Liquor Ban

Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel says 'no question' of withdrawing security forces from Naxal-affected areas

Bhupesh Baghel took charge as chief minister a week ago after the Congress posted a landslide victory in the just held Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh.

Women in Chhattisgarh helped sway poll mandate from BJP to Congress; anger palpable in seats when fewer men voted

Of the 21 constituencies in Chhattisgarh where more women voted than men, the Congress won 17 seats, while the BJP bagged only two and the other two went to the BSP and JCC.

Gita Gopinath, the new chief economist at IMF: A ‘neo-liberal’ who spooked Left’s old ideological guard

Gopinath joins the list of top economists India could have retained but now India's loss is IMF's gain

Nearly 8,000 litres of liquor seized from two districts in Bihar; three arrested, case registered

Sale and consumption of alcohol was completely banned in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar government over two years ago.

Alcohol ban: Bihar buying better clothes, eating better and nutritious food, finds state-commissioned study

According to two studies commissioned by Nitish Kumar's Bihar government in Bihar, the liquor ban in the state has resulted in a dip in criminal cases, women feeling their opinion was valued more and in people spending their money in clothes and food items instead of alcohol.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar says liquor ban to remain in force, stringent new provisions will prohibit misuse of law

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said the liquor ban would remain in force and that he wants all kinds of intoxicants to be banned in the state

'They will suffer from jaundice': UP minister threatens those who attend political rivals' rallies with bizzare curse

UP minister Om Prakash Rajbhar has sent out a bizarre warning to those attending rallies of his political rivals — they will be "cursed" with jaundice.

Om Prakash Rajbhar urges Narendra Modi to implement Gujarat model in Uttar Pradesh by banning liquor

Reminding Prime Minister Narendra Modi of his pre-poll promise to implement the "Gujarat model" in Uttar Pradesh, state minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Sunday said he should ban liquor in Uttar Pradesh to open new avenues for development.

Sri Lanka lifts 39-year-old ban on women buying alcohol, govt says aim is to 'restore gender neutrality'

Sri Lanka has lifted a 39-year ban on women buying alcohol or working in places that sell or manufacture liquor

Journalist beaten up by liquor mafia in Bihar's Nawada district, police arrests one

A journalist of a Hindi daily was beaten up by liquor mafia in Bihar's Nawada district, police said on Saturday