Drones to monitor illegal liquor manufacturing in Bihar
2 years, 11 months ago

Drones to monitor illegal liquor manufacturing in Bihar

The Hindu  

“Now, drones will be used to monitor illegal liquor manufacturing in Bihar. Editorial | The cost of prohibition: On spurt in hooch tragedies In 2021, the State Excise, Prohibition and Registration Department conducted 3,436 raids, and 11,488 raids against illegal liquor trade, manufacturing and consumption were carried out by the State Home Department. “The Patna HC has made these appointments on the recommendations of the Excise, Prohibition and Registration Department in accordance with the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act,” said a senior department official. As many as 59 people engaged in the home delivery of liquor were arrested.” The 59 jails in Bihar have been crowded with people arrested under the prohibition law. He added, “For example, the introduction of the Bihar Prohibition Act, 2016 resulted in the High Court being clogged with bail applications and because of this, a simple bail application takes one year to be disposed of.” On the following day, addressing a public meeting in his ongoing social reform campaign at Sasaram, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said, “We will not allow anyone to drink liquor in Bihar.

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Excise dept cracks down on illegal liquor ops in Gurugram
2 weeks ago

Excise dept cracks down on illegal liquor ops in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana excise and taxation department has intensified its crackdown on illegal liquor operations in Gurugram, with Gwal Pahari and farmhouses near the Aravalli belt coming under heavy scrutiny, officials said on Monday. The secluded locations of farmhouses and venues in the Aravallis have made them attractive for illegal operations, enabling organisers to evade detection, officials noted “Gwal Pahari and …

Illegal liquor units busted in Odisha's Ganjam, Kendrapara, six held
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Illegal liquor units busted in Odisha's Ganjam, Kendrapara, six held

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR/KENDRAPRA: Intensifying their operations against illegal liquor manufacturing and sale after the recent hooch tragedy in Ganjam district, police and Excise departments destructed 4,500 litre of fermented wash and 100 litre of country liquor near Balisira under Aska block. In Kendrapara too, excise officials on Sunday dismantled two illegal country liquor manufacturing units and arrested five persons, including two women, …

HP excise dept seized 52,440 litres of illicit liquor in a week
8 months, 2 weeks ago

HP excise dept seized 52,440 litres of illicit liquor in a week

Hindustan Times  

The Himachal Pradesh excise department has seized 52,440 litres of illicit liquor from seven districts in the past week, taking total seizure amount since implementation of the model code of conduct to over two lakh litres, officials said on Monday. In the past week, 52,440 litres of illicit liquor has been seized from Bilaspur, Kangra, Sirmaur, Mandi, Una, Chamba and …

Is another prohibition survey needed in Bihar? | Explained
1 year ago

Is another prohibition survey needed in Bihar? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On November 26, at a function to mark Nashamukti Diwas or ‘de-addiction day’, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced that there would be a fresh “house-to-house” survey to assess the impact of liquor prohibition in Bihar. On October 2, 2016 it promised to “enforce, implement and promote complete prohibition of liquor and intoxicants in the territory of …

Haryana: Drones to now monitor illegal mining activities in Gurugram
1 year, 7 months ago

Haryana: Drones to now monitor illegal mining activities in Gurugram

India TV News  

Haryana : Drones will now be used to monitor the illegal mining scenario in Gurugram. Recently, the district administration received complaints with regard to illegal mining from Gurugram's Rithoj village following which the administration has decided to use drone to keep a vigil on illegal mining. "With this initiative where the district administration will get instant information about the mining …

BJP seeks general amnesty for those accused of violating Bihar’s prohibition law
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP seeks general amnesty for those accused of violating Bihar’s prohibition law

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: A day after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar agreed to sanction ₹4 lakh ex-gratia to the next of kin of people who died due to hooch, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushil Kumar Modi stepped up his offensive against the chief minister on Tuesday and demanded that the chief minister also compensate people who suffered permanent injuries due to hooch …

