AP: 4 die after consuming illicit liquor

AP: 4 die after consuming illicit liquor Hyderabad: Four people died on Friday after consuming illicit liquor in Vijayawada town of Andhra Pradesh, police said. According to police, two others are stated to be in critical conditions. The incident took place on Friday morning at Brahmanaveedhi in the old town of Vijayawada in Krishna district, about 300 km from here. A police officer said all the six were suspected to have purchased and consumed liquor from the...
02:09 PM, May 11, 2012

CJ awards nominee who took on illicit liquor sale

CJ awards nominee who took on illicit liquor sale New Delhi: Pradeep Bhatia, one of the nominees for the CNN-IBN's Citizen Journalist Awards, exposed how a tea stall was selling illicit liquor on the Independence day right next to a police station at Mira road in Mumbai. What was shocking that the tea stall was operating right next to the Kashimira Police Station on Independence Day. Pradeep took photographs of the bar functioning under the garb of a tea...
09:05 AM, Jan 25, 2012

Illicit liquor kills 15 in Andhra Pradesh

Illicit liquor kills 15 in Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad: The New Year began on a tragic note in Andhra Pradesh with 15 people losing their lives due to illicit liquor in two separate incidents since Saturday, officials said. The toll in the hooch tragedy in Krishna district claimed 14 lives since Saturday evening, while one person died in Nalgonda district Sunday. Hours before the dawn of the New Year, tragedy struck at Poratanagar in Krishna district of coastal...
09:20 PM, Jan 01, 2012

Spurious liquor claims 63 lives in West Bengal

Spurious liquor claims 63 lives in West Bengal Diamond Harbour At least 63 people, mostly rickshaw pullers and labourers, died and 80 others were hospitalised on Wednesday after consuming spurious liquor in a West Bengal village. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the government was contemplating demolition of illegal liquor dens. Four people have been arrested for supplying the moonshine in Sangrampur village in the South 24-Parganas district. Magrahat is 52 km from Kolkata. A district health official said...
03:31 AM, Dec 15, 2011

Spurious liquor claims 40 lives in West Bengal

Spurious liquor claims 40 lives in West Bengal Canning (West Bengal): In one of the worst hooch tragedies in West Bengal, at least 40 people died and over 100 were admitted to hospitals on Wednesday after drinking toxic liquor at Mograhat in South 24-Parganas district. "Thirty-four people died and over 100 were admitted to hospitals at Diamond Harbour and Sangrampur complaining of severe stomach ache, vomiting and loose motion after consuming the liquor", SP Lakshmi Narayan Meena said....
07:53 PM, Dec 14, 2011

Hooch claims nine lives in Kerala

Hooch claims nine lives in Kerala Malappuram: Tragedy struck the sleepy town of Kuttippuram in Malappuram district, as the death toll in the suspected hooch tragedy in Kerala, has risen to nine, after reportedly consuming illicit liquor from a toddy shop at Kuttippuram on Monday. Out of the nine who had died, five people were from Kerala while the rest were workers from Tamil Nadu, whose are yet to be identified, police said. The death toll...
07:02 PM, Sep 06, 2010

Key accused in Gujarat hooch case arrested

Key accused in Gujarat hooch case arrested Vinod Dagri held a week after 130 people died after consuming the liquor. ...
08:17 AM, Jul 17, 2009

FTN: In right spirit, Gujarat must end prohibition

FTN: In right spirit, Gujarat must end prohibition At the root of the Gujarat hooch tragedy, lies an ideological hangover. ...
07:03 AM, Jul 14, 2009

Hooch tragedy: Cong wants Modi govt dismissed

Hooch tragedy: Cong wants Modi govt dismissed So far eight persons have been arrested in the Hooch deaths case. ...
01:02 AM, Jul 14, 2009

Gujarat hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 136

Gujarat hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 136 The Crime Branch has found that the liquor was sourced from Mahemdabad. ...
10:21 AM, Jul 11, 2009

Gujarat dry status an ideological hangover?

Gujarat dry status an ideological hangover? Is it time for India's only dry state to reconsider the liquor prohibition policy? ...
01:58 AM, Jul 10, 2009
Hooch tragedy: Mob protests, Oppn wants Modi to resign

Hooch tragedy: Mob protests, Oppn wants Modi to resign

Over 80 people have died after drinking illicit liquor. ...
01:36 AM, Jul 10, 2009

Gujarat hooch tragedy: Death toll climbs to 80

Gujarat hooch tragedy: Death toll climbs to 80 The prime suspect in the hooch tragedy Harishankar Kahar has been arrested. ...
12:21 PM, Jul 09, 2009

Gujarat hooch tragedy creates hiccups for CM Modi

Gujarat hooch tragedy creates hiccups for CM Modi Violent protests on streets, state assembly witnesses walkout. ...
11:29 PM, Jul 08, 2009

Police arrest hooch kingpin in Tamil Nadu

Police arrest hooch kingpin in Tamil Nadu Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore's bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad is hoping to achieve a first by beating Mumbai Indians when they clash in an Indian Premier League match in Bangalore on Monday. RCB have never beaten Mumbai at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in any of the IPL editions so far. I am sure we would like to change the stats by beating Mumbai in our backyard which we haven't done in...
07:04 PM, May 22, 2008
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