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Bihar hooch tragedy death toll rises to 5, SHO suspended

Bihar hooch tragedy death toll rises to 5, SHO suspended
Published on Apr 03, 2026 06:41 pm IST

Yogi jibe at previous regime: ‘Mafia controlled food supply to anganwadi centres before 2017’

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath distributes appointment letters to anganwadi workers during an event, in Lucknow on Monday. (@CMOfficeUP/ANI Photo)
Published on Mar 30, 2026 08:02 pm IST

Bihar: Liquor smugglers arrested after encounter with Saran police

Representational image.
Published on Dec 03, 2025 04:58 pm IST

CM Naidu 'shielding' TDP leaders in liquor scam, targeting opposition: YSRCP leader

CM Naidu 'shielding' TDP leaders in liquor scam, targeting opposition: YSRCP leader
Published on Oct 15, 2025 09:47 pm IST

Bihar home guard killed while chasing people carrying liquor, cops say accident

Multiple individuals every year face legal charges including arrest for selling spurious liquor in the state.
Published on Aug 17, 2025 09:52 am IST

U.P. to host Excise Investors’ Summit in Lucknow on July 9

UP excise minister Nitin Agarwal. (HT file)
Published on Jul 04, 2025 06:04 am IST

Trial of 18 accused in Sangrur 2024 hooch tragedy continues

One year after the Sangrur hooch tragedy that killed 20 labourers, similar incident in Amritsar raises alarm (HT File)
Published on May 14, 2025 08:18 am IST

Killing of cops rocks Bihar assembly

Former Bihar CM Rabri Devi and RJD leaders stage a protest against the Bihar Government during the Budget session, in Patna, on Monday. PTI (PTI)
Published on Mar 17, 2025 05:39 pm IST

5 injured, including ASI, after mob attacks police team in Bihar’s Kasrhi village

Bihar police personnel pay their respects to an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) who was killed in a mob attack in Munger (ANI - X)
Updated on Mar 16, 2025 03:48 pm IST

Bihar police officer probing drunken brawl dies after being attacked by mob

Police said they have launched an extensive manhunt to nab the accused. (Representational image)
Published on Mar 15, 2025 03:08 pm IST

Insidious network, demand for cheap liquor: Making of a hooch tragedy in Bihar

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People being treated in a hospital in Saran, Bihar, after they consumed suspected spurious liquor last Wednesday. (PTI)
Updated on Oct 23, 2024 06:21 am IST

Delhi cop killed: Driver of car that rammed constable arrested

The car in shambles after the incident late Sunday night. (Arvind Yadav/HT)
Updated on Oct 01, 2024 04:39 am IST

House delegation to inspect ‘violations’ of liquor norms at Summit Building

Representational photo (HT Photo)
Published on Nov 30, 2023 10:09 pm IST

Illegal vends, gangster funds & doorstep delivery: How hooch business thrives in Yamunanagar

The kingpin prepared the illicit liquor with the sticker of “Malta” brand. (HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 15, 2023 07:16 am IST

Bihar: SHO, driver critically injured after liquor mafia goons try to run over them

For representational purposes only. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Sept 12, 2023 03:44 pm IST

Bihar: Liquor mafia attacks police in Aurangabad; SI, two constables injured

A JCB machine crushes liquor bottles seized in Patna, Bihar. (Santosh Kumar/ HT File Photo)
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 12:58 pm IST

BJP submits memorandum to Bihar governor against Nitish govt

A BJP delegation, headed by the party’s Bihar state president Samrat Choudhary and leader of Opposition Vijay Kumar Sinha, met governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at the Raj Bhawan on Sunday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 14, 2023 04:54 pm IST

Himachal excise department cracks down on liquor mafia, 750 boxes seized

The Himachal taxes and excise department has seized 750 boxes of illegal liquor in recent days across the state under a special drive, an official said on Sunday. (Representational image)
Updated on Jul 16, 2023 10:58 pm IST

Bihar Police unearths liquor mafia operating in graveyard

The incident was reported from a graveyard near the famous tomb of Alawal Khan falling under Darigaon police station limits of Bihar’s Rohtas district. (Representative Image)
Updated on Jun 06, 2023 01:02 pm IST

Bihar East Champaran hooch tragedy accused arrested from Delhi: Police

The accused was arrested under Alipur police station limits in Delhi (Representative Photo)
Updated on May 05, 2023 11:45 am IST

Bihar liquor mafia: Mob attacks excise team, two women cops injured; 6 arrested

The team arrested four people in connection (Representative Photo)
Updated on Apr 28, 2023 04:34 pm IST

Hooch death toll rises to 31, show cause against seven excise inspectors

People undergoing treatment at a hospital in Motihari. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 11:16 pm IST

7 Bihar excise officers get notice for hooch deaths as Motihari toll rises to 31

nurse examines a man who allegedly consumed suspected spurious liquor in Motihari on April 16 (PTI File)
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 09:16 pm IST

Nitish Kumar takes a swipe at UP on Atiq Ahmad’s murder; BJP hits back

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said that the police should have taken care of their security. (PTI image)
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 03:25 pm IST

‘Not first time...’ : Anurag Thakur slams CM Kejriwal over liquor scam

Union minister Anurag Thakur. (Twitter/Anurag Thakur)
Published on Apr 15, 2023 06:33 pm IST

Punjab: Sidhu challenges Mann to debate on AAP performance

Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu (centre) interacting with the party’s Jalandhar Lok Sabha byelection, Karamjit Chaudhary (right), and Phillaur MLA Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary on Saturday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 04:40 pm IST

Punjab cleared entire power subsidy bill of 20,200 cr: Mann

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann (HT)
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 11:58 pm IST

State’s finances back on track: Punjab CM Mann

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann said that due to strenuous efforts of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, Punjab has been transformed from a ‘fiscal deficit’ to ‘fiscal profit’ state by massive generation of revenue. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 12:44 am IST

Continue crackdown against manufacture of spurious liquor, apex court tells Punjab

A bench of justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar reiterated that the local police shall be held responsible if any illegal “bhatti” is found operating within their jurisdiction. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 01:13 am IST

Death toll in Chhapra Hooch Tragedy soars to 50: Report

A victim of Saran hooch tragedy being treated in Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH), in Patna on Thursday.
Published on Dec 16, 2022 11:47 am IST