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.
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
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
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday slammed the BJP government over the death of several people after consuming spurious liquor in the state recently.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Uttarakhand government has suspended 13 employees of Excise Department including the Excise Inspector of Roorkee region after 70 people lost their lives following the consumption of spurious liquor in the state and Uttar Pradesh.
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.
Amroha (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Cricketer-turned-politician and a powerful minister in Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led BJP government, Chetan Chauhan on Saturday termed the state’s hooch tragedies, which have claimed 56 lives so far, as stray incidents, while saying none of m
Dehradun (Uttarakhand)/ Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Consumption of spurious illegal liquor has claimed the lives of 70 people in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, forcing government officials to launch a major crackdown to nab those responsible for distribution of illicit liqu
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): The number of people in Saharanpur who died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor has risen to 36, police said on Saturday adding that a crackdown against manufacturers of hooch has been initiated in the state.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Feb 8 (ANI): Over 25 people died on Friday in various parts of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand after allegedly consuming spurious liqour.