alcohol consumption

Anand, Apr 11 Eighteen people were arrested in Anand, Gujarat, for allegedly consuming liquor at a party in a state where the manufacture, sale, storage, and consumption of alcohol are prohibited.They were apprehended after a farmhouse owned by Parikshit Mistry near Umeta was raided on Friday...

New Delhi, April 10 A 34-year-old construction worker was killed after a drunken argument with his colleagues at the Ghazipur poultry market in east Delhi, police said on Friday, adding that two suspects have been arrested in the case.The deceased has been identified as Ranjeet Kumar Pandit...

Bengaluru, April 10 – Bengaluru police will issue notices to individuals who shared or amplified a viral video claiming that the consumption of "zombie drug" is widespread, warning of legal action against those spreading unverified information.City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh said...

Bengaluru, April 10 – The Karnataka Police arrested the man who posted the viral video claiming the availability of "zombie drugs" in Bengaluru city on Friday. However, Home Minister G. Parameshwara clarified that no such drugs exist in Bengaluru.He stated that the man in the video had...

Ghaziabad (UP), April 10 The Ghaziabad Police has suspended four personnel over alleged negligence and dereliction of duty after a detainee suffered severe injuries while allegedly attempting to escape from custody, a police official said on Friday.Assistant Commissioner of Police (Modinagar)...

Bengaluru, April 9 A man seen in a disoriented state in a video that has gone viral on social media, with claims that he was under the influence of a "zombie drug," had not consumed any narcotic or psychotropic substance, police clarified on Thursday.The man underwent a medical examination...

Patna, April 8 – In a strong political attack, JJD National President Tej Pratap Yadav has criticized the liquor prohibition policy in Bihar, claiming that the ban has completely failed despite being in effect for nearly a decade.His remarks come in the wake of the recent spurious liquor...

Varanasi/Lucknow, April 7 Police on Tuesday arrested one of the two men seen consuming alcohol on a boat in the Ganga river in Varanasi after a video of the act went viral on social media, officials said.The arrested man, identified as Arjun Rajbhar, reportedly decorates boats, according to...

Patna, April 7 Around 1,500 litres of methanol has been recovered from bootleggers in Bihar's East Champaran district, where at least 10 people have died after consuming spurious liquor in the past one week, the police chief said on Tuesday.Speaking to reporters, DGP Vinay Kumar said, "All the...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 – As the Kerala Assembly elections enter their final phase, the state is preparing for an unusual period of calm, at least when it comes to alcohol.With Kerala set to vote on Thursday to elect 140 new legislators, authorities have enforced a strict 48-hour dry...

Meerut (UP), April 6 Police arrested three people, including a woman, after three men drank alcohol from the same bottle and died, officials said, adding that they suspected foul play.According to police on Sunday, the three victims – Baburam (60), a grocery shop owner, Jitendra (35), who...

Motihari, April 3 The death toll in the suspected hooch tragedy rose to four on Friday after three more persons died allegedly due to consumption of spurious liquor in the dry district of East Champaran in Bihar, officials said.At least six others are undergoing treatment at a government...

Srinagar, March 31 A religious group here on Tuesday criticized National Conference MLA Hasnain Masoodi for defending the sale of liquor in Jammu and Kashmir for revenue purposes."Such remarks are deeply unfortunate, given the clear Islamic prohibitions on intoxicants, and they are...

Kolkata, March 27: Investigations into the RG Kar elevator death case revealed that all three lift operators who were on duty on the night of March 20, when the incident occurred, were completely intoxicated due to excessive alcohol consumption and were unable to perform their duties.The...

Guwahati, March 25 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticized opposition leader Lurinjyoti Gogoi on Wednesday for his remarks regarding delivering justice in the death case of singer Zubeen Garg, stating that Gogoi was "not a judge but merely a candidate in the elections."Speaking...

Singapore, March 25 A state coroner on Wednesday upheld the Singapore Police Coast Guard's (PCG) finding that there was no foul play in the death of Indian singer Zubeen Garg and ruled the death an accidental drowning near an island of the city state in September last year.Directly addressing...

Guwahati, March 25 – After months of speculation, a Singapore court ruled on Wednesday that celebrated Assamese singer Zubeen Garg died due to drowning in the sea near Lazarus Island in September last year, according to reports from Singapore-based media.State Coroner Adam Nakhoda concluded...

Kota, March 16 Rajasthan's Education and Panchayati Raj Minister Madan Dilawar concluded his four-day padyatra (foot march) on Monday by delivering a strong message against alcohol consumption.On the fourth and final day of his "Jan Hitay-Jan Sukhay" (People's Welfare-People's Happiness)...

Saran (Bihar), March 13 The death toll in a suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar's Saran district rose to five on Friday after two more people died while receiving treatment, officials said.One of the two men had been arrested on Thursday on charges of possessing illicit liquor.The incident...

Patna, March 13 – Panic has gripped parts of the Saran district in Bihar after five people died under suspicious circumstances since March 11, raising fears of another possible "hooch" tragedy in the region.According to officials, two deaths were reported from areas under the Panapur police...