Bihar Alcohol

A Hindustan petroleum oil tanker, carrying alcohol, was seized in Bihar's Muzaffarpur.

In a suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar, two persons have died and as many have lost their eyesight after consuming spurious liquor in Muzaffarpur district, a police officer said on Sunday.

The tragedy, the latest in a series of such deaths since 2016 when the Bihar government banned alcohol in the state, has been reported from Lakshmipur, Paharpur, and Harsiddhi blocks of Motihari.

In a first of its kind, the Excise Department in Bihar has arranged for a "VIP ward" for public figures caught intoxicated publicly in the dry state.

A BJP MLC in Bihar has been found guilty of consuming liquor in violation of the prohibition law that has been in force in the state for over half a decade, police said in Patna on Tuesday.

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday advised underdogs of the dry state to learn the art of enjoying their drink on the sly from their wealthy counterparts whose bacchanalia does not land them in jails.

At least 10 deaths in two districts of dry Bihar have been blamed by locals on suspected consumption of spurious liquor during Holi celebrations, police said on Sunday.

At least four people have died and several others fell ill after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Bihar's Samastipur, officials said today. This is the third straight day that deaths due to illegal liquor have been reported in Bihar.

Expressing his anguish over a recent hooch tragedy that claimed eight lives in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that the ban on alcohol is in the interest of society.

At least 16 people have died at a village in Bihar over the last few days, in a suspected case of alcohol poisoning in a state that had passed the prohibition law six years ago.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday bristled at questions being raised against his highly-touted alcohol prohibition drive following some recent instances of violation of the liquor ban.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday expressed distress over a recent hooch tragedy in the state that has claimed five lives, and urged citizens to realise that his government has introduced prohibition since alcohol was a "dirty thing".

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday called for "immediate dismissal" of police personnel who are found drinking alcohol in the state.

The Uttar Pradesh government's recently revised excise policy has created quit a flutter among its residents over the cap on volume of alcohol that can be stored at home, and the need for a licence to exceed this limit to prevent "action".

After LJP chief Chirag Paswan targeted Nitish Kumar over prohibition in Bihar - declaring "in the name of liquor ban, people are being labelled smugglers" - he hit back, alleging "people in the illegal liquor business" wanted to oust him from power

A Hindustan petroleum oil tanker, carrying alcohol, was seized in Bihar's Muzaffarpur.

In a suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar, two persons have died and as many have lost their eyesight after consuming spurious liquor in Muzaffarpur district, a police officer said on Sunday.

The tragedy, the latest in a series of such deaths since 2016 when the Bihar government banned alcohol in the state, has been reported from Lakshmipur, Paharpur, and Harsiddhi blocks of Motihari.

In a first of its kind, the Excise Department in Bihar has arranged for a "VIP ward" for public figures caught intoxicated publicly in the dry state.

A BJP MLC in Bihar has been found guilty of consuming liquor in violation of the prohibition law that has been in force in the state for over half a decade, police said in Patna on Tuesday.

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday advised underdogs of the dry state to learn the art of enjoying their drink on the sly from their wealthy counterparts whose bacchanalia does not land them in jails.

At least 10 deaths in two districts of dry Bihar have been blamed by locals on suspected consumption of spurious liquor during Holi celebrations, police said on Sunday.

At least four people have died and several others fell ill after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Bihar's Samastipur, officials said today. This is the third straight day that deaths due to illegal liquor have been reported in Bihar.

Expressing his anguish over a recent hooch tragedy that claimed eight lives in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that the ban on alcohol is in the interest of society.

At least 16 people have died at a village in Bihar over the last few days, in a suspected case of alcohol poisoning in a state that had passed the prohibition law six years ago.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday bristled at questions being raised against his highly-touted alcohol prohibition drive following some recent instances of violation of the liquor ban.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday expressed distress over a recent hooch tragedy in the state that has claimed five lives, and urged citizens to realise that his government has introduced prohibition since alcohol was a "dirty thing".

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday called for "immediate dismissal" of police personnel who are found drinking alcohol in the state.

The Uttar Pradesh government's recently revised excise policy has created quit a flutter among its residents over the cap on volume of alcohol that can be stored at home, and the need for a licence to exceed this limit to prevent "action".

After LJP chief Chirag Paswan targeted Nitish Kumar over prohibition in Bihar - declaring "in the name of liquor ban, people are being labelled smugglers" - he hit back, alleging "people in the illegal liquor business" wanted to oust him from power