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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.

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  Hooch claims six lives in Bengal

  India | August 16, 2015 12:24 IST

  Diamond Harbour (WB): Six persons, including a woman, died and ten others were seriously ill after they consumed illicit liquor at Radhaballavpur in South 24 Parganas district, an official said today.Sixteen people drank the country

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  3 killed, four fall sick after consuming hooch

  India | July 26, 2015 9:30 IST

  Jaipur: Three persons died and four fell sick allegedly after consuming hooch in Alwar district of Rajasthan.Bane Singh (25), Lokesh Yadav (28) and Suresh Meena (30) consumed hooch separately and died yesterday.Their family members cremated

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  Minister orders crackdown on illegal liquor dens in Thane

  India | June 22, 2015 19:02 IST

  Mumbai:  In the wake of the Malad hooch tragedy that has claimed nearly hundred lives so far, Maharashtra Minister Eknath Shinde today said he has ordered wiping out of the 'haath bhattis' (furnaces) in Thane

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  Mumbai hooch toll climbs to 94; four Excise officials suspended

  India | June 21, 2015 11:55 IST

  Mumbai: The death toll in the Malad hooch tragedy has climbed to 94 and 120 others are affected.The Excise department suspended four of its officials in connection with the incident. Eight policemen from Malwani police

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  Mumbai hooch tragedy soars to 66

  India | June 20, 2015 10:50 IST

  Mumbai: The overnight toll in the illicit liquor tragedy in a suburban bar here soared to 66 on Saturday morning with the death of 13 more people due to the poisonous brew, officials here said.Another

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  Mumbai hooch toll rises to 41; eight cops suspended

  India | June 19, 2015 17:40 IST

  Mumbai: The death toll in the hooch tragedy here has climbed to 41 while the condition of 24 victims continued to be critical even as three persons were arrested and eight cops suspended. “Senior police inspector

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  Death toll in Mumbai hooch tragedy rises to 25

  India | September 12, 2016 17:08 IST

  Mumbai:  Death toll in Mumbai hooch tragedy climbed to 25 with 12 more deaths reported today, police said.The victims had consumed the country liquor at a bar in Rathodi village on Wednesday night, and started

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  Hooch toll mounts to 41, UP police intensifies crackdown

  India | January 16, 2015 15:47 IST

  Lucknow: The toll in the hooch tragedy in Lucknow and Unnao districts today climbed to 41 with the death of three more persons even as 2,939 persons were arrested in the state-wide crackdown launched by

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  People dying in UP, CM enjoying abroad: BJP

  Politics | January 15, 2015 18:53 IST

  Lucknow: BJP today attacked Akhilesh Yadav for “holidaying abroad” along with his family, saying when poor people were dying due to cold and in hooch tragedy Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister was enjoying in a foreign

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  Mayawati demands CBI probe into recovery of bodies from Ganga

  Politics | January 15, 2015 16:03 IST

  Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati today demanded a CBI investigation into the recovery of over 100 bodies from river Ganga in Unnao district over the past few days.  “People of the state are terrified and most

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  In Lucknow Hooch toll rises to 38, excise commissioner removed

  India | January 16, 2015 15:47 IST

  Lucknow: With the death of seven more persons, the toll in the hooch tragedy in Lucknow and Unnao districts today climbed to 38 even as the Uttar Pradesh government removed Excise Commissioner in connection with

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  Liquor toll mounts to 31, over 100 hospitalised

  India | January 16, 2015 15:46 IST

  Lucknow: The toll in the hooch tragedy in Lucknow and Unnao districts today climbed to 31 with 17 more people dying overnight in various hospitals here.  Over 100 persons were still undergoing treatment in different

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  Hooch tragedy: Rajnath asks UP to probe, take action

  India | January 13, 2015 18:06 IST

  Lucknow: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that state government should thoroughly probe the deaths due to spurious liquor in Lucknow and Unnao, and initiate strict action against those found guilty. “The state government

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  Bihar hooch tragedy claims 18 lives

  India | December 08, 2012 18:50 IST

  Patna, Dec 8: The death toll from consuming moonshine in Bihar rose to 18 Saturday morning with 11 more people losing their lives in the past 24 hours, police said."Nine people, including four woman, died

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  Odisha Hooch Toll Mounts To 34, Two Excise Officers Suspended

  India | February 11, 2012 21:01 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Feb 11: The death toll in the hooch tragedy rose to 34 with death of one more person at a hospital in Cuttack today while Odisha government placed two excise department officers under suspension,

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  Illegal Liquor Bottling Unit Busted In Odisha's Kalahandi

  India | February 09, 2012 21:44 IST

  Bhawanipatna (Odisha), Feb 9: In the backdrop of a hooch tragedy where at least 32 persons have died in Khurda and Cuttack districts, excise department sleuths today busted an illegal liquor bottling unit in Odisha's

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  Odisha Excise Minister Singhdeo Resigns After 30 Die In Hooch Tragedy

  India | February 09, 2012 16:55 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Feb 9: Odisha Excise Minister A U Singhdeo today resigned following the hooch tragedy in Cuttack and Khurda districts which has claimed 30 lives so far.  Singhdeo sent his resignation on moral grounds through