Alcohol-related question in Maharashtra Public Service exam sparks debate

1 week, 1 day ago

Should alcohol be banned? This is what India has to say

Prohibition is like -- pardon the paradox -- a cocktail mix, and states in India have had varied degrees of failure implementing a total ban on alcohol. Despite that, an overwhelming number of people support a ban on the sale of alcohol in India, finds the inaugural India Today Gross Domestic Behaviour survey. The question, whether to ban alcohol, was …

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Health Ministry Orders Complete Ban On Tobacco And Alcohol Ads In IPL

ABP News

The Health Ministry has instructed the Indian Premier League to ban all forms of tobacco and alcohol promotions, including surrogate In a letter to IPL chairman Arun Dhumal, Director General of Health Services Atul Goel said cricket players, who are role models to the youth of India, should not be directly or indirectly connected to any form of tobacco or …

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4 weeks ago

“Free treatment for Hindus paid by other religions” Assam class-10 final exam question sparks debate

Hindustan Times

A question in Assam’s Class 10 final examination pertaining to India’s secularism has sparked a debate across the state. Give your opinion.” “Free treatment for Hindus paid by other religions” Assam class-10 final exam question sparks debate A copy of the question paper went viral on social media after the exam and several organisations criticised the line of questioning. Senior …

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1 month ago

Parliament’s answer to drink spiking allegations? A new, bigger pub

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Parliament’s Strangers’ Bar, a favoured haunt of MPs and parliamentary staff, is to reopen following …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ranveer Allahbadia Controversy: Maharashtra CM Fadnavis condemns ‘Beer Biceps’ comment, ‘our freedom ends when we…’

Live Mint

Ranveer Allahbadia Controversy: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday condemned popular YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, known as ‘Beer Biceps’, for the latter's recent comments on Samay Raina's YouTube show India's Got Latent. A formal complaint has been filed against YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, social media influencer Apoorva Makhija, comedian Samay Raina, and the organisers of the show 'India's Got Latent' following …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Where's the party tonight, and who all are partying

India Today

The BJP has broken its 27-year Delhi drought, leaving AAP and its leadership, including its chief Arvind Kejriwal, high and dry. For many of those partying tonight, the toast will be raised to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's humiliation, more than the party's loss. From 'guru'-turned-critic Anna Hazare to colleague-turned-foe Kumar Vishwas, and from Opponent Rahul Gandhi to estranged former partymen …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Youth In ‘High Spirits’

Deccan Chronicle

Alcohol consumption aka addiction seems to have spewed its seeds among the Indian youth. This trend observed particularly in urban areas is witnessing an increase each year with those in their late teens or early twenties engaging in alcohol consumption at an ‘earlier than usual’ age. Indian youth are increasingly ‘experimenting’ and engaging with alcohol in unhealthy ways, mostly driven …

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Pune pub sends condoms with New Year's Eve party invite, Congress seeks action

India Today

A pub in Pune stoked a controversy after it distributed packs of condoms and Oral Rehydration Solution to the invitees for the New Year's Eve party organised by them. The pub's action has invited the ire of political parties, with the Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress approaching Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar to lodge a complaint. We demand strict action by …

Congress Pune Pub Seeks Action

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Allowing People To Stay All Night At Pubs Will Hamper Indian Society: Punjab & Haryana High Court On Sale Of Liquor After Midnight

Live Law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has questioned Haryana government's excise policy to permit the sale of liquor beyond midnight in Gurugram and Faridabad, observing that policy makers should consider Indian culture and literacy rate to understand repercussion of excessive drinking is "yet a far reaching goal. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has questioned Haryana government's excise policy to …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

It's time to ask: 'Is alcohol causing me problems?' If the answer is yes, you NEED to take action says expert MILLIE GOOCH - I stopped my destructive drinking with these nine steps

