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"Learn To Enjoy Your Drink Like Bada Sahibs": Bihar Ex Chief Minister
Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday advised underdogs of the dry state to learn the art of enjoying their drink on the sly from their wealthy counterparts whose bacchanalia does not land them in jails.
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Rs 2,000 Fine In Goa For Drinking Alcohol, Cooking In Public
The Goa Assembly on Thursday passed amendments to the Goa Tourist Place (Protection and Maintenance) Act, 2001, prohibiting drinking alcohol and cooking in public places including beaches and breaking of glass bottles in public.
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Senior Air India Pilot Found Drunk, Another Skips Test. Both Grounded
National carrier Air India today grounded a senior official after a mandatory breathalyzer test conducted shortly before he was supposed to fly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane between New Delhi and London detected an unacceptably high alcohol count in his blood. Captain Arvind Kathpalia, the Air India Director of Operations, will now face a probe by ...
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Bihar Girl Sexually Abused After Being Forced To Drink Alcohol: Police
A girl was molested after being made to consume liquor by her friend and a 35-year-old man, police said on Saturday.
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After Diluting Liquor Ban, Kerala Raises Age Bar For Drinking To 23 Years
The legal age for drinking will now be 23 years instead of 21 years, the Kerala government has said. The Left-led government of Pinari Vijayan has passed an Ordinance, raising the age bar for drinking to curb the problem of alcoholism in the state, which has been sent to the Governor P Sathasivam for clearance.
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Can Drinking Red Wine Boost a Woman's Chances of Becoming Pregnant?
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy is strictly prohibited across the globe.
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Qatar World Cup: No Alcohol in Streets, Public Places
Drinking of alcohol is not illegal in Qatar and alcohol is available in hotels, while expats who live in the Gulf emirate can buy drink after applying for a licence. Public drinking, however, is prohibited and bringing alcohol into the country is also forbidden
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Nitish Kumar's Liquor Ban Not Illegal For Now, Supreme Court Intervenes
Nitish Kumar's controversial liquor ban is not illegal yet. Last week, the Patna High Court said the prohibition policy championed by Mr Kumar as Chief Minister is unconstitutional. Today, the Supreme Court set aside that decision while it reviews the matter.
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Turn Lights Off, Drink Juice To Get The Feel Of Alcohol: Nitish Kumar
Backing his decision to impose prohibition in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday advised people not to spoil their health and drink juice in a dark room to get the feeling of having liquor.
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Why Did My Son Die If Bihar Is A Dry State, Broken Man Asks Nitish Kumar
25 policemen in Bihar including senior officers have been suspended for failing to stop the manufacturing and sale of toxic home-made liquor in the town of Gopalganj, where 17 people have died after drinking the moonshine they bought from bootleggers on Monday.
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Nitish Kumar's New Rule: For Violating Prohibition, Jail For Family Too
In Bihar, drinking is a crime for which one's family members can also be jailed. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's cabinet has just cleared a new bill that says that every adult in a household where liquor is found can go to jail for 10 years, without prospect of bail.
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Alcohol Kills an Indian Every 96 Minutes!
The per capita consumption of alcohol in India increased by 38 percent, from 1.6 litres in 2003-05 to 2.2 litres in 2010-12.
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Nitish Kumar Effect: Thousands Of Bihar Cops Vow Not To Drink
After the politicians, the cops. Bihar's policemen have now vowed not to drink alcohol and work to ensure successful prohibition in the state.
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Historic Day, Says Nitish Kumar, As Bihar Lawmakers Say 'We Won't Drink'
It's a March version of a new year resolution - the 243 state legislators in Bihar today formally declared their intent to "stay away from alcohol" with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar stating Bihar's intro to prohibition has launched, just as he promised in his election campaign last year.
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Need a Drink? Scratch 300 Bars in Kerala Off Your List
It's last call in Kerala. The government is moving quickly to start implementing a policy that is meant to deliver the state into prohibition in 10 years.
