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Why Saudi Arabia Banned Alcohol After A 1951 Royal Incident
Saudi Arabia's alcohol ban was not born out of theology alone. It was shaped by a fatal incident, reinforced by political necessity
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Petition To Stop Sale Of Liquor At Airports, High Court Declines To Hear It
A PIL seeking prohibition on sale or dispensation of liquor in the departure area of domestic terminals of Indian airports has been rejected by the Delhi High Court on the grounds that it is not executable.
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At A Mass Wedding, Minister Gifts Bats To Brides To Fix Drunkard, Abusive Husbands
Bhopal: A Madhya Pradesh Minister has come up with an unusual way to teach alcoholic and abusive husbands an unforgettable lesson. Prompted by the complaints of rural and urban women about their misbehaving alcoholic husbands, Gopal Bhargava, the state minister of panchayati raj and rural development, decided to gift wooden bats to the new brides. ...
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Nitish Kumar's Liquor Ban Not Illegal For Now, Supreme Court Intervenes
Nitish Kumar's controversial liquor ban is not illegal yet. Last week, the Patna High Court said the prohibition policy championed by Mr Kumar as Chief Minister is unconstitutional. Today, the Supreme Court set aside that decision while it reviews the matter.
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Nitish 'Prohibition' Kumar Takes Mission to Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand
Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar, is pitching prohibition as a big social movement that he wants to take to other states.
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After Jammu and Kashmir, Demand for Liquor Ban in Uttar Pradesh
After Jammu and Kashmir, a demand has been made in Uttar Pradesh for banning liquor, with a Muslim organisation saying there should be prohibition in the state which is a "land of faith for both Hindus and Muslims".
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Indonesian Islamic Parties Propose Alcohol Ban
Indonesia's Islamic parties have proposed legislation banning alcohol consumption that could see offenders jailed for up to two years, lawmakers said today, the latest bid to crack down on drinking in the Muslim-majority nation.
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Alcohol Ban Helps Britney Spears Lose 20 Pounds
Pop princess Britney Spears has reportedly shed 20 pounds after banning alcohol and fast food from her diet.
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Pak ban on alcohol doesn't stop addiction
In a private members club in Lahore dancing and drinking is permitted but it's a rare scene as drinking alcohol is strictly forbidden for almost everyone. Pakistan banned the sale of alcohol in 1977 and drinking was later made a crime punishable by 80 lashes. However, the problem of alcoholism is not as uncommon as such stringent laws might suggest...
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Why Saudi Arabia Banned Alcohol After A 1951 Royal Incident
Saudi Arabia's alcohol ban was not born out of theology alone. It was shaped by a fatal incident, reinforced by political necessity
-
Petition To Stop Sale Of Liquor At Airports, High Court Declines To Hear It
A PIL seeking prohibition on sale or dispensation of liquor in the departure area of domestic terminals of Indian airports has been rejected by the Delhi High Court on the grounds that it is not executable.
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At A Mass Wedding, Minister Gifts Bats To Brides To Fix Drunkard, Abusive Husbands
Bhopal: A Madhya Pradesh Minister has come up with an unusual way to teach alcoholic and abusive husbands an unforgettable lesson. Prompted by the complaints of rural and urban women about their misbehaving alcoholic husbands, Gopal Bhargava, the state minister of panchayati raj and rural development, decided to gift wooden bats to the new brides. ...
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Nitish Kumar's Liquor Ban Not Illegal For Now, Supreme Court Intervenes
Nitish Kumar's controversial liquor ban is not illegal yet. Last week, the Patna High Court said the prohibition policy championed by Mr Kumar as Chief Minister is unconstitutional. Today, the Supreme Court set aside that decision while it reviews the matter.
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Nitish 'Prohibition' Kumar Takes Mission to Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand
Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar, is pitching prohibition as a big social movement that he wants to take to other states.
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After Jammu and Kashmir, Demand for Liquor Ban in Uttar Pradesh
After Jammu and Kashmir, a demand has been made in Uttar Pradesh for banning liquor, with a Muslim organisation saying there should be prohibition in the state which is a "land of faith for both Hindus and Muslims".
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Indonesian Islamic Parties Propose Alcohol Ban
Indonesia's Islamic parties have proposed legislation banning alcohol consumption that could see offenders jailed for up to two years, lawmakers said today, the latest bid to crack down on drinking in the Muslim-majority nation.
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Alcohol Ban Helps Britney Spears Lose 20 Pounds
Pop princess Britney Spears has reportedly shed 20 pounds after banning alcohol and fast food from her diet.
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Pak ban on alcohol doesn't stop addiction
In a private members club in Lahore dancing and drinking is permitted but it's a rare scene as drinking alcohol is strictly forbidden for almost everyone. Pakistan banned the sale of alcohol in 1977 and drinking was later made a crime punishable by 80 lashes. However, the problem of alcoholism is not as uncommon as such stringent laws might suggest...
