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Punjab minister Harpal Singh Cheema vows strict action as 15 die in Amrits
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Fifteen people died and six were hospitalized in Amritsar after drinking fake liquor. Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said five people were arrested and charged with murder. He promised strict action against those responsible.
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"Failure of police, administration": Amritsar MP Aujla blames AAP Govt for
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Amritsar MP and Congress leader Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Tuesday blamed the AAP government in Punjab for the spurious liquor tragedy in Amritsar's Majitha in which at least 14 people lost their lives, and six were hospitalised.
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Culprits behind spurious liquor deaths in Majitha will not be spared: Punj
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has expressed sadness over the deaths due to the consumption of illicit liquor in Majitha and said that the culprits behind the incident will not be spared, ensuring the strictest punishment for them.
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DMK leader R S Bharathi reacts to Madras High Court's decision to transfer
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
DMK leader R S Bharathi on Thursday questioned the stance of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK Edappadi Palaniswami, who had demanded that the case be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after the Madras High Court's order to transfer the investigation into the
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Madras HC transfers Kallakurichi illicit liquor tragedy case to CBI
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In June, 67 people died and more than 150 were hospitalised in Tamil Nadu's Kallacurichi allegedly after consuming spurious liquor. The case was earlier being investigated by the Crime Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID).
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One more dead in Saran due to liquor tragedy; total death count rises to 2
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The total death count due to the two separate incidents now in Sivan and Saran now stands at 25.
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar conducts high-level review after spurious liquor dea
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The CM after the review directed the Secretary of the Prohibition, Excise and Registration department to go to the spot and gather information about the entire situation and conduct a thorough investigation on all points, the release said.
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"CM and kitchen cabinet pioneers of unprincipled politics": Tejashwi Yadav
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Taking to social media X, Tejaswi Yadav wrote in a post "27 people have been killed due to poisonous liquor under government protection. Dozens have lost their eyesight. There is a so-called liquor ban in Bihar but due to the nexus between ruling party leaders, police and mafia, liquor is
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"He has left behind his wife and son, we don't know what to do": Mother of
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The death of 20 people due to consumption of spurious liquor here has now turned into a major tragedy for the families of the deceased.
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"Why has Rahul Gandhi not visited victims of Kallakurichi liquor tragedy?"
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
"Why has Rahul Gandhi not found the empathy to visit the families of innocent people who lost their lives in the Kallakurichi illicit liquor tragedy?... Neither Rahul Gandhi nor MK Stalin have consoled the families of these victims...," Kesavan said in a video statement on Friday.
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There's a nexus between Tamil Nadu govt, liquor mafia, says BJP amid spuri
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Accusing the state government of protecting the perpetrators in the spurious liquor case, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Anil Antony claimed on Friday that there is an unholy nexus between the Tamil Nadu government and the liquor mafias.
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NDA delegation urges justice for Kallakurichi hooch tragedy victims
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The NDA delegation comprising BJP leaders Anil Antony, Arvind Menon, and MP GK Vasan today met with the National Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairman, Kishore Makwana, to submit a memorandum regarding the Kallakurichi (Tamil Nadu) illicit liquor tragedy. They appealed to the Chairman
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