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OPINION | Bihar hooch tragedy: Police raids to cover up Nitish Kumar’s failure

India | Dec 21, 2022, 06:13 AM IST

The Special Investigation Team has arrested a local liquor trader Akhilesh Rai alias Yadav from Isuapur in Saran district, and seized Rs 2.17 lakh cash from his locations. More than 28 people connected with liquor trade have been arrested in Saran district alone. Thirty-one people have lost their ey

Bihar: Excise officials attacked by women associated with liquor business in West Champaran

India | Dec 20, 2022, 12:23 PM IST

Bihar hooch tragedy: Nitish government recently appointed Rajvinder Singh Bhatti as Director General of Police (DGP) to check the liquor business in the dry state. Subsequently, officials have been carrying out massive search operations across the state.

"In Khajurbani hooch tragedy, compensation was given to

Hooch tragedy: 'If then, why not now?' Sushil Modi slams CM Nitish over no compensation to victims

India | Dec 19, 2022, 02:11 PM IST

The CM had further said that liquor deaths were much higher in other states, particularly ruled by the BJP. "Top per hai Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, UP...kahan nahi hai. Sab jagah ka dekh lijiye hisaab kitaab," he said.

‘Shameful…’: BJP’s Anil Vij slams Tejashwai Yadav to compare Bihar hooch tragedy with deaths in othe

India | Dec 19, 2022, 07:10 AM IST

Bihar government is under severe attack as the number of deaths in Chhapra hooch tragedy continues to increase and the political blame game is also on in the state.

Union Minister Giriraj Singh condemned Bihar CM Nitish

Bihar hooch tragedy: Union Minister Giriraj Singh hits out at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

India | Dec 18, 2022, 08:38 AM IST

Defending the liquor ban in his state, Nitish Kumar had said that the state’s prohibition policy has been beneficial to several people and a large number of people had also given up drinking alcohol as an after-effect of this step.

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Bihar hooch tragedy: SIT arrests liquor mafia Anil Singh, 271 others under 'Operation Clean'

India | Dec 18, 2022, 06:27 AM IST

Bihar hooch tragedy: 271 liquor traders were arrested under Operation Clean, according to the police.

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Chhapra hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 71; Tejashwi Yadav blames UP, Haryana for liquor supply

India | Dec 17, 2022, 11:08 AM IST

Chhapra hooch tragedy: Earlier, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said no compensation will be given if a person dies after consuming spurious liquor.

OPINION | A minister’s campaign against alcohol and drug addiction

India | Dec 16, 2022, 04:50 PM IST

On Friday, Nitish Kumar repeated his remark “Piyoge, toh maroge”(you will die if you drink liquor) and took a jibe at BJP over the Morbi bridge collapse incident in Gujarat. He said, “even though so many people died in Morbi, that news made it to the newspapers just for a day”.

Saran hooch tragedy: NHRC takes suo motu of incident, issues notice to Bihar govt and police chief

India | Dec 16, 2022, 04:27 PM IST

Saran hooch tragedy: The NHRC said in a statement that the sale and consumption of alcohol were completely banned in Bihar in April 2016, but its "implementation has been patchy."

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'Sawaal hi nahi...': Nitish's stern remark over demand for compensation for hooch tragedy victims

India | Dec 16, 2022, 02:15 PM IST

Bihar liquor deaths: CM Nitish Kumar has made it clear that no compensation will be given to family of those who die after consuming spurious liquor.

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Tejashwi counterattacks BJP, claims saffron party-ruled states accounted for most hooch deaths

India | Dec 15, 2022, 04:30 PM IST

Bihar hooch tragedy: Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav claimed that the BJP-ruled states have the worst track records in terms of spurious liquor deaths.

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‘Peeoge to maroge’: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's bizarre remark over hooch tragedy

India | Dec 15, 2022, 12:13 PM IST

Bihar hooch tragedy: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday lost his cool and burst out at the BJP-led opposition which was protesting against the state government over the latest hooch tragedy in Chhapra where atl least 39 people died after consuming illicit liquor.

Opposition demands rollback of the liquor ban law

Bihar hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 39; political blame game at play

India | Dec 15, 2022, 11:51 AM IST

This is not the first time a hooch tragedy took place in Bihar where the liquor ban is in place. In fact, the Nitish government is always being criticized for the poor implementation of the law.

Nitish Kumar responds to opposition on Chhapra hooch

'Sharabi ho gaye tum log,' Nitish Kumar loses cool after Oppn drama over Chhapra hooch tragedy

India | Dec 16, 2022, 12:15 PM IST

Nitish Kumar became aggressive in the assembly and lashed out at the BJP saying, "they were too in the favour of imposing liquor ban... had sworn for it... and now what happened...

Bihar hooch tragedy: Suspected spurious liquor kills 4 in Saran district

India | Aug 12, 2022, 12:36 PM IST

Bihar hooch tragedy: According to the officials, the death toll in the incident, which took place on Thursday, is likely to rise.

Bihar hooch tragedy: 11 dead, 5 arrested, SHO suspended

India | Aug 05, 2022, 11:31 PM IST

Bihar Hooch Tragedy: The anti-liquor law has been criticised for poor implementation by the Opposition while maverick leaders such as former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, whose party is a constituent of the ruling alliance, have been advocating the withdrawal of prohibition.

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