Daily Mail

Sliding into a giant ball pit at an adult playground to celebrate my recent 33rd birthday, I was overcome with joy. Seven months after she quit drinking, Millie launched the Sober Girl Society, a community for alcohol-free women, and became an ambassador for charity Alcohol Change UK When I announced to friends I was never drinking again, most said: ‘Yeah …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

The 1 Question You Should Never Ask Someone Who Isn't Drinking

Huff Post

South_agency via Getty Images If you're early in sobriety or simply taking a break from drinking, remember that you don’t owe anyone an explanation for anything. “I was always the one ready for a glass of wine, so when I stopped, I think it caught a lot of people off-guard,” said McGuire Davidson, who has been sober eight years now …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Drink driving cases in Delhi see uptick of 27% this year

Hindustan Times

The Capital has seen a 27% increase in the number of drink driving cases in the first six months this year as compared to the corresponding period last year. Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, states that if a person is found driving a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of more than 30 grams of alcohol per …

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9 months ago

Opposition targets Maharashtra government over Pune pub drugs case

The Hindu

A video purportedly showing two youths snorting a powdered substance in a Pune bar has given ammunition to the Opposition with the Nationalist Congress Party terming the city a “home of drugs and pubs”. The cultural identity of the city is getting wiped out and becoming infamous due to the current BJP-Shinde dispensation,” NCP State president Jayant Patil posted on …

Pune Minister Drugs Case Opposition Targets

10 months ago

Citizens unhappy over ineffective campaign to check drink-driving cases

Hindustan Times

Citizens and activists claim that the Pune police campaigns against drunk driving has been ineffective. They said the data released by the police of action against 1,152 individuals for drunk driving in the past two and a half years is very less as thousands of youngsters and citizens of different age are seen visiting pubs and hotels across the city. …

Traffic Fine Pune Citizens Drunk Driving Driving Offence

10 months, 1 week ago

Police spent more time asking questions about relationship between Pune accident victims: Ambedkar

New Indian Express

MUMBAI: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader Prakash Ambedkar on Wednesday raised several questions about the accident in Pune city involving a teenage car driver, and claimed that police spent more time asking questions about the relationship between the two IT professionals who were killed. Anish Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta, both 24-year-old, hailing from Madhya Pradesh and working in Pune, were killed …

Pune More Time Minor Served

10 months, 1 week ago

Political parties jump into tragedy, seek strict action against minor involved in accident

Hindustan Times

A day after a 17-year-old with his speeding luxury car killed two techies in a fatal collision, most political parties on Monday attacked police for lack of action against keeping the pubs and bars operating late at night and flouting norms. The police should take strict action against such pubs.” BJP leaders including Mohol, Chandrakant Patil, city unit president Dheeraj …

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11 months ago

Janajagruthi Vedike urges voters not to get induced by liquor or money while exercising their franchise

The Hindu

Dharmasthala-based Akhila Karnataka Janajagruthi Vedike that works for alcohol deaddiction besides fighting other vices, has urged voters across Karnataka not to get induced by liquor or money while voting. The Navajeevana Samithis of the vedike that take care of addicts post de-addiction camps were working as watchdogs against distribution of liquor and money to ensure inducement-free elections on April 26 …

Vedike

1 year, 4 months ago

Central Queensland nurse on a mission to help people with drug and alcohol addiction

ABC

Jason Harrison spends his days meeting with people battling drug and alcohol addictions. "It's about people staying engaged in treatment and feeling they're getting something out of our service," he said. "But we've definitely seen an uplift in the past few years of younger people choosing not to drink, which I think is an awesome thing to see within society." …

Health Drink Alcohol Drinking Drug Harrison Mr Harrison

1 year, 8 months ago

NT community Beswick expands social club with strict alcohol limits after years of success

ABC

If you're aged 18 and over and return a zero blood-alcohol reading, you're welcome to enter Beswick's social club. Key points: A licensed social club in the remote NT has been striving to reduce alcohol-related harm The NT government is reviewing whether to extend alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs Experts urge community leaders to consider risks before applying to run …

