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  • Hooch deaths: Assam government orders ban on molasses, which is used to make country liquor

    Hooch deaths: Assam government orders ban on molasses, which is used to make country liquor

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 05, 2019 · 01:59 pm
  • In Ahmedabad’s Chharanagar, court summons to six policemen brings hope after night of horror

    In Ahmedabad’s Chharanagar, court summons to six policemen brings hope after night of horror

    Shone Satheesh
    · Sep 12, 2018 · 09:00 am
  • As toddy-tappers and mahua-pickers struggle, country liquor in Assam is getting a new lease on life

    As toddy-tappers and mahua-pickers struggle, country liquor in Assam is getting a new lease on life

    Aarefa Johari Ipsita Chakravarty
    · Aug 30, 2017 · 03:30 pm
  • A heritage spirit tag won’t do a thing for feni if Goa’s distillers don’t improve its quality

    A heritage spirit tag won’t do a thing for feni if Goa’s distillers don’t improve its quality

    Cecil Pinto
    · Aug 20, 2016 · 06:30 pm
  • Maharashtra government rejects Anna Hazare’s demand for blanket ban on liquor

    Maharashtra government rejects Anna Hazare’s demand for blanket ban on liquor

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 01, 2016 · 01:37 pm