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Politics grows over Tasmac liquor shops in Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu state marketing corporation (TASMAC) has once again gained spotlight as BJP state unit chief K Annamalai started his padyatra earlier this week raising the issue
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 01:10 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Understanding Nitish's climbdown on Prohibition
Court orders and hooch tragedies have compelled the Bihar govt to rethink its liquor policy. However, it may be meant is meant to appease alliance partners
Published on Jun 14, 2023 01:47 PM IST
Nitish Kumar announces ₹4 lakh compensation for hooch victims. There’s a rider
Nitish Kumar’s announcement on Monday is a reversal of his stand for years that the government will not compensate people who lost their lives because they were breaking the law.
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 03:40 PM IST
Bihar hooch toll reaches 22 as 8 more die
Confirming the development, deputy inspector general (Champaran range) Jayant Kant said: “The death toll has risen to 22 and 29 people are still undergoing treatment after allegedly consuming spurious liquor.“
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 11:34 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
Motihari hooch tragedy: BJP questions CM’s silence on hooch tragedy, Manjhi demands all-party meet
Opposition BJP and partners of the Grand Alliance have criticised the Bihar state government over its inability to control hooch tragedies as the death toll from the Motihari hooch tragedy rose to 22. Although chief minister Nitish Kumar has defended prohibition, the BJP claims such tragedies are happening due to unscrupulous elements. The chief minister has argued that hooch tragedies are a bigger problem in states without prohibition. However, Nitish's ally, the Hindustani Awam Morcha, has called for an all-party meeting to discuss the future of prohibition, arguing that deaths are consistently taking place.
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 11:01 PM IST
