The owner of the establishment in Aliganj claimed that it was not a nightclub but a restaurant where no liquor would be served. read more

Pub and eatery owners said that they did not receive any stock of beer for the last five days read more

A section of the seer community on Friday criticised the Trivendra Singh Rawat government for promoting liquor in the mountain state -- known as “the abode of the gods” read more

The excise department of Uttar Pradesh (UP) has decided to step up surprise raids on bars, pubs, clubs, restaurants and hotels serving liquor without valid licences. read more

The cause of the death is a drug overdose, said the police read more

A tribal woman collects Mahua flowers to prepare a fruit wine of the same name -- an indigenous drink also called Mahuli -- which is popular among the tribes of Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand. The tree that bears this flower and the drink itself are considered of great significance and a part of tribal cultural heritage.

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It’s a double whammy for liquor trader Dharmendra Singh who was allocated a shop in the Dehradun district last financial year read more

Government must enforce stiff norms to prevent pubs from causing nuisance to residential neighbourhoods in the vicinity. read more

Nearly 40 people were admitted to a hospital for nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath and unconsciousness. read more

The Uttarakhand BJP government’s changes in the liquor policy allowing relaxations in licence fees took Twitter by storm on Saturday, with chief minister TS Rawat and former Congress CM Harish Rawat coming face to face on the microblogging website read more

To check overrating and overstocking in liquor shops, excise minister Prakash Pant has directed district excise officers to crack whip on the irregularity read more

Loud voices,unheard still : The community’s crusade since 2016, has seen limited success. One of their main battles is against noise pollution caused by rooftop bars read more

After the stores shut overnight, a lot of women say they have enough to eat and her children have started going to school. read more

In urban areas of the state, “pure milk” is the code used for Indian Made Foreign Liquor, and in rural areas, country liquor is identified as “bechara”. read more

In January 2017 with criticism mounting, Nitish Kumar proposed a human chain – touted to be the world’s largest – in support of the move. He found backing from an unexpected quarter: His erstwhile rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). read more