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  Death toll in Assam hooch tragedy rises to 133, 200 remain ill

  India | February 24, 2019 13:36 IST

  Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed the condition of victims of the hooch tragedy undergoing treatment at JMCH. He expressed condolences to the bereaved families.

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  Assam: Official death toll in hooch tragedy rises to 69, says state excise department

  India | February 23, 2019 12:26 IST

  An inquiry into the incident was ordered by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, while two excise officials of the district were suspended.

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  Main accused in Kushinagar hooch tragedy arrested

  India | February 14, 2019 21:26 IST

  The main accused in the hooch tragedy in neighbouring Kushinagar district, which left nine people dead, has been arrested in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan, police said.

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  Hooch tragedy: Uproar in UP Assembly; Opposition asks CM to quit

  India | February 11, 2019 17:00 IST

  SP and BSP members trooped into the Well of the House, raising anti-government slogans.  

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  Hooch Tragedy: Uttar Pradesh govt announces SIT probe

  India | February 11, 2019 7:09 IST

  The SIT has been constituted to make an in-depth enquiry into the tragedy that struck Saharanpur and Kushinagar districts in the state last week, said an official spokesperson.  

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  UP-Uttarakhand Hooch Tragedy: 97 people dead, 215 arrested in police crackdown; political blame game begins

  India | February 10, 2019 22:59 IST

  In the crackdown following the deaths, a total of 9,269 litres of moonshine was seized in Uttar Pradesh and 1,066 litres in Uttarakhand.

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  Two arrested in Uttarakhand-UP hooch tragedy

  India | February 10, 2019 19:36 IST

  Two people were arrested on Sunday in connection with the hooch tragedy that claimed over 70 lives in two adjoining districts in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh last week, police said.

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  UP-Uttarakhand Hooch Tragedy: Priyanka demands compensation for victims, flays state governments

  India | February 10, 2019 18:03 IST

  According to latest figures released by officials on Sunday, the death toll in the tragedy has increased to 97 and over 200 people have been arrested so far in a police crackdown.

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  Adulterated liquor deaths in UP, Uttarakhand: Toll mounts as police crack down illegal dens

  India | February 10, 2019 7:39 IST

  In a fortnight-long drive begun Friday, the UP authorities have so far registered 297 cases after raids, arresting 175 people.

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  From Uttarakhand to Uttar Pradesh, Hooch tragedies claim 61 lives

  India | February 09, 2019 23:40 IST

  The death toll in the hooch tragedy rose to at least 61 people dying of the spurious liquor they drank at a Haridwar village, officials said.

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  Illicit liquor case: 78 dead in Haridwar, Saharanpur, Kushinagar

  India | February 09, 2019 14:02 IST

  Most of the victims had consumed the liquor on Thursday evening at the `tehravin’, the 13th day of mourning after a relative’s death in Balupur village, near Roorkee.

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  UP hooch tragedy toll climbs to 70

  India | February 09, 2019 16:59 IST

  The victim, Ravindra from Kushinagar district, died on Saturday morning at a hospital where he was being treated for the past two days

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  34 die after drinking Hooch in Haridwar village

  India | February 08, 2019 23:04 IST

  The victims had consumed the liquor Thursday evening at the `tehravin’ - the 13th day of mourning – to mark a death, officials said.  

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  Uttar Pradesh: 14 dead in hooch tragedies in Saharanpur, Kushinagar; CM Yogi orders crackdown

  India | February 08, 2019 16:02 IST

  Meanwhile, Yogi Adityanath has also ordered strict action against the local excise officials and a crackdown on the people behind the manufacture and sale of illicit liquor.  

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  Bihar: 14 sentenced to life in jail in 2012 Arrah hooch tragedy case in which 21 were killed

  India | July 28, 2018 15:22 IST

  On December 7, 2012, a total of 21 people died after consuming spurious liquor in Arrah's Anaith locality under Nawada police station area. 

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  UP Hooch Tragedy: 10 killed in Kanpur after consuming spurious liquor; four people detained

  India | May 20, 2018 16:33 IST

  Four people have been detained so far, though the main accused Shyam Balak is still absconding, an official said.   

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  Tejashwi Yadav attacks Nitish govt over hooch tragedy in Rohtas district

  Politics | October 28, 2017 17:44 IST

  Four persons had died after drinking spurious liquor last night at Danwar village of Rohtas district of Bihar, where a complete prohibition was clamped in April 2016.

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  Five die after consuming spurious liquor in dry Bihar, eight cops suspended

  India | October 28, 2017 15:04 IST

  "The deaths had taken place in Danwar village falling under the police station area late last night" DIG, Shahabad Range, Mohd Rehman said.

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  UP: Yogi Adityanath govt clears proposal to add death penalty in hooch death cases

  India | September 20, 2017 21:14 IST

  The decision to add the capital punishment provision was taken at a meeting of the state Cabinet chaired by the Chief Minister on Tuesday. According to news agency PTI, the government may soon issue an ordinance in this regard.

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  15 die of suspected hooch in Surat village, government sets up probe panel

  India | September 11, 2016 9:16 IST

  The toll in the suspected hooch tragedy at Vareli village in Surat rose to 15 on Saturday even as the Gujarat government formed a committee to probe the incident.