Community Social Alcohol Club Remote Samantha Communities

1 year, 10 months ago

Marri Shashidhar criticizes KCR for promoting liquor addiction

Deccan Chronicle

Adilabad: Senior BJP leader and in-charge of the erstwhile Adilabad district, Marri Shashidhar said on Tuesday that lakhs of poor and middle-class families were ruined by liquor addiction during the rule of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. He appealed to the women to think of their families being ruined by liquor addiction and think whether there was any need for …

Shashidhar Party District Liquor Addiction

1 year, 11 months ago

'Ditch the Booze in Seminars': Apex Body's 'Advice' to Doctors to Make Health a Priority, Set Good Example

News 18

The apex technical advisory body on health, the director general of health services, has asked doctors across India to avoid alcohol consumption in medical conferences, workshops and other events, News18.com has learnt. A letter sent to all medical associations across India by DGHS Dr Atul Goel, accessed by News18.com, mentions India’s growing burden of non-communicable diseases. Showing concern over the …

Health India Alcohol Ncd Ima Set Good

2 years, 2 months ago

Air India ‘Peeing Incident’: 48% Fliers Now Want Ban on Serving Alcohol on International Flights, Shows Survey

News 18

Amid the headline-making, eyeball-grabbing incident of an inebriated man urinating on his female co-passenger in an international Air India flight, many fliers are now questioning whether liquor should be served at all on board. A survey found that 48 percent of fliers wanted a ban on serving liquor onboard international flights, while 89 percent demanded new safeguards against risks involving …

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2 years, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Ban alcohol before elections

Deccan Chronicle

The Government of India, all political parties, Parliament, all branches of the government, and the Election Commission of India, besides all concerned citizens must acknowledge the serious threat to the sanctity and fairness of elections in India from the onslaught of unhindered and voluminous scale of illegal distribution of alcohol before elections in our country. Elections at all levels, from …

India Elections Election Edit Ban

2 years, 5 months ago

Government ditches 'disappointing' talks on cutting alcohol abuse

Dutch News

The government has ended talks with the drinks industry on tackling alcohol abuse, saying little has been done to protect public health over the past few years. ‘In essence, the difference in standpoints and interests between, say, the alcohol producers and health organisations is too great to be bridged,’ junior health minister Maarten van Ooijen told MPs in a briefing. …

Health Public Health Talks Van Ooijen Cutting Alcohol

2 years, 5 months ago

Government ditches 'disappointing' talks on cutting alcohol abuse

Dutch News

The government has ended talks with the drinks industry on tackling alcohol abuse, saying little has been done to protect public health over the past few years. ‘In essence, the difference in standpoints and interests between, say, the alcohol producers and health organisations is too great to be bridged,’ junior health minister Maarten van Ooijen told MPs in a briefing. …

Health Public Health Alcohol Talks Van Ooijen

2 years, 6 months ago

Tipsy Talk: 'Alcohol not bad...doctors, officers drink,' says Gujarat AAP candidate, questions prohibition

Firstpost

It is only in Gujarat, with a population of 6.5 crore, where alcohol is prohibited. It is for us to consume alcohol New Delhi: AAP’s candidate in Gujrat’s Somnath Assembly seat while addressing an electoion rally talked about giving Gujratis the freedom to drink alcohol legally which sparked a fresh controversy in which he has been asked to apologise for …

Delhi Gujarat Alcohol Liquor State Bjp Ips

2 years, 6 months ago

Gujarat AAP candidate questions alcohol prohibition, says it’s not bad, even doctors and officers drink it

The Hindu

An Aam Aadmi Party candidate for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly election landed in a controversy for saying that drinking alcohol is not bad and it is consumed across the world while prohibition is in force only in Gujarat. The remarks made by Jagmal Vala on Wednesday evening created a controversy, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party seeking an apology from …

