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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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20 Dead, 6 Hospitalised After Consuming Illicit Liquor In Bihar's Motihari
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.
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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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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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65 Dead Due To Toxic Liquor In Bihar, Worst Tragedy Since Prohibition
Nitish Kumar had yesterday refused to give compensation to the families of those killed, and said people should be "more vigilant" when the state anyway has prohibition.
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Video: "If You Drink, You'll Die," Says Nitish Kumar, Slammed Over Toxic Liquor Deaths
On deaths in Saran, Bihar Chief Minister defends prohibition, says grief be expressed, and then people be made aware of how liquor "only kills"
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Video: Nitish Kumar, Fuming, Shouted "You're A Drunk" At BJP MLAs
Nitish Kumar flew into a rage and screamed "sharabi ho tum (you are drunk)" at the opposition BJP today as he faced protests in the Bihar assembly over liquor deaths in the state that has been dry since 2016.
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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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Prohibition A Complete Failure, Asked Nitish Kumar To Review It: Prashant Kishor
Election strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday claimed to have told Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that the state's much-touted liquor prohibition drive has been a "complete failure", and in need of a "review".
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"Never Touched Alcohol": Bihar BJP MLC Found Guilty Of Consuming Liquor
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.
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Liquor Ban In Bihar Has Been A Complete Failure: Prashant Kishor
Election strategist-turned-politician, Prashant Kishor, on Thursday said prohibition in Bihar has been a complete failure but Chief Minister Nitish Kumar "does not want to accept this reality".
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In Bihar, Helicopters to Catch Those Violating Liquor Ban
Bihar has pressed helicopters in service to trail the manufacture of illicit liquor and its trade in the state.
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Nitish Kumar Wants Drones, Dogs In Fight Against Illegal Liquor In Bihar
Battling criticism over hooch tragedies, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar now wants drones and trained dogs to detect illegal stashes of liquor to effectively enforce the prohibition law.
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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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Phenomenal Rise In Bail Pleas Due To Bihar Liquor Law: High Court
The Patna High Court has told the Supreme Court that there is "phenomenal increase" in filing of bail applications due to the enforcement of prohibition in the state and roughly 25% of regular bail pleas are being filed under the prohibition law.
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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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20 Dead, 6 Hospitalised After Consuming Illicit Liquor In Bihar's Motihari
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.
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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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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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65 Dead Due To Toxic Liquor In Bihar, Worst Tragedy Since Prohibition
Nitish Kumar had yesterday refused to give compensation to the families of those killed, and said people should be "more vigilant" when the state anyway has prohibition.
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Video: "If You Drink, You'll Die," Says Nitish Kumar, Slammed Over Toxic Liquor Deaths
On deaths in Saran, Bihar Chief Minister defends prohibition, says grief be expressed, and then people be made aware of how liquor "only kills"
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Video: Nitish Kumar, Fuming, Shouted "You're A Drunk" At BJP MLAs
Nitish Kumar flew into a rage and screamed "sharabi ho tum (you are drunk)" at the opposition BJP today as he faced protests in the Bihar assembly over liquor deaths in the state that has been dry since 2016.
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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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Prohibition A Complete Failure, Asked Nitish Kumar To Review It: Prashant Kishor
Election strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday claimed to have told Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that the state's much-touted liquor prohibition drive has been a "complete failure", and in need of a "review".
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"Never Touched Alcohol": Bihar BJP MLC Found Guilty Of Consuming Liquor
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.
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Liquor Ban In Bihar Has Been A Complete Failure: Prashant Kishor
Election strategist-turned-politician, Prashant Kishor, on Thursday said prohibition in Bihar has been a complete failure but Chief Minister Nitish Kumar "does not want to accept this reality".
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In Bihar, Helicopters to Catch Those Violating Liquor Ban
Bihar has pressed helicopters in service to trail the manufacture of illicit liquor and its trade in the state.
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Nitish Kumar Wants Drones, Dogs In Fight Against Illegal Liquor In Bihar
Battling criticism over hooch tragedies, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar now wants drones and trained dogs to detect illegal stashes of liquor to effectively enforce the prohibition law.
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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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Phenomenal Rise In Bail Pleas Due To Bihar Liquor Law: High Court
The Patna High Court has told the Supreme Court that there is "phenomenal increase" in filing of bail applications due to the enforcement of prohibition in the state and roughly 25% of regular bail pleas are being filed under the prohibition law.
