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Punjab BJP chief seeks probe into Amritsar hooch tragedy, alleges AAP-liqu
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
BJP Punjab President Sunil Jakhar has submitted a memorandum to Governor Gulab Chand Kataria demanding a time-bound probe into the Amritsar hooch tragedy and alleged links between AAP leaders and liquor mafia, citing 27 deaths and policy irregularities.
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Punjab Minister Cheema urges Centre to regulate Methanol to curb Hooch tra
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema has called for stringent regulations on methanol to prevent hooch tragedies across the country.
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Punjab's Majitha hooch tragedy: 17 dead, several hospitalised; CM Mann ann
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 10 lakhs for each of the kin of the deceased of the Majitha hooch tragedy.
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Punjab illicit liquor case: Police crack down on spurious liquor racket, a
Updated : 10 months ago IST
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the Methanol chemical, after being procured online by Kingpin Sahib Singh, was being used for manufacturing spurious liquor
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Punjab illicit liquor case: 14 dead, condition of four people hospitalised
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Arshdeep Singh, a person who fell ill due to the consumption of illicit liquor, said that when he came home from work late at night, he went with his friend to a village and drank country liquor, after which his health deteriorated.
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Punjab: 14 dead, 6 hospitalised after consuming spurious liquor in Amritsa
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amritsar Rural Maninder Singh said that the main accused has been identified as Prabhjeet Singh. The police informed that the others who have been arrested in this case are: Kulbir Singh alias Jaggu, brother of the main distributor, Sahib Singh alias
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Hooch Tragedy: "What do you expect from him..." JD (U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
This comes after Lalu Yadav criticising the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government over the recent hooch tragedy, on Sunday and described the incident as "unfortunate" and lamented the widespread deaths.
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"Such incidents happen in state where alcohol is banned...": RJD MP Misa B
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Earlier, RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav criticized the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government and described the incident as "unfortunate" and lamented the widespread deaths.
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"Unfortunate, there have been deaths everywhere": RJD Chief Lalu Yadav on
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The matter has triggered a political blame game with opposition parties questioning the efficacy of the ban on the sale and consumption of liquor, imposed by the Nitish Kumar government.
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"Strict action will be taken against accused...": Union Minister Chirag Pa
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Calling the Bihar hooch tragedy "sad," Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday said that strict action will be taken against the accused and no one will be spared.
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"Liquor ban is the biggest corruption of Nitish Kumar's rule": Tejashwi Ya
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Taking a jibe at Nitish, the former Deputy Chief Minister said that after opening "thousands of liquor shops" during his first two tenures, the Chief Minister is now "pretending to be a Mahatma."
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"Why does the government not make any law against illicit liquor," says Pa
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Following the Bihar hooch tragedy, independent MP from Purnia Pappu Yadav raised concern saying why does the government not make any law regarding illicit liquor.
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