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2 years, 6 months ago

‘Many benefits to alcohol’: Chhattisgarh minister at de-addiction event

Hindustan Times

A video of a Chhattisgarh minister holding forth on how liquor unites people - he was speaking at a de-addiction event - has gone viral on social media. Referencing 'Madhushala' - a poem by noted writer Harishvansh Rai Bacchhan - Prem Sai Singh Tekam defended alcohol and declared that people should have greater self-control. Another video from the same event …

Roads Chhattisgarh

2 years, 7 months ago

India’s biggest alcohol company pauses some whiskey sales

Live Mint

One of Hina Nagarajan’s first moves at the helm of liquor giant Diageo Plc’s Indian arm is a standoff with government officials over price caps that have already cost the company almost $9 million in sales, and some say might backfire. “I didn’t realize how difficult it is,” 57-year-old Nagarajan said, referring to the maze of red tape that spans …

India States Alcohol Indian Company Diageo Nagarajan

2 years, 8 months ago

Almost a third of pub visits alcohol-free as drinkers moderate, research finds

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Those who move fast to …

Alcohol Email Lucky Saint Pub Visits

2 years, 10 months ago

Half of pub-goers put off by filthy toilets, poll finds

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Half said pubs had the ability to bring people together and 35 per cent …

Cent Pub

2 years, 11 months ago

5 Questions To Ask About Your Relationship With Alcohol

Huff Post

Tim Bieber via Getty Images For two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way Americans drink. “With limited ways to entertain themselves, and many people who were isolated, alcohol became an ‘easy fix’ to get through very challenging times.” But with the worst of the pandemic hopefully in the rearview mirror, now can be a useful time to check …

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3 years, 1 month ago

I’m No Tees Maar Khan, Others Too Should Fight for Liquor Prohibition in MP: Uma Bharti

News 18

Continuing with her demand for liquor prohibition, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti on Monday urged others to join her. Speaking to the media, Bharti said, “I am no Tees Maar Khan, there are so many people in the state who should stage protests to demand liquor prohibition. Why can’t they come forward?” She added, “Both Shivraj Singh Chouhan …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Will drinking wine and driving now bring people behind the bars? Mumbai Police's response is viral

India Today

The social media handles of the Mumbai Police are an amalgamation of humour and information. https://t.co/NgBIdDAbIo — Shivam Vahia January 28, 2022 The question prompted a witty reply from the police department, who advised the man to ride in a chauffeur-driven car after drinking like a responsible citizen. Else, if the breathalyzer detects the alcohol content in the wine you …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Blurred lines? Alcohol experts criticise 'champagne hairdresser' plans

Dutch News

Thirty academics and experts have criticised the Dutch government for plans to ‘blur’ alcohol laws so that entrepreneurs can combine retail and catering services, for example, serving champagne at the hairdresser. ‘Blurring is contrary to the recommendations of the World Health Organization and RIVM public health institute, who suggest that limiting availability is one of the most effective means of …

Health Dutch Public Health Alcohol Hairdresser

3 years, 2 months ago

Blurred lines? Alcohol experts criticise 'champagne hairdresser' plans

Dutch News

Thirty academics and experts have criticised the Dutch government for plans to ‘blur’ alcohol laws so that entrepreneurs can combine retail and catering services, for example, serving champagne at the hairdresser. ‘Blurring is contrary to the recommendations of the World Health Organization and RIVM public health institute, who suggest that limiting availability is one of the most effective means of …

Health Dutch Public Health Alcohol Hairdresser

3 years, 3 months ago

Ahead of New Year, Assam CM directs DCs and SPs to put a spanner on 'Drink and Drive'

India Today

Ahead of New Year celebrations, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma directed the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police to put adequate restrictions on the roads to avert 'drink and drive' incidents experienced especially on festive seasons like New Year's eve and on new year days. Taking a serious note of drink and drive cases and the consequent casualties …

New Year

3 years, 5 months ago

Why are we so suspicious of non-drinkers in Britain?

