Nitish Kumar Alcohol Ban

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.

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

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

Days before Bihar election, the biggest since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Lok Janata Party chief Chirag Paswan kept up his attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. This morning, he targeted the JDU chief over the alcohol ban in the state, a poll promise that was implemented after the 2015 state election.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday pitched for a nationwide ban on alcohol while addressing an event in Delhi.

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.

Prohibition has been close to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's heart and he is often seen to be on an overdrive to implement the ban on alcohol introduced 21 months ago.

Using the hashtag 'If alcohol were banned', people of Twitter tried to imagine how things would function in an alcohol-free country.

The Supreme Court today gave time till July 31 to liquor manufacturers and sellers in Bihar to dispose of their stock outside the state. The Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies claims their unsold stock of liquor is worth over Rs 200 crore.

Nitish Kumar's liquor ban in Bihar is being openly defied by a group that the police admit are quite out of their control. A vast amount of seized alcohol stored in police stations is apparently being consumed by rats, or so claim policemen.

Liquor major United Spirits (USL) has said over 500 employees have lost jobs due to shutting down of four bottling facilities in Bihar after alcohol prohibition in the state.

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.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, 65, has always publicly described Lalu Yadav as his "big brother". In their alliance, as well, it is Mr Yadav who makes the larger contribution with his party outperforming that of Mr Kumar's in the last election in 2015. So Mr Kumar owes his seat of power to Mr Yadav.

Counting virtues of prohibition, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said sale of "Rasgulla" has increased by 16.25 per cent in past seven months since ban on alcohol in the state.

The Nitish Kumar government wants advice. After being skewered over its prohibition policy, it wants people to suggest how best they can be banned from drinking.

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.

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

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

Days before Bihar election, the biggest since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Lok Janata Party chief Chirag Paswan kept up his attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. This morning, he targeted the JDU chief over the alcohol ban in the state, a poll promise that was implemented after the 2015 state election.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday pitched for a nationwide ban on alcohol while addressing an event in Delhi.

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.

Prohibition has been close to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's heart and he is often seen to be on an overdrive to implement the ban on alcohol introduced 21 months ago.

Using the hashtag 'If alcohol were banned', people of Twitter tried to imagine how things would function in an alcohol-free country.

The Supreme Court today gave time till July 31 to liquor manufacturers and sellers in Bihar to dispose of their stock outside the state. The Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies claims their unsold stock of liquor is worth over Rs 200 crore.

Nitish Kumar's liquor ban in Bihar is being openly defied by a group that the police admit are quite out of their control. A vast amount of seized alcohol stored in police stations is apparently being consumed by rats, or so claim policemen.

Liquor major United Spirits (USL) has said over 500 employees have lost jobs due to shutting down of four bottling facilities in Bihar after alcohol prohibition in the state.

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.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, 65, has always publicly described Lalu Yadav as his "big brother". In their alliance, as well, it is Mr Yadav who makes the larger contribution with his party outperforming that of Mr Kumar's in the last election in 2015. So Mr Kumar owes his seat of power to Mr Yadav.

Counting virtues of prohibition, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said sale of "Rasgulla" has increased by 16.25 per cent in past seven months since ban on alcohol in the state.

The Nitish Kumar government wants advice. After being skewered over its prohibition policy, it wants people to suggest how best they can be banned from drinking.