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Model Code of Conduct: Over 63,000 public hoardings, banners and posters removed in Delhi

From areas under the three municipal corporations in Delhi, the number of hoardings and other materials removed are: 4,945 under North Corporation, 22,419 under the South Corporation and 3,141 under the East Corporation, officials said.

Bihar marks two years of prohibition: Nitish Kumar may boast, but policy link to reduced crime rate appears tenuous

Two years ago, the Bihar government's prohibition policy came into effect. The policy appears to have had little effect in curbing crime, according to data.

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana throw prohibition to the winds, fill coffers with booze money

Even as both the ruling parties in the states made poll promises to end the reign of alcohol, they have been substantially promoting the production, distribution and consumption of liquor.

Cash strapped tipplers choose country liquor over IMFL, as demonetisation hits alcohol hard

The central government's decision to demonetise higher-value currency notes has had an unlikely victim; sale of alcohol has been hit badly in the state of Maharashtra

Maharashtra might reinforce 'two liquor bottles at home' policy; cutback likely to dent revenue

This points to a clear series of flipflops, welcomed in some quarters and frowned at in others, depending on who likes liquor and who doesn’t

High Court lifts ban on liquor sales in Bihar, but policy uncertainty hangover still persists

The state of Bihar has a sizeable number of distillery units attracting both Indian and foreign liquor companies

Bihar prohibition: Height of hypocrisy comes in a bottle

The height of hypocrisy comes in a bottle. The reality is that prohibition actually causes more social problems than we want to admit.

Bihar prohibition: Rich haul of liquor seized in month-long drive

Over 39,000 litres of country-made liquor and 15,000 litres of India Made Foreign Liquor have been seized across Bihar in a month-long drive

Bihar goes ahead with liquor ban: But the prohibition precedent is not very encouraging

Like other states, Bihar had flirted with prohibition briefly over three decades ago and gave up in sheer frustration at not being able to enforce it.

Total liquor ban imposed in Bihar as Nitish Kumar fullfils poll promise

The Bihar government on Tuesday imposed a complete ban on sale of any kind of liquor in the state.