The Independent

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. How lovely!” On reflection, I can …

Drink Drinking Ive My Dad Sober

4 years, 1 month ago

The hidden problem of alcoholism in British Punjabi communities

Al Jazeera

Alcoholism in the United Kingdom’s Punjabi Sikh community has long been hidden behind a wall of stigma and shame. Richard McVey, Aquarius’s head of service, explains: “Our work with the Shanti Project has informed our understanding of the needs of a particular Punjabi community and has led to our development of the guidance on how to set up a similar …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Implement State-Wide Liquor Prohibition 'To Wipe Out Tears Of Women & Children': Madras High Court Makes An Ardent Appeal To Govt.

Live Law

Underlining that the Court cannot lose sight of what is happening in the society due to drinking habits of the people, the Madras High Court recently made an ardent appeal to the government to implement state-wide liquor prohibition to wipe out the tears of women and children. " The matter before the Court The Bench was hearing a plea seeking …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Expert panel devises health-based response to public drunkenness in Victoria

ABC

If a health-based response to public drunkenness which has been proposed for Victoria had been in place on December 5, 2017, the day may have ended very differently for Tanya Day. Key points: An expert panel has outlined how to replace Victoria's public drunkenness laws with a health-based response The Government says it will introduce legislation to decriminalise public drunkenness …

Safety Reform Risk Report Public Response Victoria

4 years, 4 months ago

Amid 'Disputed Claims' Galore, Mumbai Police's Tweet on Drunk-driving is Winning the Internet

News 18

Driving under the influence of alcohol is something we have always been advised again as it poses a huge risk of hurting ourselves and others. Mumbai police wrote, “I had only 3 drinks, I can still drive!” They added that this claim is disputed. !⃝ — Mumbai Police November 17, 2020 The tweet has received overwhelming reactions from netizens. !— …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Carry on supping: Social clubs in tier 3 keep serving alcohol amid loophole confusion

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Social clubs — such as working men’s establishments and political party-affiliated bars — are …

Clubs

4 years, 8 months ago

Stop judging people at the pub this weekend – there are more reasons for supporting local boozers than getting drunk

The Independent

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Going Pub This Weekend

4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi imposes 70 per cent coronavirus tax on alcohol to curb India's post-lockdown thirst

ABC

The easing of coronavirus lockdowns in India has seen a run on liquor stores, which authorities in the capital Delhi have addressed with a "special corona fee" — a 70 per cent tax on booze. Key points: Taxes on alcohol are a major source of revenue for many regional governments Taxes on alcohol are a major source of revenue for …

India Delhi Six Weeks Social Distancing Lockdown Restrictions

5 years, 1 month ago

Exclusive: Shruti Haasan Gives Us a Tour of Her Mumbai Apartment

The Quint

Shruti: I didn’t say I was dealing with alcohol addiction, I said that I used to drink. And a lot of people I think would agree with me that, drinking is such a part of social culture like you socialise at someone’s birthday. There are many times I’m with people who are like, ‘Oh, I really don’t want to drink …

Drink My Life

5 years, 3 months ago

Every 4th Indian drinker ends up in a physical fight getting tipsy

India Today

Every fourth person who takes alcohol in India ends up having a physical fight once the ambrosial liquid has stirred a symphony in his mouth. Only four per cent of Indian alcohol users commonly consume wine. In terms of prevalence, the report shows 27.30 per cent men and 1.60 per cent women use alcohol. There are 10 states where more …

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5 years, 4 months ago

Hyderabad: Car-o-bar is go-to place for boozing

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Drinking in pubs and clubs is now passé, says a study conducted by Kantar-NFX. Conducted across India, it found that many youngsters are looking to grab a drink while in a car or in a parking lot. According to Shyam, : “I would not shy away from any opportunity to grab a drink, be it in my car or …

Drink Car Hyde

6 years ago

Alcohol endorsements from celebrities may put teenagers at ‘higher risk’ of alcohol abuse

The Independent

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Alcohol-related question in Maharashtra Public Service exam sparks debate

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