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Bihar prohibition
Spurious liquor kills 24 in Bihar
Scroll Staff
· Oct 17, 2024 · 03:45 pm
The India Fix: Why is Nitish Kumar so determined to continue with prohibition in Bihar?
Shoaib Daniyal
· Dec 26, 2022 · 09:00 am
Bihar: Nine dead, 17 lose eyesight after drinking spurious liquor in Saran district
Scroll Staff
· Aug 05, 2022 · 04:23 pm
In Bihar’s liquor crackdown, the poorest have been hit the hardest, while the rich are getting away
Parth MN, IndiaSpend.com
· Nov 05, 2020 · 07:30 pm
Nitish Kumar calls for nationwide ban on alcohol, says it was Mahatma Gandhi’s wish
Scroll Staff
· Feb 17, 2020 · 01:36 pm
Bihar: Officials in Kaimur district claim rats destroyed seized liquor
Scroll Staff
· Oct 02, 2018 · 07:37 pm
Bihar Cabinet approves amendments to prohibition law, diluting some stricter provisions
Scroll Staff
· Jul 12, 2018 · 07:36 am
Bihar: BJP MP’s son arrested for allegedly violating anti-liquor law
Scroll Staff
· Apr 24, 2018 · 08:50 am
Video: Why politicians bat for prohibition even though it has never worked in India
Neelima
· Dec 09, 2017 · 04:00 pm
Two brothers get five years in jail for drinking alcohol in Bihar
Scroll Staff
· Jul 11, 2017 · 05:36 pm
Bihar: Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad Yadav take part in human chain to support liquor ban
Scroll Staff
· Jan 21, 2017 · 03:19 pm
Bihar liquor ban: No new licences to manufacture alcohol from next financial year, says Nitish Kumar
Scroll Staff
· Jan 18, 2017 · 07:02 pm
Video: On prohibition, Indian states have a long history of failure
Scroll Staff
· Oct 10, 2016 · 12:00 pm
Bihar enforces law against alcohol despite court order staying prohibition in the state
Scroll Staff
· Oct 02, 2016 · 05:19 pm
Patna High Court upholds individual liberty and the right to eat and drink what one wishes
Alok Prasanna Kumar
· Oct 01, 2016 · 06:30 pm
The big news: Saarc meet in Pakistan postponed after five nations back out, and 9 other top stories
Scroll Staff
· Sep 30, 2016 · 10:13 pm
Bihar liquor ban: Patna High Court strikes down state's 'illegal' prohibition law
Scroll Staff
· Sep 30, 2016 · 12:42 pm
'This law has ruined us': How Nitish Kumar's prohibition policy risks alienating Mahadalits
Shoaib Daniyal
· Sep 10, 2016 · 09:00 am
After gau rakshaks, watch 'liquor' rakshaks in Bihar take the law into their own hands
Scroll Staff
· Sep 06, 2016 · 09:00 pm
Womaniya empowerment: How prohibition has overturned the gender dynamic in Bihar's villages
Shoaib Daniyal
· Sep 02, 2016 · 09:00 am
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