Mumbai: As West Bengal battles the massive hooch tragedy, another possible tragedy was averted in Mumbai. Authorities recovered spurious liquor worth Rs 16 crore and seized fake bottles going by the names of big foreign brands. This time, as Mumbai gets set to ring in the new year, excise officials fear the city can see spurious liquor flooding the market due to the high taxes on liquor. Maharashtra's excise dept...
08:50 AM, Dec 16, 2011
Kolkata: In one of the worst hooch tragedy in the country, at least 143 people have died and more than 300 others are battling for life in West Bengal. Most of the victims are poor labourers, rickshaw-pullers and hawkers, who fell ill after consuming the spurious liquor from several illegal joints since Tuesday night, from Mograhat in South 24 Parganas district. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered an investigation by...
04:39 PM, Dec 15, 2011
Kolkata: The death toll in the hooch tragedy in West Bengal has climbed up steeply, with at least 123 people now dead. More than 300 people are battling for their lives in hospitals. The liquor samples have been sent for forensic examination. At least four people have been arrested in raids across South 24 Parganas. Most of the dead were poor labourers, rickshaw-pullers and hawkers, who fell ill after consuming...
03:16 PM, Dec 15, 2011
101 people have died after consuming illegal countrymade liquor in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. ...
01:46 PM, Dec 15, 2011
Kolkata: In one of the worst hooch tragedies in the recent times in West Bengal, 86 people have died after consuming illegal countrymade liquor in South 24 Parganas district. According to police, four people have been arrested. Over a 100 others have been hospitalised. Many of the victims are labourers, rickshaw pullers and hawkers. A medical team has been rushed to the area and the government has announced Rs 2...
09:22 AM, Dec 15, 2011
Kolkata: In one of the worst hooch tragedies in the recent times in West Bengal, 66 people have died after consuming illegal countrymade liquor in South 24 Parganas district. Over a 100 others have been hospitalised. Many of the victims are labourers, rickshaw pullers and hawkers. A medical team has been rushed to the area and the government has announced Rs 2 lakh as compensation for the family of each...
08:29 AM, Dec 15, 2011
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
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
Thiruvananthapuram: Following protests from anti-liquor campaign activists, Kerala Excise Minister K. Babu made modifications in the liquor policy that now empowers local bodies to give sanction for new bars, liquor outlets and toddy shops. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Babu said the government order to this effect has now come out. "Soon after we announced the liquor policy a few months back, it had evoked strong protests from a section...
06:50 PM, Dec 01, 2011
HYDERABAD: The sale of liquor at a premium is an open secret in the state. Notwithstanding the order of Excise Department, the liquor shop owners continue to sell liquor at more than the maximum retail price printed on bottles. They also run belt shops to make profits ignoring the warnings of the excise officials. The liquor syndicate's arrogance can be somewhat attributed to the fact that a majority of politicians,...
11:42 AM, Nov 28, 2011
CJ Pradeep Bhatia exposes how a tea shop was selling alcohol illegally right under the noses of police officers. ...
11:41 PM, Oct 01, 2011
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed against Maharashtra Government for using foodgrains in production of liquor by social activist Anna Hazare among others. A division bench, comprising Justices Vasanti Naik and Prasanna Varale, dismissed the plea after the counsel for respondents Kartik Shukul pointed out that a similar petition, filed by a social worker Chetan Kamble, was dismissed by the Principal bench of...
12:00 PM, Aug 07, 2011
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Move over vodka, Black Label whiskey is the toast of Russia's elite! Priced a steep 60 euros (nearly Rs 4000) in the Moscow duty free ...
05:02 PM, Jul 07, 2011
CJ Surinder Singh Khatri fights against illegal sale of liquor in his village. ...
11:10 PM, May 28, 2011
New Delhi: After admiring the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his development work in the state, Anna has now criticised the Modi government over liquor sales and corruption - Is Anna under pressure from Modi baiters like Swami Agnivesh to turn from admirer to critic? Anna Hazare had called Narendra Modi an exemplary chief minister. Now, Social activist Anna Hazare has done a U-turn. "State chief ministers must learn...
04:57 PM, May 26, 2011
Actor Saif Ali Khan to endorse a liquor brand at Cannes film festival. ...
09:00 PM, May 06, 2011
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister and Kerala Congress veteran Vayalar Ravi, responded to the charge that he was one of the recipients of alleged kickbacks in a case involving liquor licences in 1994. He said, "It is clear that the people of Kerala know Vayalar Ravi well and know what he will do and will not do." Congress Member of Parliament K Sudhakaran had first made the allegation that a...
09:37 AM, Feb 18, 2011
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
Andhra Pradesh government plans to issue licenses for liquor bars in the state based on 2001 census. ...
03:24 PM, Aug 05, 2010
The action is to keep a check on rowdy drinkers and also make sure shop owners adhere to rules and timings. ...
12:59 PM, Jul 14, 2010
