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bihar prohibition

  • After gau rakshaks, watch 'liquor' rakshaks in Bihar take the law into their own hands

    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

    Womaniya empowerment: How prohibition has overturned the gender dynamic in Bihar's villages

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Sep 02, 2016 · 09:00 am
  • Emirates crash and the expat experience: 'Thanks for showing the other side of the story'

    Emirates crash and the expat experience: 'Thanks for showing the other side of the story'

    Scroll
    · Aug 14, 2016 · 09:30 pm
  • ‘Collective fine’ of Rs 5,000 imposed on every household in Bihar village for violating liquor ban

    ‘Collective fine’ of Rs 5,000 imposed on every household in Bihar village for violating liquor ban

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 10, 2016 · 09:48 am
  • Yoga is irrelevant unless ban on alcohol is imposed, says Nitish Kumar

    Yoga is irrelevant unless ban on alcohol is imposed, says Nitish Kumar

    Scroll Staff
    · Jun 20, 2016 · 08:41 am
  • Crime rates down by 27% in Bihar after liquor ban was introduced, government says

    Crime rates down by 27% in Bihar after liquor ban was introduced, government says

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 26, 2016 · 08:20 am
  • Bihar’s attempt to ban liquor has lessons for Tamil Nadu (and other states considering prohibition)

    Bihar’s attempt to ban liquor has lessons for Tamil Nadu (and other states considering prohibition)

    Menaka Rao
    · Apr 14, 2016 · 09:30 am
  • A lesson for Bihar: This is how students get around prohibition in Gujarat

    A lesson for Bihar: This is how students get around prohibition in Gujarat

    Ratnakar Dev
    · Apr 08, 2016 · 12:30 pm
  • As Nitish imposes prohibition in Bihar, residents fret at the costs it will extract

    As Nitish imposes prohibition in Bihar, residents fret at the costs it will extract

    Manuwant Choudhary
    · Apr 02, 2016 · 12:30 pm
  • Bihar MLAs vow they won't consume alcohol as Assembly passes liquor ban Bill unanimously

    Bihar MLAs vow they won't consume alcohol as Assembly passes liquor ban Bill unanimously

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 31, 2016 · 08:51 am
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