The owner and worker of a government-run bar at Keela Alangam in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur were arrested on Monday following the death of two people who allegedly consumed alcohol there late Sunday, said police.
AIADMK senior leader and former minister Sellur Raju on Sunday said that the party will meet the Governor and submit a petition demanding take action in connection with the recent incident in which 20 people died after drinking illicit liquor.
BJP state chief Annamalai said that a woman delegation would meet Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi and urge him to use his special powers to dismiss two ministers facing corruption allegations.
The court has sent Anwar Dhebar and Nitesh Purohit to 14 days of judicial custody while the custody of Arun Pati Tripathi and Trilok Singh Dhillon extended till May 23, he added.
"The toll in the twin hooch tragedies in Villupuram and Chengalpet districts rose to 21 on Wednesday. A total of 13 in Villupuram and 8 in Chengalpattu," Director-General of Police (DGP) C Sylendra Babu said.
Dhami said that the religious sentiments of the devotees are connected with the Gurdwara Sahibs, the violation of which cannot be tolerated by anyone. Accordingly, in the impulse of sentiments, the action was done by Nirmaljeet.
An official statement informed that during this inspection meeting, CM popularized the use of toll-free number 10581 to provide information regarding liquor prohibition at the state level
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is scared of being exposed before the public and therefore, he is afraid about the action of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in (alleged) liquor scam, said Bharatiya Janata (BJP) incharge in Chhattisgarh Om Mathur.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to create an atmosphere of fear when it was apprised by the Chhattisgarh Government that several state excise department officials have been complaining of being threatened and to implicate the Chief Minister Bhupesh