Liquor Prohibition

Days after the Kallakurichi toxic liquor tragedy in the state that claimed over 60 lives, the Tamil Nadu government on Saturday amended a prohibition act to substantially enhance the punishment.

Ahead of the Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha and Assembly election, the post-poll supply of liquor has made headlines - as a pre-poll promise by none less than ex-Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu.

In an attempt to create a truly global business ecosystem, the Gujarat government, in a noteworthy development, lifted liquor prohibition in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) area in Gandhinagar.

Liquor sale in Delhi will be prohibited on four days including the Independence Day, during the ongoing quarter ending September 31, said a Delhi government statement.

The MK Stalin government has ordered closure of 500 liquor shops across Tamil Nadu from tomorrow, fulfilling its poll promise of moving towards a phased prohibition. Currently, the state has 5,329 government-owned liquor shops.

A pall of gloom has descended upon Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts of Tamil Nadu as 14 people died after consuming spurious liquor over the weekend.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said he didn't have the courage to ban alcohol in the state when he witnessed deaths due to consumption of spurious liquor after outlets were shut during the pandemic.

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday denied granting permission to serve liquor at wedding halls, even as the opposition parties slammed the ruling DMK's move to dilute the total prohibition policy.

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.

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.

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.

Amid ongoing politics over the liquor ban in Chhattisgarh, the state's Excise Minister Kawasi Lakhma stroke a fresh controversy stating that he will not let prohibition on alcohol in Bastar till he is alive.

The Delhi government has declared six dry days up to March end, prohibiting liquor sales from over 550 vends across the city.

The Delhi government's policy prohibited manufacturers from participating in retail sales directly or indirectly and Pernod was "in contravention" as it effectively used bank guarantees to invest in retailers, said the documents.

She has also been cornering the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led state government with a prohibition demand. Recently, she made headlines for throwing stones at a liquor store while demanding a blanket ban on alcohol in Madhya Pradesh.

Days after the Kallakurichi toxic liquor tragedy in the state that claimed over 60 lives, the Tamil Nadu government on Saturday amended a prohibition act to substantially enhance the punishment.

Ahead of the Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha and Assembly election, the post-poll supply of liquor has made headlines - as a pre-poll promise by none less than ex-Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu.

In an attempt to create a truly global business ecosystem, the Gujarat government, in a noteworthy development, lifted liquor prohibition in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) area in Gandhinagar.

Liquor sale in Delhi will be prohibited on four days including the Independence Day, during the ongoing quarter ending September 31, said a Delhi government statement.

The MK Stalin government has ordered closure of 500 liquor shops across Tamil Nadu from tomorrow, fulfilling its poll promise of moving towards a phased prohibition. Currently, the state has 5,329 government-owned liquor shops.

A pall of gloom has descended upon Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts of Tamil Nadu as 14 people died after consuming spurious liquor over the weekend.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said he didn't have the courage to ban alcohol in the state when he witnessed deaths due to consumption of spurious liquor after outlets were shut during the pandemic.

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday denied granting permission to serve liquor at wedding halls, even as the opposition parties slammed the ruling DMK's move to dilute the total prohibition policy.

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.

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.

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.

Amid ongoing politics over the liquor ban in Chhattisgarh, the state's Excise Minister Kawasi Lakhma stroke a fresh controversy stating that he will not let prohibition on alcohol in Bastar till he is alive.

The Delhi government has declared six dry days up to March end, prohibiting liquor sales from over 550 vends across the city.

The Delhi government's policy prohibited manufacturers from participating in retail sales directly or indirectly and Pernod was "in contravention" as it effectively used bank guarantees to invest in retailers, said the documents.

She has also been cornering the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led state government with a prohibition demand. Recently, she made headlines for throwing stones at a liquor store while demanding a blanket ban on alcohol in Madhya Pradesh.