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Constable suspended for ‘drinking alcohol with friends in police van’

January 17, 2024 12:41 am

All three accused were booked under relevant sections of the Prohibition Act, which restrictions sale and consumption of alcohol in the state, after a medical checkup confirmed the consumption of alcohol.

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Gujarat HC fixes October 9 as date for hearing petitions challenging liquor prohibition law

September 12, 2023 5:20 pm

The petitioners have challenged the Gujarat Prohibition Act on two key grounds — the right to privacy and manifest arbitrariness.

M R Sharan writes | What we don't understand about prohibition in Bihar: It’s popular

December 23, 2022 8:44 am

No policy can claim success if it leads to preventable calamities and deaths. But for half of Bihar, the ban on alcohol is a blessing

Why do some Indian states ban alcohol? What are its effects?

January 11, 2023 6:57 pm

As the death toll from the latest hooch tragedy in “dry” Bihar rises, we take a look at prohibition and its impact.

AAP candidate's liquor take dilutes party stand, BJP hopes enough to recover from hooch death after effect

September 25, 2022 11:23 am

Come elections, prohibition politics to the fore again, few voices seek lifting of ban.

Gujarat prohibition law: Many a slip between the flask and lip

July 29, 2022 12:58 am

Gujarat has banned liquor since 62 years, seen several relaxations, deaths, with methanol almost always the cause

From BJP sidelines, Uma Bharti eyes prohibition for comeback in MP politics

March 17, 2022 7:09 am

Bharti had also proposed an agitation on the issue from March 8, 2021, but it was not rolled out, which she later attributed to the second Covid wave.

Gujarat liquor law case: 'What stops state from saying no non-veg tomorrow', lawyer argues

June 22, 2021 6:47 pm

Six petitions are before the Gujarat HC, challenging the prohibition Act primarily on the grounds of right to privacy and of ‘manifest arbitrariness’.

Maharashtra excise department arrests tanker driver for smuggling fuel

January 06, 2021 8:56 pm

Excise officials had sent a decoy customer to Kolewadi village on the Mumbai–Bangalore Highway.

Repeal law on liquor prohibition: Bihar Congress

December 18, 2020 1:34 am

Pointing out the revenue loss for the fund-starved state, Ajit Sharma wrote, “There has been loss of Rs 4,000 crore-Rs 5,000 crore to the state exchequer because of the prohibition. Liquor mafia would be earning twice the amount.”