Spurious liquor kills 12 in Pune, eight held; CM says more arrests likelyTragedy struck Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad as twelve people died from suspected spurious liquor. Three more are undergoing treatment. Authori...
29 May, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
Bihar hooch tragedy toll rises to six as one more person diesThe death toll from a spurious liquor tragedy in Bihar's East Champaran district has risen to six. Authorities have arrested 12 individuals...
04 Apr, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Suspected spurious liquor blamed for 7 deaths in dry Bihar, probe orderedSeven people allegedly died after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's West Champaran district, prompting an inquiry. Although locals attri...
20 Jan, 2025, 10.10 AM IST
Union Minister Anurag Thakur criticises Punjab CM for inaction after illicit liquor deathsUnion Minister Anurag Thakur criticized Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann for the deaths of 21 people from tainted liquor in Sangrur. Thakur stated t...
25 Mar, 2024, 07.40 AM IST
Bootlegging continues in Bihar: 3 dead, several ill after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's Siwan; 10 heldAs per the information, the deceased-- Janak Bean alias Janak Prasad and Naresh Bean of the Bala village in Siwan's Nabiganj-- complained o...
23 Jan, 2023, 09.22 AM IST
Bihar: Death toll in Chhapra hooch tragedy soars to 39Bihar excise Minister Sunil Kumar on Wednesday "confirmed" six people have died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in the Chhapra ar...
15 Dec, 2022, 12.41 PM IST
Nitish Kumar should call all-party meeting, reconsider prohibition policy in Bihar: Giriraj SinghBihar BJP leaders, including Union minister Giriraj Singh, on Wednesday asked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to reconsider prohibition policy ...
14 Dec, 2022, 05.00 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
21 people died due to consumption of spurious liquor in Bihar: Minister"Total 21 people including 10 people in Bettiah and 11 people in Gopalganj have died due to consumption of spurious liquor," Kumar told ANI...
05 Nov, 2021, 04.47 PM IST
Hooch deaths: Mayawati demands strict action against erring officialsUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had on Saturday ordered stern action under the stringent Gangster Act against those found sell...
24 Nov, 2020, 12.36 PM IST
One more dies due to spurious liquor in Punjab; death toll 105“The death toll in Batala has now reached 13 with one more person dying on Sunday,” Gurdaspur Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Ishfaq said.
03 Aug, 2020, 06.33 PM IST
21 die after drinking spurious liquor in Punjab, CM orders magisterial probeThe deaths took place in Punjab's Amritsar, Batala and Tarn Taran districts since Wednesday night, an official statement said.
31 Jul, 2020, 04.25 PM IST
Spurious liquor: 34 dead in UP, UttarakhandCongress President Rahul Gandhi conveyed his condolences over the deaths.
09 Feb, 2019, 08.58 AM IST
Bootleggers may face death penalty in Uttar Pradesh as governor gives nod to billUP now becomes the third state after Delhi and Gujarat to have an Act under which bootleggers may be sent to the gallows, if consumption of...
08 Jan, 2018, 05.39 PM IST
Gopalganj’s hooch tragedy, a challenge for Prohibition PolicyKumar has never missed an opportunity in targeting UP and Jharkhand governments for not co-operating with Bihar’s attempt to enforce prohib...
19 Aug, 2016, 01.59 AM IST
UP hooch tragedy: Toll mounts to 32, many in serious conditionWhile 28 persons have died so far in Etah, four died in Farukhabad, taking the toll to 32, officials said.
18 Jul, 2016, 01.37 PM IST
BJP, Congress express anguish over spurious liquor tragedy in Uttar PradeshBJP spokesman Vijay Bahadur Pathak demanded a high level inquiry into the incident and said that guilty should be charged under criminal se...
12 Jan, 2015, 08.48 PM IST