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    Poll Booth Improvements Prioritized Ahead of Bengal Phase 1

    Kolkata, April 7 – The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, will hold a virtual meeting with all Election Commission of India (ECI)-appointed poll observers for West Bengal on Wednesday to discuss the current polling booth infrastructure in the state for the upcoming two-phase...
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    Motihari Hooch Deaths: Police Suspend SHO, Investigation Launched

    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...
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    Scholars Condemn MLA's Justification of Liquor Sale

    Srinagar, March 31 – An organization of Islamic scholars and clerics on Tuesday criticized a legislator from the ruling National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir for his statement on a proposal to ban the sale of liquor in the Union Territory (UT).Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, spokesperson of...
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    West Bengal Assembly Elections: Two-Phase Schedule Announced

    Kolkata, March 30 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a notification on Monday for the two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, scheduled for April 23 and April 29.The notification stated that polling will begin at 7 a.m. on both days. In the first phase, polling will take...
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    Katihar Station Clash: Excise, GRP Personnel Involved

    Katihar (Bihar), March 20 A team of Excise and Prohibition Department officials and GRP personnel clashed at Katihar railway station on Friday over a raid, leaving a constable injured, officials said.The incident occurred when the prohibition team arrived at the station to intercept an alleged...
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    Bihar Hooch Deaths: Investigation Launched

    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...
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    Saran District: Five Deaths Suspected as 'Hooch' Tragedy

    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...
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    Bihar Authorities Intensify Efforts After Hooch Deaths

    Saran (Bihar), March 12 In yet another instance of suspected hooch-related death in Bihar, where the sale of alcohol is prohibited, at least one resident of the Saran district died several days after allegedly consuming spurious liquor, an official said on Thursday.Saran District Magistrate...
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    Bihar’s Liquor Ban Review: Examining Options and Consequences

    Samastipur, February 26 Jan Suraj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday claimed that the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar was in a dilemma over whether to stick to its election promise of continuing the liquor ban or revoke the law to raise revenue.Speaking to reporters, Kishor said the...
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    Prohibition Law in Bihar: Concerns Raised by MLAs

    Patna, February 19 The Bihar government on Thursday rejected demands to review the decade-old prohibition law, stating that the ban on liquor was implemented after consulting all parties.Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and RLM MLA Madhav Anand, both members of the ruling NDA, had sought a...
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