7.49k people arrested under liquor prohibition law in Bihar: Excise minister
1 year, 9 months ago

7.49k people arrested under liquor prohibition law in Bihar: Excise minister

Hindustan Times  

A total of 7,49,000 people were arrested in Bihar under liquor prohibition law till January 2023, while the conviction rate in cases related to violation is 21.98% till February 2023, as per the latest data of the Bihar government. 1.54 crore litre of illegal foreign liquor and 96.71 lakh litre of illegal countrymade liquor have been seized in Bihar since …

GUEST COLUMN | Bihar, Nitish Kumar, and the prohibition debate
1 year, 11 months ago

GUEST COLUMN | Bihar, Nitish Kumar, and the prohibition debate

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 29, 2022 10:15 IST Every law is enacted on a prior assumption that the capacity to ensure its purposes can be created. Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar owns the State’s prohibition policy but seems bereft of the capacity to enforce it. Enacted in 2016, Bihar’s prohibition law criminalises a whole chain of activities: “no person shall manufacture, …

Bihar hooch tragedy: SIT arrests liquor smuggler as death toll reaches 70
2 years ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: SIT arrests liquor smuggler as death toll reaches 70

India Today  

As the death toll in the Bihar hooch tragedy reached 70, the Special Investigation Team arrested a liquor smuggler in connection with the case in the Saran district and also recovered Rs 2.17 lakh in cash. Though the accused is not named in two FIRs lodged at Mashrakh and Ishuapur police stations in connection with the deaths due to the …

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar directs to cut off liquor supply chain by arresting suppliers
2 years, 1 month ago

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar directs to cut off liquor supply chain by arresting suppliers

India Today  

The Bihar government has now changed its strategy to implement prohibition strictly in the state and decided that instead of arresting people caught consuming liquor, the focus of the excise department and police would be to cut the supply chain of liquor. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday chaired a review meeting on liquor prohibition in the state where it …

Bihar Citizens' Lives At Risk Due To Govt's Failure To Implement Liquor Ban: Patna HC Requests CJ To Take Cognizance Of Issue
2 years, 2 months ago

Bihar Citizens' Lives At Risk Due To Govt's Failure To Implement Liquor Ban: Patna HC Requests CJ To Take Cognizance Of Issue

Live Law  

In a strongly worded order, the Patna High Court has recently observed that the Bihar State Authorities have failed to implement a complete liquor prohibition in the State and the lives of Bihar citizens have been risked due to the state's failure to effectively implement the ban.With this, the bench of Justice Purnendu Singh directed the HC Registry that its …

Bihar assembly passes amendment Bill on liquor ban with 100% majority
2 years, 8 months ago

Bihar assembly passes amendment Bill on liquor ban with 100% majority

India TV News  

Highlights Bihar assembly passes amendment Bill on liquor ban with 100% majority The amendment will make the law less stringent on first-time offenders Govt has not divulged amount of the fine to be imposed on first-time offenders The Bihar Assembly on Wednesday introduced and passed an amendment bill that seeks to make the liquor ban less stringent for first-time offenders …

Why Bihar wants to relax punishment under prohibition law
2 years, 9 months ago

Why Bihar wants to relax punishment under prohibition law

India Today  

With the Nitish Kumar cabinet, on March 8, approving the proposed amendments to the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, the new focus of prohibition in the state appears to be on giving a second chance to violators rather than punishing them straightaway. A top official in the chief minister’s secretariat said Nitish feels that the people of Bihar have …

Bihar Prohibition Act Clogging Courts With Bail Applications: Supreme Court Raises Alarm; Seeks State's Response
2 years, 9 months ago

Bihar Prohibition Act Clogging Courts With Bail Applications: Supreme Court Raises Alarm; Seeks State's Response

