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Assam hooch tragedy claims 83 lives so far, over 200 under treatment
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Feb 23 (ANI): The toll in Assam’s one of the worst hooch tragedies continues to mount with over 83 deaths reported till late evening on Saturday, while over 200 people were undergoing treatment at various hospitals in Golaghat and Jorhat districts.
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Assam hooch tragedy: Spurious liquor claims 22 lives in Golaghat
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Golaghat (Assam) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The number of people who died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Golaghat has risen to 22, the excise department said on Friday adding that an inquiry into the tragedy has been initiated.
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NHRC sends notice to UP govt over production of spurious liquor in Mainpur
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday took suo motu cognizance of media reports that in Pusaina village of Mainpuri district, out of 300 families, 150 have widows in the age group of 25 to 65 whose husbands died after consuming spurious liq
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PIL for CBI probe into UP, U'khand hooch tragedies filed in SC
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the death of more than 152 persons due to the consumption of illicit liquor in Uttar Prade
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Shiv Sena holds BJP government responsible for UP hooch tragedy, slams Adi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 12 (ANI): The Shiv Sena on Tuesday held BJP government responsible for UP hooch tragedy, and slammed Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for politicising the death of poor people.
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Hooch tragedy: 2 held in Roorkee
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Roorkee (Uttrakhand) [India], Feb 12 (ANI): Two persons were arrested for selling illicit liquor in Roorkee on Monday.
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Hooch tragedy: Main accused Sardar Hardev held
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Roorkee (Uttarakhand) [India], Feb 11 (ANI): The Haridwar police have arrested the prime accused Sardar Hardev and his son Sukka in Jhabrera in connection with the deaths that occurred due to consumption of illicit liquor in Uttarkhand's Roorkee.
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Hooch tragedy: UP govt constitutes SIT
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 11 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday constituted a five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe recent deaths due to consumption of illicit liquor in the state.
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Kushinagar hooch tragedy: One more held
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 11 (ANI): One more person was held in connection with Kushinagar hooch tragedy on Sunday, informed state excise and prohibition minister Jai Pratap Singh .
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Hooch tragedy: Priyanka Gandhi urges UP, U'khand govt to provide jobs for
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Eastern Uttar Pradesh General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday expressed grief over the death of more than 100 people in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh due to illicit liquor consumption and demanded an appropriate compensation and provision of gove
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Two held in Kushinagar hooch tragedy case
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh), [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Two persons have been arrested in connection with Kushinagar hooch tragedy, which claimed eight lives, said Superintendent of Police Rajeev Narayan Mishra here on Sunday.
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Hooch tragedy: Adityanath announces Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for deceased's kin
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of those who died after consuming spurious liquor while Rs 50,000 each to those who are under treatment.
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