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Bihar: Under attack over hooch deaths, Nitish Kumar wants drones, dogs in fight against illicit liquor

Battling criticism over repeated hooch tragedies, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar now wants drones and trained dogs to detect...

Hooch tragedy: Excise dept suspends licence of liquor bottling plant in Mandi

The Himachal Pradesh Excise Department Monday suspended the licence of a liquor plant located at Galu in Mandi. “On 18th...

UP Excise: Over 4k Litre Hooch Seized In Excise Raids in Lucknow

Lucknow: During the ongoing enforcement drive to curb manufacture, sale and distribution of illicit liquor in view of assembly...

Why Bihar Is Struggling With Hooch Menace Despite A Strict Liquor Ban

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has scheduled a high-level meeting on the state's liquor ban on November 16. This...

Bihar: Twelve more nabbed in Gopalganj hooch case

PATNA: Twelve more persons were arrested in connection with the Gopalganj hooch tragedy in which the death toll mounted...

The cost of prohibition: On spurt in hooch tragedies

The spurt in hooch tragedies in 2021 points to the failure of the alcohol ban policy in Bihar The deaths...

21 die in two incidents of hooch tragedy in Bihar

Patna/UNI: Death toll due to hooch tragedy increased to 21 on Thursday with reports of eight deaths in West...

Four hooch deaths in dry Bihar’s Siwan

Villagers said illicit liquor was freely available in the area bordering Uttar Pradesh At least four persons died after allegedly...

Malabari hooch ‘Mandakini’ entices Indian tipplers in Canada

Toronto: You won't believe it. A typical 'nadan' Malabari hooch, Mandakini, is creating ripples among Indian tipplers in Canada....

2020 hooch deaths: Accused Ludhiana businessman gets bail for want of evidence

A court in Tarn Taran has granted bail to a Ludhiana-based businessman, one of the main accused in Punjab’s...

Mograhat hooch tragedy: Nine years later, main accused convicted

The quantum of sentence in the case, which is infamous as the Mograhat hooch tragedy and dates back to...

Prime accused in Nawada ‘hooch’ tragedy case arrested from Mumbai

A special investigation team (SIT) of Bihar Police on Tuesday arrested the prime accused in the Nawada 'hooch'...