While referring to the recent Bihar Hooch tragedy in Saran where the death toll rose to 72 (as on December 18), Jha said that the deaths due to the consumption of illicit liquor disturbed everyone and alleged that NHRC has not made any visits to the place where these hooch tragedies occurred
Amid the hooch deaths in Bihar's Chhapra, with the toll currently at 72, the Saran Police on Monday launched Operation 'Clean Drive' against the sale and consumption of alcohol in the state.
Union Minister RK Singh on Monday accused the Bihar government of hiding the death toll in the Saran hooch tragedy and said that the locals have informed him that nearly 200 people died in the district.
Janata Dal-United (JD-U) national president and Lok Sabha MP Rajeev Ranjan alias Lalan Singh on Monday said that BJP is doing politics on the Hooch tragedy in Bihar's Saran and the death toll due to spurious liquor in Saran given by the administration is genuine and if the BJP says the numbe
As the death toll in Bihar's Chhapra due to the consumption of spurious liquor mounted to 72, Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Sunday accused the state government of "hiding" the actual number.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sushil Modi on Sunday claimed that the family members of the victims in the Chapra hooch tragedy are performing their last rites without post-mortem due to "fear of the police".
In a statement from the highway developer, Ashoka Buildcon has said its subsidiaries -- Ashoka Concessions (ACL) and Viva Highways (VHL) -- entered into a share purchase agreement with National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and JTCL for the sale of 28,70,00,000 equity shares in J
The death toll following a landslide at a campsite in Batang Kali has risen to 23, while 10 people are still missing on Saturday, reported CNN. The authorities have identified six bodies so far, state media agency Bernama reported, citing Malaysia's National Disaster Management Agency.
As the death toll is feared to increase in the Chhapra hooch tragedy, evoking an uproar from the opposition in the state and nationwide, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson and former Bihar MP Shanawaz Hussain on Saturday slammed the government accusing it of hiding the actual death to
At least 21 people died and around 12 others were feared trapped after a landslide struck a campsite near Genting Highlands in Malaysia on Friday, The Straits Times reported citing the Malaysian authorities.