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Video: Nitish Kumar, Fuming, Shouted "You're A Drunk" At BJP MLAs
Nitish Kumar flew into a rage and screamed "sharabi ho tum (you are drunk)" at the opposition BJP today as he faced protests in the Bihar assembly over liquor deaths in the state that has been dry since 2016.
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Nitish Kumar Remarks On "What If A Man Gets Married To Another Man?"
"If a man marries another man, will there be childbirth?" Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asked yesterday while stressing that there is nothing more wrong than demanding dowry for marrying a woman.
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Facing Backlash Over Prohibition Policy, Nitish Government Now Wants Advice
The Nitish Kumar government wants advice. After being skewered over its prohibition policy, it wants people to suggest how best they can be banned from drinking.
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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 Kumar's New Rule: For Violating Prohibition, Jail For Family Too
In Bihar, drinking is a crime for which one's family members can also be jailed. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's cabinet has just cleared a new bill that says that every adult in a household where liquor is found can go to jail for 10 years, without prospect of bail.
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Nitish Kumar Promises Prohibition If UP Voters 'Strengthen' His Hands
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today promised total prohibition on the lines of his state if the people of Uttar Pradesh "strengthen" his hands in the 2017 Assembly elections.
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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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Prohibition Marches In Bihar, Liquor Shops Mushroom At Border
Just 30 km from Bihar capital Patna, a board at the entry to Lodipur village reads, "No more alcohol, I'll live a complete life." The board proclaims the stand of the state's women, at whose insistence, says Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, he pushed for full scale prohibition 6 months ahead of its time.
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In Enforcing Prohibition, Nitish Kumar Climbs Everest. Metaphorically.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who dropped a bombshell last week by advancing the date for total prohibition in the state by six months, has compared the feat of banning alcohol to scaling Mount Everest.
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Nitish Kumar Effect: Thousands Of Bihar Cops Vow Not To Drink
After the politicians, the cops. Bihar's policemen have now vowed not to drink alcohol and work to ensure successful prohibition in the state.
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Will Ban All Liquor in Bihar, Says Nitish Kumar, Rejecting Reports of Climbdown
Nitish Kumar today rejected speculation of only a partial ban on liquor in Bihar and said there would be "complete prohibition" in the state from April next year.
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Punish Alcohol Consumers With Brooms, Says a Women's Panchayat in Bihar's Ramzanpur
A women's panchayat in a Bihar village has ordered women to punish with brooms people found consuming and selling liquor, while imposing a ban on liquor consumption, an official said today.
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Video: Nitish Kumar, Fuming, Shouted "You're A Drunk" At BJP MLAs
Nitish Kumar flew into a rage and screamed "sharabi ho tum (you are drunk)" at the opposition BJP today as he faced protests in the Bihar assembly over liquor deaths in the state that has been dry since 2016.
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Nitish Kumar Remarks On "What If A Man Gets Married To Another Man?"
"If a man marries another man, will there be childbirth?" Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asked yesterday while stressing that there is nothing more wrong than demanding dowry for marrying a woman.
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Facing Backlash Over Prohibition Policy, Nitish Government Now Wants Advice
The Nitish Kumar government wants advice. After being skewered over its prohibition policy, it wants people to suggest how best they can be banned from drinking.
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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 Kumar's New Rule: For Violating Prohibition, Jail For Family Too
In Bihar, drinking is a crime for which one's family members can also be jailed. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's cabinet has just cleared a new bill that says that every adult in a household where liquor is found can go to jail for 10 years, without prospect of bail.
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Nitish Kumar Promises Prohibition If UP Voters 'Strengthen' His Hands
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today promised total prohibition on the lines of his state if the people of Uttar Pradesh "strengthen" his hands in the 2017 Assembly elections.
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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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Prohibition Marches In Bihar, Liquor Shops Mushroom At Border
Just 30 km from Bihar capital Patna, a board at the entry to Lodipur village reads, "No more alcohol, I'll live a complete life." The board proclaims the stand of the state's women, at whose insistence, says Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, he pushed for full scale prohibition 6 months ahead of its time.
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In Enforcing Prohibition, Nitish Kumar Climbs Everest. Metaphorically.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who dropped a bombshell last week by advancing the date for total prohibition in the state by six months, has compared the feat of banning alcohol to scaling Mount Everest.
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Nitish Kumar Effect: Thousands Of Bihar Cops Vow Not To Drink
After the politicians, the cops. Bihar's policemen have now vowed not to drink alcohol and work to ensure successful prohibition in the state.
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Will Ban All Liquor in Bihar, Says Nitish Kumar, Rejecting Reports of Climbdown
Nitish Kumar today rejected speculation of only a partial ban on liquor in Bihar and said there would be "complete prohibition" in the state from April next year.
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Punish Alcohol Consumers With Brooms, Says a Women's Panchayat in Bihar's Ramzanpur
A women's panchayat in a Bihar village has ordered women to punish with brooms people found consuming and selling liquor, while imposing a ban on liquor consumption, an official said today.
