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In Dry Bihar, Drunk Headmaster Struggles To Unfurl Flag On Republic Day, Arrested
In dry state Bihar, the headmaster of a government school has been arrested after he attended the Republic Day function at the school drunk and struggled to unfurl the national flag
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Bihar Toxic Liquor Deaths Rise To 31
The BJP on Tuesday demanded that the Bihar government provide monetary compensation to people who had developed health issues after drinking spurious liquor and release those thousands languishing in jail for violating the prohibition law.
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Any Data To Show Liquor Consumption Fell After Ban? Supreme Court Asks Bihar
The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Bihar government on whether it had conducted any study or had any empirical data to show whether liquor consumption has decreased after the enactment of prohibition law in the state.
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"State Claims 72 Died, Locals Say 200": Union Minister On Bihar Liquor Deaths
Union Minister RK Singh on Monday accused the Bihar government of hiding the death count in the Saran hooch tragedy and said that the locals have informed him that nearly 200 people died in the district.
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Huge Quantity Of Liquor Seized Near House Of Bihar BJP Leader's Relative
Bihar Assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary on Friday asked the state government to look into the "seizure of a huge quantity of liquor" from the vicinity of the house of a top BJP leader's close relative.
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Stacks Of Liquor Bottles Found In Government School In UP Near Dry Bihar
A huge stock of illegal liquor was seized from a primary school in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, police said.
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Lives Of Bihar People At Risk Due To State's Policy On Liquor Ban: Court
The lives of the people of Bihar have come under risk because of the state government's failure to effectively implement its much-touted prohibition law, the Patna High Court has said.
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After Supreme Court Rap, Bihar Says Stringent Liquor Law To Be Changed
Stringent Bihar liquor law would be changed, the state government Tuesday told the Supreme Court, which again came down heavily on it for framing such a legislation that has led to thousands languishing in jail and clogging of the judicial system.
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Bihar Planning To Relax Liquor Ban Amid Criticism
Amid allegations of "ineffective implementation" of the prohibition law and recent hooch tragedies in Bihar, the state government is planning to amend the legislation to make it less stringent, a senior official said on Wednesday.
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Empty Liquor Bottles On Bihar Assembly Campus Spark Tejashwi Yadav Attack
Bihar's contentious prohibition policy sparked a showdown in the Assembly today between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, who hit out at the ruling JDU-BJP government over a liquor bottle in the House.
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People Of Bihar To Take Oath Against Consuming Liquor On Nov 26: Nitish Kumar
Bihar government employees and the people of the state would take pledge on November 26 that they would not consume liquor, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Monday.
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"No Chief Minister In India As Weak As Nitish Kumar": Tejashwi Yadav
Slamming the Bihar government over the issue of liquor smuggling by a family member of a minister in the state cabinet, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday claimed that no chief minister in the country is as "weak" as Nitish Kumar.
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Bihar Minister Involved In Liquor Trade, Nitish Kumar Helpless: Tejashwi Yadav
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday launched a frontal attack on the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, alleging the involvement of a BJP minister in illicit liquor trade and claiming that the Chief Minister appeared "weak and helpless" and, therefore, unable to act and stem the rot.
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"Liquor Is A Dirty Thing": Nitish Kumar Over Recent Tragedy In Bihar
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".
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So What Does UP's New Order On Storing Liquor At Home Say
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".
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In Dry Bihar, Drunk Headmaster Struggles To Unfurl Flag On Republic Day, Arrested
In dry state Bihar, the headmaster of a government school has been arrested after he attended the Republic Day function at the school drunk and struggled to unfurl the national flag
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Bihar Toxic Liquor Deaths Rise To 31
The BJP on Tuesday demanded that the Bihar government provide monetary compensation to people who had developed health issues after drinking spurious liquor and release those thousands languishing in jail for violating the prohibition law.
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Any Data To Show Liquor Consumption Fell After Ban? Supreme Court Asks Bihar
The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Bihar government on whether it had conducted any study or had any empirical data to show whether liquor consumption has decreased after the enactment of prohibition law in the state.
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"State Claims 72 Died, Locals Say 200": Union Minister On Bihar Liquor Deaths
Union Minister RK Singh on Monday accused the Bihar government of hiding the death count in the Saran hooch tragedy and said that the locals have informed him that nearly 200 people died in the district.
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Huge Quantity Of Liquor Seized Near House Of Bihar BJP Leader's Relative
Bihar Assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary on Friday asked the state government to look into the "seizure of a huge quantity of liquor" from the vicinity of the house of a top BJP leader's close relative.
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Stacks Of Liquor Bottles Found In Government School In UP Near Dry Bihar
A huge stock of illegal liquor was seized from a primary school in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, police said.
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Lives Of Bihar People At Risk Due To State's Policy On Liquor Ban: Court
The lives of the people of Bihar have come under risk because of the state government's failure to effectively implement its much-touted prohibition law, the Patna High Court has said.
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After Supreme Court Rap, Bihar Says Stringent Liquor Law To Be Changed
Stringent Bihar liquor law would be changed, the state government Tuesday told the Supreme Court, which again came down heavily on it for framing such a legislation that has led to thousands languishing in jail and clogging of the judicial system.
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Bihar Planning To Relax Liquor Ban Amid Criticism
Amid allegations of "ineffective implementation" of the prohibition law and recent hooch tragedies in Bihar, the state government is planning to amend the legislation to make it less stringent, a senior official said on Wednesday.
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Empty Liquor Bottles On Bihar Assembly Campus Spark Tejashwi Yadav Attack
Bihar's contentious prohibition policy sparked a showdown in the Assembly today between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, who hit out at the ruling JDU-BJP government over a liquor bottle in the House.
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People Of Bihar To Take Oath Against Consuming Liquor On Nov 26: Nitish Kumar
Bihar government employees and the people of the state would take pledge on November 26 that they would not consume liquor, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Monday.
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"No Chief Minister In India As Weak As Nitish Kumar": Tejashwi Yadav
Slamming the Bihar government over the issue of liquor smuggling by a family member of a minister in the state cabinet, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday claimed that no chief minister in the country is as "weak" as Nitish Kumar.
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Bihar Minister Involved In Liquor Trade, Nitish Kumar Helpless: Tejashwi Yadav
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday launched a frontal attack on the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, alleging the involvement of a BJP minister in illicit liquor trade and claiming that the Chief Minister appeared "weak and helpless" and, therefore, unable to act and stem the rot.
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"Liquor Is A Dirty Thing": Nitish Kumar Over Recent Tragedy In Bihar
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".
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So What Does UP's New Order On Storing Liquor At Home Say
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".