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has sought the State of Bihar's response as to steps being taken by it to deal with the litigation which arise from the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2018.A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh also asked the State to apprise it of the analysis that took place before the law was brought …

Liquor Syndicates In Bihar- Patna High Court Expresses Displeasure Over State Police Inaction, Issues Slew Of Directions
3 years ago

Liquor Syndicates In Bihar- Patna High Court Expresses Displeasure Over State Police Inaction, Issues Slew Of Directions

Live Law  

The Patna High Court recently expressed its displeasure over Bihar Police's inaction against liquor syndicates that are thriving in the State of Bihar and has issued a slew of directions in that regard.Recently, the Bench of Justice Sandeep Kumar was hearing 3 bail pleas when it remarked that in all the cases, a huge amount of illicit liquor and spirit …

Illicit liquor being sold in Bihar with police collusion: State BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal
3 years, 1 month ago

Illicit liquor being sold in Bihar with police collusion: State BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal

India TV News  

Bihar hooch tragedy news: Following the death of 32 people due to consumption of spurious liquor in Bihar, state BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal on Saturday said the sale of illicit liquor in the state is taking place in collusion with the police and emphasised the need to review the liquor ban. While addressing media, Sanjay Jaiswal said, " Wherever the …

Bihar hooch tragedy | At least 30 dead in 3 days after consuming spurious liquor
3 years, 1 month ago

Bihar hooch tragedy | At least 30 dead in 3 days after consuming spurious liquor

India Today  

At least 30 people have died in the last three days in dry Bihar after allegedly consuming spurious alcohol. Samastipur Superintendent of Police Manavjeet Singh Dhillon said all four deceased, including an Army jawan and a BSF personnel, were residents of villages falling under the Rupauli panchayat in the Patori police station area. Baikunthpur police officer Prashant Kumar said: "An …

Are Offences Under Bihar Prohibition Act Quantity Based? Supreme Court To Consider
3 years, 4 months ago

Are Offences Under Bihar Prohibition Act Quantity Based? Supreme Court To Consider

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in appeal filed by the State of Bihar against a 4th March 2020 order passed by the Patna High Court wherein bail had been granted on the grounds that offences under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, are not quantity-based. Stating that State of Bihar observes total prohibition vide the Prohibition Act …

Illicit Liquor Killed 400 People in UP in 4 Years, Says Congress in Latest Attack on Yogi Govt
3 years, 8 months ago

Illicit Liquor Killed 400 People in UP in 4 Years, Says Congress in Latest Attack on Yogi Govt

News 18  

The Congress has yet again attacked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the rising number of deaths caused by spurious liquor in the state. The main opposition party alleged that the excise department and police officials in connivance with the liquor mafia are running the illegal liquor business in the state, estimated to be worth ten thousand crore rupees. …

Over 3.46 Lakh People Arrested for Violating Liquor Prohibition Law in Bihar: Minister
3 years, 9 months ago

Over 3.46 Lakh People Arrested for Violating Liquor Prohibition Law in Bihar: Minister

News 18  

Patna: Over 3.46 lakh people have been arrested for violating the liquor law in Bihar so far, Prohibition, Excise and Registration Minister Sunil Kumar told the legislative assembly on Tuesday. Among them 5000 people have been arrested from Punjab, Haryana and Jharkhand for illegally supplying liquor in dry Bihar, the minister said. While replying to his departments budgetary demand, he …

Dry state Bihar splurging on local, fake liquor in election season as netas buy in bulk | An investigation
4 years, 1 month ago

Dry state Bihar splurging on local, fake liquor in election season as netas buy in bulk | An investigation

India Today  

A cocktail of weak enforcement, corruption and the pent-up demand for booze -- more so during the ongoing election campaign -- seems to have created an active illicit market of counterfeit alcohol in Bihar where liquor was completely banned four years ago. LIQUOR DEMAND PEAKS IN ELECTION SEASON India Today TV has found that cheap local liquor is being packaged …

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