Orissa tribals stage massive rally against illicit liquor shopsSeptember 9th, 2009 LAXMIPUR - Armed with bows and arrows, tribals took out a massive rally on Tuesday in Laxmipur region of Orissa, against illicit liquor shops operating in the area. Dressed in red and wielding red flags, the members of the Maoist backed tribal outfit Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh (CMAS), marched from Narayanpatna block till Laxmipur to wage a war against illicit liquor shops.
Seven women detained for running illicit liquor business in AhmedabadAugust 31st, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The police detained at least seven women for selling illicit liquor known as hooch in local parlance that recently claimed three lives in Gujarat. Two breathed their last on Friday while one more person died on Saturday after consuming drinks laced with a chemical used in making perfumes.
Hooch claims two lives in AhmedabadAugust 29th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Ahmedabad police recovered the bodies of two persons who died after allegedly consuming illicit liquor on Friday. Three other persons are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Prohibition law made stern in GujaratJuly 28th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Gujarat assembly on Tuesday introduced, Bombay Prohibition (Gujarat Amendment) Bill 2009, proposing stern punishment upto death penalty to deal with illicit liquor trade. The Bill was passed with a majority vote in the House.
Gujarat Assembly passes bill for stringent punishment in illicit liquor tradeJuly 28th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Gujarat State Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill proposing stringent punishment up to death penalty to deal with illicit liquor trade in the follow up of the recent hooch tragedy that claimed over 130 lives in the State. The Bombay Prohibition (Gujarat Amendment) Bill 2009 was passed with a majority vote in the House.
Illegal liquor factory busted in Tamil NaduJuly 23rd, 2009 KADAMPADI - Tamil Nadu police busted a factory making illicit liquor in Kadampadi village on Wednesday. The police seized spurious liquor worth 25 lakh rupees and arrested four persons running the racket here.
Methanol in spurious liquor led to Ahmedabad hooch tragedyJuly 13th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The hooch tragedy in Ahmedabad was caused by the mixing of a huge quantity of methyl alcohol with the spurious liquor, doctors have said. "Methanol, which is not for human consumption, was found in large quantity in the patients who were admitted to the civil hospital after consuming spurious liquor," Assistant administrator of civil hospital Dr Gautam Sharma said.
Illicit liquor kills seven in AhmedabadJuly 7th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Seven persons died on Tuesday after consuming illicit liquor in Majoor Gam area here. According to the police, five others, in critical condition, are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Crackdown on illicit liquor, arms in Madhya PradeshApril 21st, 2009 BHOPAL - Crackdown on illicit liquor and arms has been launched and weapon licences suspended to ensure free and fair polls in Madhya Pradesh where voting for 13 Lok Sabha constituencies will be held Thursday. Over 15,000 troopers of paramilitary Special Armed Force (SAF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will be deployed across the state during the polls, state police chief S.K.
Government orders magisterial probe into Delhi hooch deathsApril 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Thursday ordered a magisterial inquiry into spurious liquor case and withdrew a brand of alcohol that has methyl alcohol in much higher content than permissible, an official statement said. Finance Minister A.K.
Hooch tragedy: police announce reward for cluesApril 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal Wednesday announced a reward of Rs.100,000 for those helping unearth the source of spurious illicit liquor that has claimed at least 30 lives in two months.
Women vandalise illicit liquor shops in PuneMarch 17th, 2009 PUNE - Armed with sticks, women took to the streets in Pune and destroyed illicit liquor shops. Scores of women attacked two shops and set fire to barrels of illicit liquor.
Row over liquor deaths in West BengalJanuary 26th, 2009 KOLKATA - Violence erupted in a West Bengal town Tuesday following reports that six people had died after consuming illicit liquor, but police denied anyone had fallen victim to the moonshine. Residents of Maheshtala town in South 24 Parganas ransacked illegal liquor shops and destroyed the hooch stored there as news of the alleged deaths spread.
Truck with 14,000 liquor bottles impounded in HaryanaJanuary 3rd, 2009 PANCHKULA - Routine checking of vehicles Sunday by state transport officials near this Haryana town led to the seizure of over 14,000 bottles of liquor being illegally smuggled to other states. Regional transport authority secretary Rajesh Jogpal said a truck with Rajasthan registration number (RJ-07-G-7698) was signaled to stop early Sunday on the Panchkula-Ramgarh road, 25 km from Chandigarh.
Cheaper liquor from Chandigarh flooding other statesJanuary 1st, 2009 SHIMLA - Low levies on spirits in Chandigarh seem to be leading to increased smuggling of cheap liquor from there to neighbouring Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. R.D. Dhiman, Himachal Pradesh excise and taxation commissioner, said the levy on a bottle of liquor was Rs.100 in Punjab, Rs.89 in Haryana and Rs.88 in Himachal Pradesh, while it was just Rs.15 in Chandigarh.
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