Liquor Consumption In 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.

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.

Two persons have died in yet another suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar, a dry state where consumption of spurious liquor has claimed more than 40 lives in less than a fortnight.

Following the death of 21 people due to consumption of spurious liquor in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday held a review meeting regarding the prohibition of liquor in the state.

The liquor ban in Bihar has resulted in a dip in criminal cases, women feeling their opinion was valued more and in people spending their money in clothes and food items instead of alcohol, according to two studies.

Two years after the ban on sale and consumption of alcohol, the Bihar government plans to ban khaini, raw tobacco, next. The state has already embargoed the manufacture, sale, distribution and storage of gutkha and its variants.

Broken eggs littered the ground outside the gate. Red splotches of tomatoes smeared the walls. This was the scene outside the house of Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Friday. His comments on liquor consumption pattern of people from certain communities ended with protesters gathering outside his house by the end of the day

Born on March 1, 1951 at Kalyan Bigha village in Nalanda, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is known simplicity and honesty. During his tenure as the chief minister of Bihar, the JD-U stalwart has been credited with re-laying roads that had virtually ceased to exist, building of bridges, completing long-delayed infrastructure projects, appointing t...

Four persons have died in a suspected case of spurious liquor consumption in Rohtas district of Bihar, where the sale and consumption of alcohol had been banned more than a year ago.

On April 5 last year, the Nitish Kumar government had declared Bihar a dry state imposing a total ban on sale and consumption of alcohol including India Made Foreign Liquor(IMFL) with immediate effect.

For about 14,000 people, who were booked under a controversial Bihar law banning consumption, storage and sale of all types of liquor in the state, the Patna High Court verdict could bring a sigh of relief.

The Bihar Police have arrested the main accused in connection with the deaths as a result of consumption of spurious liquor in the state.

At least 13 people have died in Bihar's Gopalganj district allegedly after drinking toxic liquor. Five others are in critical condition at a government hospital, the police have said.

The Bihar assembly on Monday passed a new Prohibition and Excise Bill, 2016, which has stringent provisions for ensuring a total ban on consumption of liquor in the state.

Around 70 Indian nationals, all hailing from Bihar, have been detained in Nepal over crossing the border to enjoy liquor in local pubs in Kathmandu since last month when their state banned sale and consumption of alcohol, according to police.

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.

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.

Two persons have died in yet another suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar, a dry state where consumption of spurious liquor has claimed more than 40 lives in less than a fortnight.

Following the death of 21 people due to consumption of spurious liquor in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday held a review meeting regarding the prohibition of liquor in the state.

The liquor ban in Bihar has resulted in a dip in criminal cases, women feeling their opinion was valued more and in people spending their money in clothes and food items instead of alcohol, according to two studies.

Two years after the ban on sale and consumption of alcohol, the Bihar government plans to ban khaini, raw tobacco, next. The state has already embargoed the manufacture, sale, distribution and storage of gutkha and its variants.

Broken eggs littered the ground outside the gate. Red splotches of tomatoes smeared the walls. This was the scene outside the house of Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Friday. His comments on liquor consumption pattern of people from certain communities ended with protesters gathering outside his house by the end of the day

Born on March 1, 1951 at Kalyan Bigha village in Nalanda, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is known simplicity and honesty. During his tenure as the chief minister of Bihar, the JD-U stalwart has been credited with re-laying roads that had virtually ceased to exist, building of bridges, completing long-delayed infrastructure projects, appointing t...

Four persons have died in a suspected case of spurious liquor consumption in Rohtas district of Bihar, where the sale and consumption of alcohol had been banned more than a year ago.

On April 5 last year, the Nitish Kumar government had declared Bihar a dry state imposing a total ban on sale and consumption of alcohol including India Made Foreign Liquor(IMFL) with immediate effect.

For about 14,000 people, who were booked under a controversial Bihar law banning consumption, storage and sale of all types of liquor in the state, the Patna High Court verdict could bring a sigh of relief.

The Bihar Police have arrested the main accused in connection with the deaths as a result of consumption of spurious liquor in the state.

At least 13 people have died in Bihar's Gopalganj district allegedly after drinking toxic liquor. Five others are in critical condition at a government hospital, the police have said.

The Bihar assembly on Monday passed a new Prohibition and Excise Bill, 2016, which has stringent provisions for ensuring a total ban on consumption of liquor in the state.

Around 70 Indian nationals, all hailing from Bihar, have been detained in Nepal over crossing the border to enjoy liquor in local pubs in Kathmandu since last month when their state banned sale and consumption of alcohol, according to police.