Bihar Alcohol Ban

Chinese Man Held For Consuming Liquor In Patna

Patna News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 18, 2018

A chinese national has been arrested for consuming liquor in the dry state here while another one, alleged to be in possession of the contraband liquid is being searched, the police said today.

Bihar Buying Better Food, Expensive Clothes After Liquor Ban, Say Studies

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Sunday June 17, 2018

The liquor ban in Bihar has resulted in a dip in criminal cases, women feeling their opinion was valued more and in people spending their money in clothes and food items instead of alcohol, according to two studies.

In Dry Bihar, BJP MP's Son Arrested For Drinking, Is Big Catch For Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 23, 2018

Rahul Kumar Manjhi, a BJP lawmaker's son and his friend, arrested for consuming alcohol in Gaya, Bihar, a dry state, were produced in a city court and sent to the Gaya Central Jail under judicial custody today.

Supreme Court Allows Bihar Liquor Firms To Dispose Stock Outside State

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 29, 2017

The Supreme Court today gave time till July 31 to liquor manufacturers and sellers in Bihar to dispose of their stock outside the state. The Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies claims their unsold stock of liquor is worth over Rs 200 crore.

But This Chair Is For Nitish Kumar, Lalu Yadav Was Told

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Sunday February 12, 2017

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, 65, has always publicly described Lalu Yadav as his "big brother". In their alliance, as well, it is Mr Yadav who makes the larger contribution with his party outperforming that of Mr Kumar's in the last election in 2015. So Mr Kumar owes his seat of power to Mr Yadav.

With Bihar Liquor Ban Dismissal, Cases Against Arrested Will Go Too

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday October 2, 2016

For about 14,000 people, who were booked under a controversial Bihar law banning consumption, storage and sale of all types of liquor in the state, the Patna High Court verdict could bring a sigh of relief.

'Salute Nitish Kumar, Total Prohibition In India Next': Praveen Togadia

Patna News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 4, 2016

Vishwa Hindu Parishad's Praveen Togadia today hailed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for enforcing prohibition in the state and said that he would like to see the ban extend to the entire country.

Bihar Has A Problem. Police Officers Refuse Promotions In Writing

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Arun Nair | Wednesday August 10, 2016

Bihar, witnessing a series of audacious kidnappings and murders, has a major problem to contend with. Police officers are categorical that don't want a promotion.

Opinion: I Want To Set The Record Straight On Bihar's Liquor Ban - By Nitish Kumar

Opinion | Nitish Kumar | Wednesday August 10, 2016

My public record is transparent. When I commit to the people, I do my best to deliver. Last year, I announced in an official program that if we come to power next time, we will implement liquor prohibition.

Kailash Satyarthi Accepts Nitish Kumar's Proposal To Study Impact Of Liquor Prohibition

Patna News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 29, 2016

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today made a plea to Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi to conduct a study to assess whether or not the prohibition on liquor has affected people's lives which the 'Bachpan Bachao Andolan' spearhead readily accepted.

Nitish 'Prohibition' Kumar Takes Mission to Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday April 28, 2016

Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar, is pitching prohibition as a big social movement that he wants to take to other states.

Nitish Kumar's Tough Message To Bihar Police For Implementation Of Liquor Ban

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 27, 2016

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Tuesday that any police officer found wanting, in implementation of the liquor ban will not get a posting in any police station for 10 years.

Just Married (Again). With Bihar Booze Ban, Couple Reunites After Years

India News | Written by Alok Pandey and Ajay Pandey | Saturday April 23, 2016

For 13 years, Jai Gobind Singh and his wife Vijayanti Devi, residents of Mohuddiganj in Bihar's Sasaram district have lived apart. Though never formally separated, Vijayanti had vowed never to return.

PIL Filed In Patna High Court Challenging Total Ban On Alcohol In Bihar

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 6, 2016

A public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed today in the Patna High Court challenging the Bihar government's decision to clamp total ban on sale and consumption of alcohol in the state.

Bihar Liquor Ban To Be Implemented In Phases From April 1

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 19, 2015

The Nitish Kumar government on Friday unveiled its strategy to enforce prohibition of alcohol in Bihar in phases. There would be a total ban on country liquor from April 1 next year.