Punjab Liquor Trade

A bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar asked the Punjab government to spell out specific steps taken to curb the production and sale of illegal liquor.

The Supreme Court today expressed dissatisfaction over the progress in investigation into some cases of illicit liquor trade in Punjab and said the state is treating the issue with "kid gloves".

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday announced "Mission Clean" in a meeting held with all the Deputy Commissioners and the Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) of the state.

The Punjab hooch tragedy - in which 86 people lost their lives - is the consequence of the Congress-led government's patronage to its leaders, ministers and MLAs for allegedly carrying out illegal liquor trade, Shiromani Akali Dal's Sukhbir Singh Badal alleged on Saturday, demanding Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's resignation.

Drugs, booze and vote-and-roll in Punjab: Hundreds of coupons- IOUs basically- promise rum, whiskey and other liquor to holders and were discovered over the weekend as bait for votes. Chief Election Officer of the state VK Singh has planned traps in alcohol shops in key districts to see if voters try to trade them in but it is literally looking for...

A 20-year-old man involved in liquor trade was brutally murdered and mutilated, allegedly by the liquor mafia, in Punjab's Mansa district.

A bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar asked the Punjab government to spell out specific steps taken to curb the production and sale of illegal liquor.

The Supreme Court today expressed dissatisfaction over the progress in investigation into some cases of illicit liquor trade in Punjab and said the state is treating the issue with "kid gloves".

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday announced "Mission Clean" in a meeting held with all the Deputy Commissioners and the Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) of the state.

The Punjab hooch tragedy - in which 86 people lost their lives - is the consequence of the Congress-led government's patronage to its leaders, ministers and MLAs for allegedly carrying out illegal liquor trade, Shiromani Akali Dal's Sukhbir Singh Badal alleged on Saturday, demanding Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's resignation.

Drugs, booze and vote-and-roll in Punjab: Hundreds of coupons- IOUs basically- promise rum, whiskey and other liquor to holders and were discovered over the weekend as bait for votes. Chief Election Officer of the state VK Singh has planned traps in alcohol shops in key districts to see if voters try to trade them in but it is literally looking for...

A 20-year-old man involved in liquor trade was brutally murdered and mutilated, allegedly by the liquor mafia, in Punjab's Mansa district.