's weak state financesWhile per-capita consumption of alcohol in India is among the lowest in the world, hazardous drinking -- binging and solitary consumption t...
19 Apr, 2017, 01.55 PM IST
Why banning booze is Nitish Kumar’s first blunderFrom April 1, 2016, Nitish said, Bihar would declare prohibition: sorry folks, no more boozing. This, he claimed, would fulfil a promise he...
29 Nov, 2015, 12.28 PM IST
Liquor stocks hit on Bihar alcohol ban, but analysts not worriedShares of liquor making companies were battered on Thursday after Nitish Kumar said he was fulfilling his poll promise of banning alcohol i...
27 Nov, 2015, 03.56 AM IST
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.
16 May, 2015, 12.06 PM IST