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"Learn To Enjoy Your Drink Like Bada Sahibs": Bihar Ex Chief Minister
Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday advised underdogs of the dry state to learn the art of enjoying their drink on the sly from their wealthy counterparts whose bacchanalia does not land them in jails.
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Rs 2,000 Fine In Goa For Drinking Alcohol, Cooking In Public
The Goa Assembly on Thursday passed amendments to the Goa Tourist Place (Protection and Maintenance) Act, 2001, prohibiting drinking alcohol and cooking in public places including beaches and breaking of glass bottles in public.
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Senior Air India Pilot Found Drunk, Another Skips Test. Both Grounded
National carrier Air India today grounded a senior official after a mandatory breathalyzer test conducted shortly before he was supposed to fly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane between New Delhi and London detected an unacceptably high alcohol count in his blood. Captain Arvind Kathpalia, the Air India Director of Operations, will now face a probe by ...
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Bihar Girl Sexually Abused After Being Forced To Drink Alcohol: Police
A girl was molested after being made to consume liquor by her friend and a 35-year-old man, police said on Saturday.
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After Diluting Liquor Ban, Kerala Raises Age Bar For Drinking To 23 Years
The legal age for drinking will now be 23 years instead of 21 years, the Kerala government has said. The Left-led government of Pinari Vijayan has passed an Ordinance, raising the age bar for drinking to curb the problem of alcoholism in the state, which has been sent to the Governor P Sathasivam for clearance.
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Can Drinking Red Wine Boost a Woman's Chances of Becoming Pregnant?
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy is strictly prohibited across the globe.
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Qatar World Cup: No Alcohol in Streets, Public Places
Drinking of alcohol is not illegal in Qatar and alcohol is available in hotels, while expats who live in the Gulf emirate can buy drink after applying for a licence. Public drinking, however, is prohibited and bringing alcohol into the country is also forbidden
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Nitish Kumar's Liquor Ban Not Illegal For Now, Supreme Court Intervenes
Nitish Kumar's controversial liquor ban is not illegal yet. Last week, the Patna High Court said the prohibition policy championed by Mr Kumar as Chief Minister is unconstitutional. Today, the Supreme Court set aside that decision while it reviews the matter.
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Turn Lights Off, Drink Juice To Get The Feel Of Alcohol: Nitish Kumar
Backing his decision to impose prohibition in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday advised people not to spoil their health and drink juice in a dark room to get the feeling of having liquor.
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Why Did My Son Die If Bihar Is A Dry State, Broken Man Asks Nitish Kumar
25 policemen in Bihar including senior officers have been suspended for failing to stop the manufacturing and sale of toxic home-made liquor in the town of Gopalganj, where 17 people have died after drinking the moonshine they bought from bootleggers on Monday.
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Nitish Kumar's New Rule: For Violating Prohibition, Jail For Family Too
In Bihar, drinking is a crime for which one's family members can also be jailed. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's cabinet has just cleared a new bill that says that every adult in a household where liquor is found can go to jail for 10 years, without prospect of bail.
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Alcohol Kills an Indian Every 96 Minutes!
The per capita consumption of alcohol in India increased by 38 percent, from 1.6 litres in 2003-05 to 2.2 litres in 2010-12.
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Nitish Kumar Effect: Thousands Of Bihar Cops Vow Not To Drink
After the politicians, the cops. Bihar's policemen have now vowed not to drink alcohol and work to ensure successful prohibition in the state.
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Historic Day, Says Nitish Kumar, As Bihar Lawmakers Say 'We Won't Drink'
It's a March version of a new year resolution - the 243 state legislators in Bihar today formally declared their intent to "stay away from alcohol" with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar stating Bihar's intro to prohibition has launched, just as he promised in his election campaign last year.
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Need a Drink? Scratch 300 Bars in Kerala Off Your List
It's last call in Kerala. The government is moving quickly to start implementing a policy that is meant to deliver the state into prohibition in 10 years.
